Laredo Mexican Restaurant, 800 N Temple Ave, Starke, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: LAREDO MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 800 N Temple Ave, Starke, FL 32091
License #: 1400195
Total inspections: 11
Last inspection: 11/10/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • No Violations Were Observed
11/10/2014Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Basic - Interior of refrigerator in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Walk-in cooler. Around door.
09/09/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On Reach in cooler. In kitchen.
  • Basic - Interior of refrigerator in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Walk-in cooler. Around door.
  • Basic - Reach-in freezer gasket torn/in disrepair. Freezer in bar area. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Above server station. To go boxes. In kitchen area. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in chest freezer. Ice cream. Chest freezer in kitchen.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On prep table at end of cook line.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In Reach in cooler in kitchen next to steam table. Chicken 55°. Pico de gallo 47°. Sour cream 46°. **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation** at callback. In Walk-in cooler. Chicken 47°. Queso 52°. Rice 54°. Beef 52°. Cheese 53°. 52°. Beans 53°. 54°. Enchilada 52°. Carnitas 52°. Salsa 53°.
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Reach in cooler on cook line.
09/03/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On Reach in cooler. In kitchen.
  • Basic - Interior of refrigerator in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Walk-in cooler. Around door.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. In Walk-in cooler converted to dry storage.
  • Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Gator aide.
  • Basic - Reach-in freezer gasket torn/in disrepair. Freezer in bar area. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Above server station. To go boxes. In kitchen area. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in chest freezer. Ice cream. Chest freezer in kitchen.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On prep table at end of cook line.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In Reach in cooler in kitchen next to steam table. Chicken 55°. Pico de gallo 47°. Sour cream 46°. **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Reach in cooler on cook line.
08/29/2014Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Soy sauce and margarine in dry storage. Cheese and salsa in Walk-in cooler.
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. On Reach in freezer at bar area. Glass freezer.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chilies in Walk-in cooler.
4/16/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Food debris In steam well water. Cook line
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table next to tomatoes. Gatorade.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Soy sauce and margarine in dry storage. Cheese and salsa in Walk-in cooler.
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. On Reach in freezer at bar area. Glass freezer.
  • Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Glass freezer.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In men's bathroom **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. In kitchen. Togo boxes. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Shrimp in Walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Server moving chips from bulk container.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Steak w/marinade at 50°. Chicken w/marinade at 55°. Cut tomatoes at 47°. Sour cream at 47°. Mixed cheese at 46°. All items in Reach in cooler on cook line.
  • Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Reach in cooler in kitchen.
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Cook drained pot in Hand washing sink in kitchen.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chilies in Walk-in cooler.
  • Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Silver extinguisher on cook line.
4/11/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Men's bathroom
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Taco meat, beans not covered. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - High Priority - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead palmetto bug found in dining room by exit door. Bug cleaned up at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food reheated in a microwave oven for hot holding not covered during reheating process. Queso dip
  • High Priority - Raw animal food not separated from ready-to-eat food during preparation. Prep table, cutting raw steak with taco salad shells stored underneath table **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Reach in cooler on back wall.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Behind bar area. **Corrected On-Site**
9/26/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Pot stored not inverted in screen room on top of ice machine.
  • Basic - Dishmachine has no data plate/operating specifications.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jackets on sugar bin in storage area.
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Bracelet on cook.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cheese shredder.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Cans of ketchup and pineapple juice. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food stored under dripping water line. Condenser line in walk in cooler.
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored on top of dirty ice machine between uses.
  • Basic - Interior of refrigerator in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Chest freezer.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Above bar. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in cold holding unit. Chest freezers.
  • Basic - No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink in kitchen provided with disposable towels.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. Enchiladas in reach in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Tomatoes.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Aluminum to-go containers in storage area. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Numerous items.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler wall soiled with black mold-like substance.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Contact with ready to eat quesadillas while plating. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food reheated in a microwave oven for hot holding not covered during reheating process.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken in package hanging over cheese. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in chest freezer y not all products commercially packaged. Chicken, beef. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken and raw beef on shelf in close proximity. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. In use hose bibb on water heater.
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution bucket stored near/on/above food preparation surface or food. Near tortillas. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
  • Intermediate - Container of toxic substance not labeled. Sanitizer bucket not labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Ice bucket chipped/ cracked.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Enchiladas in walk in cooler.
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers. Ice buckets near ice machine.
2/26/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Storage area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Food thermometer not accurate within +/- 2 degrees Fahrenheit. 2 door make table reads 30 degrees, actual temperature is 40 degrees.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. Faucet handle missing for hot water on cookline.
  • In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Tongs on gas line of stove, ice scoop on ice machine. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Light not functioning over grill. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers over bar.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Men's restroom.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Large amount of buildup under table of dishwash area.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of pink/black slime in the interior of ice machine. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Critical - Observed empolyee wash hands with no hot water. Washed hands in sink without hot water handle.
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. Peppers in walk in cooler, cooling covered. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sanitizer bucket in sink. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Bucket without handle used to portion chips. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. Tamales in shopping bags.
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. In use containers in reach in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk in reach in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. Take out containers not inverted. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed utensils in poor condition. Broken rubber spatula. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Unlabeled toxic container does not bear identifying label. Sanitizer bucket.
  • Critical - Unlabeled toxic container does not bear the manufacturer's label. Large hand sprayer of degreaser. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sauce in reach in cooler and bins of chips.
10/10/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Violation: 14-27-1 Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. Last inspected during installation 4/27/11.
  • Violation: 33-10-1 Observed grease barrel/container not clean.
  • Violation: 33-12-1 Observed dumpster rusted out on bottom.
  • Critical - Violation: 53B-08-1 No proof of required employee training provided. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
6/19/2012Food-Licensing InspectionCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Foods in walk in cooler above 50 degrees at time of inspection.
  • Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Poultry, comminuted meat, plant foods, and chicken broth in walk in cooler above 50 degrees after 14 hours.
  • Critical - Fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Onions and tomatoes not washed prior to chopping.
  • In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Tongs hanging on gas line of stove. Corrected On Site.
  • Light not functioning in hood over stove.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Chest freezer on cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Exterior of flip top cooler with old refried bean residue.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Pink slime noted on deflector shield.
  • Critical - Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface. Wet wiping cloth under cutting board.
  • Observed dumpster rusted out on bottom.
  • Observed grease barrel/container not clean.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Washing cilantro.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Comminuted meat 50 degrees at time of inspection in walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed roach activity as evidenced by 4 live and 2 dead roaches found around dish machine.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed in sanitizer bucket.
  • Observed single-use plastic containers of margarine reused for the storage of food.
  • Observed single-use plastic jug reused for the storage of food on cookline.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by utensils. Cleanser above clean dish area.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area. Degreaser on cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in reach in cooler on cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice). Comminuted meat, poultry, plant food and chicken broth above 50 degrees at time of inspection.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb on mop sink.
  • Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. Last inspected during installation 4/27/11.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Containers of white pepper, garlic, and cumin not labeled on cookline.
6/15/2012Food-Licensing InspectionWarning Issued

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