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Licensee
Name: LOS MEXICANOS License Number: SEA6217357
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2019
Primary Status: Closed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 2325 ULMERTON RD STE 3
CLEARWATER, FL 33762

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 10/19/2017 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
23-06-4    Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Walk in cooler shelving, walk in cooler fan cover, cart, outlets, equipment door handles, blender bottom exterior **Warning**
51-11-4    Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Warning**
36-32-5    Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Over walk in cooler, water damaged ceiling tile/grid by walk in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-05-4    Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Forks on storage table **Warning**
36-03-4    Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Server area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
50-09-4    Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 in bar under prep table, 1 in cabinet by register- discarded, 2 in back storage **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-08-4    Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gasket in disrepair, plastic lid/container in disrepair **Warning**
36-22-4    Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. By mop sink, walk in cooler **Warning**
36-73-4    Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Along baseboards **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. Salsa in walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
38-07-4    Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Over prep table **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
29-49-5    Basic - Observed standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler. Bar **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-48-4    Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Knives of magnetic strip **Warning**
16-46-4    Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On clean equipment rack **Warning**
35B-05-4    Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door left open- closed door **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35B-03-4    Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. **Warning**
25-06-4    Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers cook line **Warning**
08B-13-4    Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Chicken soup, salsa, cooked chicken **Warning**
36-27-5    Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
29-11-4    Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe handwash sink off cook line **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02D-01-5    Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk sugar, garlic powder, bread crumbs **Warning**
01B-37-4    High Priority - Cooked/heated potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. queso 49-59°f (cooling from 10/18/17 at 8:30pm temped at 1:33pm on 10/19/17) **Warning**
01B-01-4    High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Mushroom slices **Warning**
12A-16-4    High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Server **Warning**
01B-07-4    High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Whole lemon **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Salsa 47-68°f put into ice, shredded cheese 61-64°f put into deeper ice bath **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03D-05-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooked/heated yesterday/on a previous day not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within a total of 6 hours. Food has been cooling overnight. See stop sale. queso 49-59°f (cooling from 10/18/17 at 8:30pm temped at 1:33pm on 10/19/17) **Warning**
08A-05-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken and raw shell eggs over cut onions and peppers **Warning**
35A-05-4    High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 on sleeve of lids in back storage- operator swept out of restaurant **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-23-4    High Priority - Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Pipe on wall behind two burner **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
41-02-4    High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Container of sugar next to box of bleach containers **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
03D-15-4    Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Covered and too deep (greater than 4 inches cooling approximately 12 inches deep) **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
27-16-4    Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Men's restroom on warning from 10/3/17 **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-35-4    Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
31B-03-4    Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. And papertowels in bar, soap/papertowels/sign dish area **Warning**
53B-13-5    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. **Warning**
22-01-4    Intermediate - Soda gun soiled. **Warning**
29-28-4    Intermediate - Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. 10/12/15 **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
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