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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 09/25/2018 Facility Temporarily Closed
Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
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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
36-40-5    Basic - Attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust, grease, or food debris. Walk in cooler fan cover, pipes on wall cook line **Warning**
23-06-4    Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Handwash sink kitchen, hood filters, walk in cooler shelving, cook line shelving, wheels of equipment, exterior bulk food container, soda gun holster **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
51-11-4    Basic - Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. By water heater **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-20-4    Basic - Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Jalapenos **Warning**
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 on unused cold hold drawer cook line, 1on floor by clean equipment rack, 2 in bar, 1 in single service cup in open box in dry storage **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-20-4    Basic - Dead rodent present. 1 decomposing by fountain machine **Warning**
13-03-4    Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board with cut marks and no longer cleanable, reach in cooler gaskets 2 door by dish area, dry storage shelving with rust that has pitted the surface, plastic containers in disrepair **Warning**
36-73-4    Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris/grease. Along baseboards, under cook equipment **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-30-4    Basic - Food stored in dry storage area not covered. Sugar- covered **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. Salsa and avocados in walk in cooler **Warning**
36-24-5    Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Tiles broken/hole in wall by mop sink, unsealed dry wall by handwash sink in dish area Floor in disrepair. Tiles broken by mop sink Ceiling in disrepair. Large hole over walk in cooler **Warning**
14-42-4    Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Broken hood filters leaving gaps **Warning**
29-49-5    Basic - Observed standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler. 2 door by dish area, bar **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-46-4    Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Warning**
33-16-4    Basic - Open dumpster lid. Shared **Warning**
35B-05-4    Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door **Warning**
35B-03-4    Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Back door **Warning**
29-20-5    Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Handwash sink kitchen **Warning**
42-03-4    Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment in areas that may result in cross contamination. Empty mop bucket after each use Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Warning**
29-17-4    Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Bar **Warning**
29-11-4    Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Handwash sink pipe kitchen **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
01B-01-4    High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Jalapenos **Warning**
12A-10-4    High Priority - Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Touched hair and then cutting board **Warning**
35A-02-5    High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. 1 by clean equipment rack shelving **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Queso 51°f, sour cream 51°f, raw shell eggs 49-50°f, cut tomatoes 51°f, raw beef 50°f, raw pork 51°f, cut lettuce 53°f, shredded cheese 52°f, cheese 52°f, shredded cheese 85°f **Warning**
03B-01-5    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Queso 126°f voluntarily discarded **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over lemons in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-23-4    High Priority - Roach excrement and/or droppings present. On wall behind pipes next to clean equipment rack **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-04-4    High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 50+ hard and dry on floor in single service dry storage room, 20+ hard and dry in bucket on shelf in single service dry storage room, 1 dry in box with single service items, 50+ hard and dry by water heater dry storage room, approximately 5 in cardboard box in water heater dry storage room, approximately 10 hard and dry on paint lid in water heater dry storage, 20+ hard and dry in trash can with paint cans **Warning**
35A-18-4    High Priority - Rodent chew marks present along walls/ceilings. Chewed foam and debris on ground by water heater **Warning**
01B-02-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Queso 51°f, sour cream 51°f, raw shell eggs 49-50°f, cut tomatoes 51°f, raw beef 50°f, raw pork 51°f, cut lettuce 53°f, shredded cheese 52°f **Warning**
41-02-4    High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Urinal deodorant by sugar packets **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
41-11-4    High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with single-service items. Degreaser can by to go containers **Warning**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
22-02-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Cutting board stained, can opener blade, microwave interior, soda gun, fryer baskets **Warning**
31A-02-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by buckets/equipment handles. Dish area **Warning**
53A-01-6    Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ **Warning**
53B-01-5    Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
31B-03-4    Intermediate - No soap/papertowels provided at handwash sink. Dish area **Warning**
05-10-4    Intermediate - Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures. **Warning**
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