Los Ameca's Restaurante Y Taqueria
Last inspected: Mar 23, 2026
47
Score
The health department has logged eight inspections at Los Ameca's Restaurante Y Taqueria, the earliest from 2022. The most recent report on file is from Mar 23, 2026. Diners may want to take note: high risk reflects issues that a health inspector considered important.
Things have been moving the wrong way, with the rolling count rising from around six violations to closer to 10 violations per visit.
When inspectors have written things up, “exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens” has been the most frequent reason, cited four times.
That's lower than the typical Orlando restaurant, which scores around 79. Taken together, the history suggests a facility that has struggled with consistency.
8
Inspections
0
Critical latest
4
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 23, 2026
Routine - Food
4 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 11 violations
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 open on 3/22 at 11:00am. Item in cooler at make table on 3/23 at 1:30pm no date marked after opening **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee rinse cloth in hand sink at cook line
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand sink at 3 compartment sink **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Cup of coffee on shelf over reach in cooler at cook line **Corrected On-Site**
12B-12-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on shelf over reach in cooler make table at cook line **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back kitchen exit door has a gap at bottom
35B-01-4
Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Facility open and operating and all hood filters are missing. Owner stated that filters are being cleaned at this time. Corrective action to replace filters during hours of operation
14-42-4
Basic - No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink provided with disposable towels. Hand sink by ice machine **Corrected On-Site**
33-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers in walk in cooler and rusted **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt container in back prep area **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5
47
Dec 10, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs over cooked stuffed tamales in cooler at cook line **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Sanitizing bucket in basin of hand sink at front counter **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked potatoes and cooked chicken cooked on 12/8/25 in cooler in back prep area not dated marked **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters over fryers/griddle Stand up 2 door freezer has debris in bottom of unit Fan covers in walk in cooler have debris
23-03-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Rust shelves in walk in cooler Fan covers rusted
14-17-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Corn flour container **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
61
Feb 26, 2025
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 13 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
No Bare Hand Contact with Ready-to-Eat Food
FL-09
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Sewage and Wastewater Properly Disposed
FL-27
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Washing Fruits and Vegetables
FL-42
27
Aug 19, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 9 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs over cooked peppers in cooler at cook line. In same cooler raw chicken over cooked meat **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. For cooked onions and sauce **Repeat Violation**
08B-01-4
Basic - Employee chewing gum while preparing food or while in a food prep/food storage/warewashing area. Employees chewing gum in back prep area
12B-09-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 2 employees
13-03-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back kitchen exit door **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Grante food-contact surface not properly sealed. Black grante mortar not sealed in bowl for food contact surface for menu item Molcajete
14-06-4
Basic - Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Dumpster
33-23-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Corrected On-Site**
33-16-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Bag of raw chicken thawing on push cart 4-5 large roast thawing in container in back prep area All items still frozen **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Repeat Violation**
42-01-4
Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Open drink in back prep area by table top mixer **Corrected On-Site**
12B-12-5
47
Apr 17, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 7 violations
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Sewage and Wastewater Properly Disposed
FL-27
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Washing Fruits and Vegetables
FL-42
35
Nov 27, 2023
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back kitchen exit door in new storage/prep area
35B-01-4
95
Mar 23, 2023
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 5 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 20 violations
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Cook made sandwich with gloves on and then rinsed gloved hands off in sink **Warning**
12A-09-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Vacuum breakers on hose Bibbs in kitchen next to 3 bay sink **Warning**
29-34-4
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. Cook get rolls out of bag with no gloves. Cook place cheese into container with no gloves on. Corrective action taken **Warning**
09-01-4
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Rice in To Go bag in stand up coke cooler in kitchen **Warning**
14-31-5
High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee cut raw shrimp with gloves on hands. Then wiped hands with gloves on onto front of her apron. Stared to assemble ready to tacos. Corrective action taken. Change apron , Remove gloves wash hands and put new gloves on. **Warning**
12A-12-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw shrimp on top of cooked octopus in stand up freezer in back prep area **Warning**
08A-02-6
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Provided Spanish form **Warning**
11-26-1
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. All hand sinks have to No hot water. **Warning**
27-16-4
Intermediate - No hot running water at three-compartment sink. **Warning**
27-06-4
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided Spanish form **Warning**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Facility is in process of trying to start a remodel for the entire facility. The area/room for the ice machine and a hand sink has been removed. The owner states full remodel should begin in 2 weeks. **Warning**
31A-04-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic cup used as scoop in salt container **Warning**
14-01-5
Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. Cook tasted cooked product by using spoon to get a sample of food from the pot, then with bare hands got some food from the spoon to taste at cook line. Then placed spoon with some food left on it back into the pot to re stir the product **Warning**
12B-01-4
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Cooks wearing Bracelets **Warning**
13-07-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Female cook **Warning**
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized. 3 compartment sink not set up. Employee washed equipment in middle compartment and rinsed in middle compartment and placed on drain board to dry- no sanitizing. All dirty equipment is in the 1st compartment sink. Corrective action taken **Warning**
16-13-5
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives in between cooler and table at cook line **Warning**
10-17-4
Basic - No hot running water at mop sink. **Warning**
27-10-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Dust on walls in kitchen **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-27-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt in re used Ketchup plastic container **Warning**
02D-01-5
16
Jul 11, 2022
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink in small storage room area with stand up freezer, has tooth brush and tooth paste at hand sink
31A-11-4
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 not date marked
02C-03-5
Basic - Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Outside dumpers has no lid
33-15-4
Basic - Garbage not placed in a receptacle for storage until pick up to make the garbage inaccessible to insects and rodents. Numerous bags of food on ground around dumpster
33-09-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Stand up reach in freezer in back prep area has debris in bottom of unit Walk in cooler shelves have a debris build up
22-16-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall next to griddle has food debris build up
36-27-5
Basic - Clean equipment/utensils not stored at least 6 inches above the floor. Numerous boxes and to go containers on the floor in back prep area and in side room with stand up freezer
24-26-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back kitchen exit door in back prep area by walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Linen Apron laying on washed cilantro in walk in cooler. Corrective action to remove apron and rewatch cilantro
14-13-4
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Los Ameca's Restaurante Y Taqueria last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Los Ameca's Restaurante Y Taqueria on file is from Mar 23, 2026. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Los Ameca's Restaurante Y Taqueria?
Across the inspection record, “exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Los Ameca's Restaurante Y Taqueria.
How does Los Ameca's Restaurante Y Taqueria compare to other restaurants in Orlando?
Los Ameca's Restaurante Y Taqueria most recently scored 47 out of 100, which is lower than the Orlando average of 79.
Has Los Ameca's Restaurante Y Taqueria's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Los Ameca's Restaurante Y Taqueria have averaged around 10 violations per visit, up from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Los Ameca's Restaurante Y Taqueria means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is Los Ameca's Restaurante Y Taqueria inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Los Ameca's Restaurante Y Taqueria is inspected around two times per year on average.
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