ERNESTO'S TACO SHOP
8845 SW 107 AVE, MIAMI, FL 33176
License #2326224
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Solid Health Score
How is this score calculated? →ERNESTO'S TACO SHOP in MIAMI currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 94.3 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on November 12, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 13 total violations — 5 critical, 3 major, 5 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on November 12, 2025 included 3 critical violations, 2 major, and 3 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [53B-10-4] Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Observed some employee training certificates missing date of birth.
- [50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- [14-31-5] Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed rice stored directly inside non food grade bag at steam table. Operator placed rice inside food grade bag.
- [36-17-5] Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed multiple floor tiles cracked throughout kitchen and prep area.
- [29-42-4] Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed splitter at mop sink missing vacuum breaker. Operator removed splitter.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in cooler gaskets soiled at cook line.
- [02C-04-5] Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Observed cooked beef and cooked pork not properly date marked when removed from freezer inside reach in cooler.
- [12A-07-5] Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee put on gloves and begin to prepare customer order without first washing hands.
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ERNESTO'S TACO SHOP looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?
Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.
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