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Licensee
Name: VALLARTA MEXICAN RESTAURANT INC License Number: SEA6112863
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 22948 SR 54
LUTZ, FL 33549

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 06/20/2017 Follow-up Inspection Required
Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
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Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below. The department cites violations of Florida's sanitation and safety laws, which are based on the standards of U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Code. High Priority violations are those which could contribute directly to a foodborne illness or injury and include items such as cooking, reheating, cooling and hand-washing. Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury. These violations include personnel training, documentation or record keeping and labeling. Basic violations are those which are considered best practices to implement. While most establishments correct all violations in a timely manner (often during the inspection), the division's procedures are designed to compel compliance with all violations through follow-up visits, administration action or closure when necessary.
Violation    Observation
16-03-4    Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. **Warning**
08B-44-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Drinks at bar **Warning**
08B-45-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Box of food in walk in freezer **Warning**
36-34-5    Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Cooking area **Warning**
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On reach in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-08-4    Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Food containers in dishmachine room **Warning**
36-22-4    Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In dishwashing room **Warning**
36-18-4    Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. In disrepair in walk in cooler **Warning**
36-11-4    Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. In front of fryer **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil, under oven **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-14-4    Basic - Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-42-4    Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. **Warning**
10-01-4    Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Sugar bucket on cookline **Warning**
22-08-4    Basic - Interior of oven has heavy accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. **Warning**
23-09-4    Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Bar, kitchen area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-10-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler and/or walk-in freezer gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up. Walk in cooler **Warning**
23-12-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler and/or walk-in freezer shelves soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
36-72-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled. Walk in cooler and freezer **Warning**
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
03A-15-4    High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sour cream 50F, cut tomatoes 52F, cut lettuce 54F, salsa 51F, placed on ice **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03B-01-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Rice 119F, reheated to 165F **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-09-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw shell eggs over sauce **Warning**
08A-21-4    High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken sitting on raw beef in walk in cooler **Warning**
35A-04-4    High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Approximately 10 dry droppings on floor next to AC u it in dry storage area **Warning**
41-02-4    High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food.index next to sugar packets at bar **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Next to bar **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-24-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles. Near bar **Warning**
02C-03-4    Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk at bar **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-22-4    Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
31A-03-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Towels, in dishwashing room **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Cooking area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-03-4    Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Bar **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03D-19-4    Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food left at room temperature to cool. Chicken 120F **Warning**
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