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Licensee
Name: MARGARITA MEXICAN RESTAURANT License Number: SEA6005551
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 12/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 1100 N MAIN ST STE A
BELLE GLADE, FL 33430

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 02/01/2024 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
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 2 dead cockroaches between ovens in bakery area. Advised operator to clean and sanitize area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. Bags of sugar, pasta,sesame seeds on floor in outside dry storage room. Boxes of soda on floor at front counter. Jug of liquid shortening on floor under hand wash area in bakery area. Advised operator to store properly. **Warning**
22-08-4    Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. **Warning**
16-48-4    Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Clean pan on clean rack soiled with old food. **Warning**
22-16-4    Basic - Reach-in freezer interior/shelves have accumulation of **Warning**
21-07-4    Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Wiping cloth chlorine solution was 0ppm. Advised operator to change to one of 100ppm. **Warning**
21-38-4    Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. **Warning**
01B-01-4    High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Dented cans of 2 cans cactus. **Warning**
12A-12-4    High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Cook handled raw fish then handled garnish; no glove change, no hand wash. Advised operator to have cook change gloves and wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-12-4    High Priority - Food contaminated by employees/consumers and operator continued to serve food. See stop sale. Cook handled raw fish then garnish; no glove change. See stop sale for garnish. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
22-45-4    High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. On clean rack for pots and pans in dish wash area, pans cleaned but not sanitized. Operator cleaned and sanitized all pots and pans. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-02-6    High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 Live, small flying insects in dry storage near cookline 2 Live, small flying insects in dish wash area. 1 Live, small flying insects in bakery area. 3 Live, small flying insects in outside dry storage area. 2 Live, small flying insects flying insect in dining area. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-09-4    High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Cook handled raw fish then garnish; no glove change. Advised operator to have cook change gloves and wash hands. **Warning**
01B-02-5    High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At single glass door reach in cooler: red salsa (45F - Cold Holding) As per operator stored overnight. Not prepared or portioned today. See stop sale. At walk in cooler: green salsa (49F at 10:50am- Cooling); cooked rice juice (52F - Cold Holding) As per operator both items stored overnight. Not prepared or portioned today. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5    High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At single glass door reach in cooler: red salsa (45F - Cold Holding) As per operator stored overnight. Not prepared or portioned today. See stop sale. At walk in cooler: green salsa (49F at 10:50am- Cooling); cooked rice juice (52F - Cold Holding) As per operator both items stored overnight. Not prepared or portioned today. See stop sale. **Warning**
41-10-4    High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Jug of bleach stored on boxes of soda. Advised operator to store properly. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03D-15-4    Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At flip to reach in cooler unit:; cut tomatoes (45F at 10:39am; 46F at 11:05am- Cooling) cooling since 30 mins. At current rate of cooling, diced tomatoes will not cool to 41F within 4 hours. Item over-stacked. Operator removed over-stacked portion and placed in walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-11-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At front counter : Sink used as dump sink and to store utensils as evidenced by spoon in sink and coffee in sink. Advised operator of the use of the hand wash sink. Operator removed utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **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. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
22-38-5    Intermediate - No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Operator stated that they use chlorine however, no chlorine present to sanitize. Operator provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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