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ESPACIO BALLROOMS TACO SHOP received an A, scoring 91 out of 100, in a Gwinnett County food-service inspection on Nov 6, 2026. The official report lists three findings. [1]
Inspection purpose: Routine
The inspector observed ice machine in Espacio room with significant mold-like accumulation on maker unit. [2]
The inspector also observed an employee handling food with watch and bracelets on. [3]
A separate finding described avocados being cut with stickers still on. [4]
5 points lower than the previous inspection in our records: 96/100 on Sep 18, 2026. Intervening inspections may be missing.
Showing 3 of 3 findings
Observed ice machine in Espacio room with significant mold-like accumulation on maker unit. **SECOND CONSECUTIVE VIOLATION** Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. (Pf) Corrective Actions: Ice machine was drained and cleaned.
Code .05(7)(a)1
Observed ice machine in Espacio room with significant mold-like accumulation on maker unit. **SECOND CONSECUTIVE VIOLATION** Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be clean to sight and touch. (Pf) Corrective Actions: Ice machine was drained and cleaned.Official report · Item 4-2B ↗
Observed employee handling food with watch and bracelets on. Food employees may not wear jewelry including medical information jewelry on their arms and hands while preparing food (except for a plain ring such as a wedding band). (C) Corrective Actions: Employee removed jewelry.
Code .03(5)(h)
Observed employee handling food with watch and bracelets on. Food employees may not wear jewelry including medical information jewelry on their arms and hands while preparing food (except for a plain ring such as a wedding band). (C) Corrective Actions: Employee removed jewelry.Official report · Item 12B ↗
Observed avocados being cut with stickers still on. Raw fruits and vegetables shall be thoroughly washed in water, in a sink designated for that purpose only, to remove soil and other contaminants before being cut, combined with other ingredients, cooked, served, or offered for human consumption in ready-to-eat form. (Pf) Corrective Actions: Avocados were discarded.
Code .04(4)(g)
Observed avocados being cut with stickers still on. Raw fruits and vegetables shall be thoroughly washed in water, in a sink designated for that purpose only, to remove soil and other contaminants before being cut, combined with other ingredients, cooked, served, or offered for human consumption in ready-to-eat form. (Pf) Corrective Actions: Avocados were discarded.Official report · Item 12D ↗
Correction and repeat labels quote the report. An absent label leaves correction status unknown; a deadline does not confirm a correction.
Gwinnett County · Nov 6, 2026
02 / Same facility ↗Official inspection historyAvailable records for this official facility
03 / How scoring works ↗Georgia’s food-service rulesScores and findings describe the dated inspection, not current operating conditions. A correction deadline does not establish whether an issue remained unresolved afterward.
Findings quote the official report captured . “Corrected on site” and “repeat” reflect explicit report markers. “COS” and “CA” in the inspector’s notes refer to corrections and corrective actions; an instruction to act is not proof that it was completed.
History links the same official facility ID within the issuing authority and may omit intervening inspections. Same-day results have no inferred sequence. Report excerpts follow source order, not a severity ranking.
This report comes from Gwinnett County. History includes only this authority’s exact facility ID.
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