KANDELA TACOS & TEQUILA

2405 TARPON BAY BLVD #1, NAPLES, Collier County. DBPR licence 2103494. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-16 to 2025-12-01.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-12-01: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 4 basic violations

5 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Collier County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Collier County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2025-12-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	4	1.00	7 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-09-29	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2025-07-23	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	4	3	1.00	6 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-04-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	10	1.08	9 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x3) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x4) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-12-02	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-11-22	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	5	1.08	6 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-03-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	9	0.90	11 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-10-19	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	2	0	0		1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
2023-08-16	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	1	1	0.90	5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.