Drunken Taco
Last inspected: May 20, 2025
100
Score
Drunken Taco has been inspected nine times since 2022. The most recent report on file is from May 20, 2025. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.
The trend has been favorable: violation counts have eased from around 15 violations to closer to seven violations per visit over the last few inspections.
“Food stored on floor” comes up most often, recorded three times in the inspection record.
Compared to the broader Gulfport restaurant scene, where the average is 67, this is a stronger showing. Taken together, the history is a positive one.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
May 20, 2025
Complaint Partial
No violations found.
100
Feb 19, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 12 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
22
Dec 12, 2024
Complaint Full
2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on multiple reach in coolers in kitchen have built up food debris. Can opener on prep table in middle prep area has built up food debris. Soda gun at rear bar area has mold like substances. Mold like substance in margarita machine in rear bar area. - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-12: Cutting boards on multiple reach in coolers in kitchen have built up food debris. **Time Extended**
22-02-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-12: No proof of training for some employees at time of callback inspection. **Time Extended**
53B-13-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling tiles in kitchen soiled with accumulated food debris and grease. - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-12: **Time Extended**
36-34-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding broken and or missing along wall of ice machine area. - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-12: **Time Extended**
36-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable throughout the kitchen area. - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-12: **Time Extended**
36-12-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Ovens in kitchen has food debris buildup. - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-12: **Time Extended**
22-08-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-12: **Time Extended**
14-17-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wall in kitchen soiled with accumulated grease and food debris. - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-12: **Time Extended**
36-27-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Objectionable odors in dish machine area of the establishment. - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-12: **Time Extended**
36-64-5
58
Jul 16, 2024
Food-Licensing Inspection
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 15 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Insects, Rodents, and Animals Not Present
FL-38
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
12
Jan 31, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer blade soiled, can opener soiled, **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-31: **Time Extended**
22-02-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Employee using time as public health control for prime rib no written plan. Emailed written plan to manager. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-31: Emailed operator time as a public health. **Time Extended**
03F-10-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine interior soiled with mold like debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-31: **Time Extended**
22-20-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees with beards working with food no beard guards. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-31: **Time Extended**
13-04-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nesting of plastic pans on drying rack. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-31: **Time Extended**
24-08-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Floor in dish area standing water. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-31: **Time Extended**
36-22-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of oven soiled with food debris, oven soiled interior on cook line. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-31: **Time Extended**
22-08-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at dish area hand sink. Provided hand wash sign to manager. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-31: **Time Extended**
31B-04-4
61
Jan 24, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 5 major violations. 13 minor violations.
View 22 violations
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee put on gloves no hand wash. Educated employee and employee washed hands and put on clean gloves. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure.employee touched chicken wing with bare hand. Employee discarded chicken wing. Washed hands and put on gloves. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
09-01-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly in the bar area interior not landing. **Warning**
35A-02-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. ) shredded cheese ; (49F - Cold Holding); shrimp (53F - Cold Holding); hamburger (47F - Cold Holding); cut leafy greens (45F - Cold Holding); pico (46F - Cooling); sour cream (45F - Cold Holding) employee iced and moved foods retemped 30 minutes later shredded cheese ; (45F - Cold Holding); shrimp (45F - Cold Holding); hamburger (44F - Cold Holding);pico (43F - Cooling); sour cream (44F - Cold Holding) **Warning**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk in walk-in cooler opened 1-22 no date mark. Employee dated milk. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer blade soiled, can opener soiled, **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink blocked by knives in sink on cook line. Employee removed knives. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Employee using time as public health control for prime rib no written plan. Emailed written plan to manager. **Warning**
03F-10-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottles on bar area. **Warning**
41-17-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine interior soiled with mold like debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-20-5
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Thawing labeled mahi under running water not opened. Employee opened fish. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
06-09-1
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
50-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table. Employee removed drink. **Warning**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone and keys on prep table. Employee removed items. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees with beards working with food no beard guards. **Warning**
13-04-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nesting of plastic pans on drying rack. **Warning**
24-08-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Floor in dish area standing water. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-22-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Green beans on the floor in the kitchen, cases of oil on the floor, soda bag in box system on the floor in rear prep area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of oven soiled with food debris, oven soiled interior on cook line. **Warning**
22-08-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at dish area hand sink. Provided hand wash sign to manager. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-04-4
Basic - Portable water tank not enclosed or sloped to drain properly. Standing water in reach in cooler on interior bar. **Warning**
29-01-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Cases of single service on floor in walk thru. **Warning**
25-05-4
17
Nov 17, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 12 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. wing (44F - Cold Holding); wings 40F. cut tomatoes (44F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes 38F. feta cheese (48F - Cold Holding) feta cheese 38F. Employee placed items on ice. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: No food in reach in cooler at time of this inspection. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: No food at time of this inspection. **Time Extended**
03A-02-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended**
22-20-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended**
16-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tiles missing in kitchen area. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended**
36-36-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Though out the kitchen area ceiling tiles and vents heavily soiled with dust. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended**
36-34-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended**
50-09-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple cutting boards in kitchen have cut marks. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended**
14-09-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Exhaust/ventilation hood system not designed to prevent grease or condensation from dripping onto food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended**
36-63-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water in dishwasher area. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended**
36-22-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors throughout the kitchen area are heavily soiled with grease and food debris. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended**
36-73-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Multiple ovens on cook line heavily soiled with grease and food debris. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended**
22-08-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - No container installed for catching grease from hood drip tray. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended**
14-73-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple gaskets soiled with food debris. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-17: **Time Extended**
23-03-4
47
Dec 1, 2022
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - Food stored on floor. Fryer oil on floor. Manager removed **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
95
Sep 6, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Ran machine 2 times 0ppm chlorine. 3 compartment sink next to dish machine tested 300 ppm quat. Inspector instructed employee to use dish machine for washing then soak dishes in 3 compartment sink for sanitation **Corrective Action Taken**
22-41-4
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer bottles on cooks line stored with clean dishes. Employee moved to chemical storage **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Splitter in use breaker required
29-42-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Ear kitchen ice machine
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
53B-01-5
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
22-20-5
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 3 dead roaches behind cooler in kitchen. Operator cleaned and sanitised **Corrected On-Site**
35A-03-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone plugged in on shelf above food prep area near back door of kitchen
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Dishes stacked wet on shelf in dish area
24-08-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Behind glass washing machine at patio bar
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of fryer oil on floor in kitchen
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cooler gaskets bar area
23-03-4
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Employee moved onto table **Corrected On-Site**
21-38-4
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Drunken Taco last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Drunken Taco on file is from May 20, 2025. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Drunken Taco?
Across the inspection record, “food stored on floor” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Drunken Taco.
How does Drunken Taco compare to other restaurants in Gulfport?
Drunken Taco most recently scored 100 out of 100, which is higher than the Gulfport average of 67.
Has Drunken Taco's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Drunken Taco have averaged around seven violations per visit, down from roughly 15 earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Drunken Taco means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Drunken Taco inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Drunken Taco is inspected around three times per year on average.
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