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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 06/25/2019 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
16-21-4    Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**
23-06-4    Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. walk in cooler shelves Hood filters Frames around doors of reach in coolers in kitchen Reach in cooler gaskets, multiple Tracked of vertical cooler in bar Soda gun holster in bar has slimy build up **Warning**
36-34-5    Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. In kitchen , prep and dish room **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-06-4    Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. In dish room , dishes stored on heavily rusted shelves **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gaskets torn , multiple Walk in cooler gasket torn. Walk in cooler shelves rusted Reach in cooler shelves rusted Multiple ice scoop holders in bar and wait station, rusted and dirty **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-11-4    Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Walk in cooler floor gives when walked on Tiles missing on floor by fryer, other tiles broken **Warning**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets of sour cream in walk in cooler **Warning**
06-06-4    Basic - Frozen potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food being slacked at room temperature is no longer frozen solid. Fries and chicken strips, 63°, **Warning**
36-14-4    Basic - Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment **Warning**
10-20-4    Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On fryer handle **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-04-4    Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In any of 4 bathrooms or bar **Warning**
29-49-5    Basic - Observed standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler. Reach in beer cooler Reach in cooler in kitchen **Warning**
08B-39-4    Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Avocados cut with sticker still on, not washed before cutting, discussed with kitchen mgr. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-36-5    Basic - Reuse of damaged and/or ridged single-use container. In reach in cooler in kitchen, ridged container for juice. **Warning**
14-20-4    Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact shelf cover. In kitchen next tofryer **Warning**
24-18-4    Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. In bar, spoons , forks, and paper boats **Warning**
29-11-4    Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. At mop sink **Warning**
01B-07-4    High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. 3 grapefruits in walk in cooler , gray mold- like substance , operator discarded . Black / pink mold like substance on white guard of ice machine, water dripping from guard onto ice. **Admin Complaint**
22-45-4    High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Knife rinsed in prep sink in kitchen, then hung on magnet, discussed with manager on duty, knife taken to dish room **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Salsa in serving bottles at wait station - 48°, suggested putting in ice bath or not filling bottles till needed In lift top on cooked - pico made yesterday 50°, sour cream 48°, chili rellenos 49°, shredded cheese 48°, in walk in cooler over night . Cook will move to other cooler, Call for repairs In 3 door cooler on cook line-cooked chicken 45°, mashed potatoes 45° **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-5    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Refried beans , reheated this morning , 103°, cook stirred, 153° Shredded chicken 123°, reheated on stove to 167° **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-27-4    High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Towel bucket on cook line > 200 ppm, , corrected to 100 ppm, discussed checking sanitizer level with kitchen MGR. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/pink mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. On white guard of machine at wait station and machine in dish room . See stop sale Water dripping over mold like substance and onto ice. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-03-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. On cook line, Metal lid **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-03-4    Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. In bar, no soap or paper towels in dish room, no soap **Warning**
03D-19-4    Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food left at room temperature to cool. Chicken taken out to reheat, left on counter, 56°, operator put on stove **Warning**
53B-10-4    Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. IFSEA certificates do not have trainer certificate number, name or expiration date.
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