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EL RANCHITO JALISCO

Health inspection records show EL RANCHITO JALISCO in BARTOW has 5 inspections with a food safety rating of 3.1/5. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

Van Fleet Drive
Bartow, Florida, 33830
Polk County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 10/21/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10882641

  • 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Green shelf attached to the wall as you enter the dry storage area.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket on the small flip top reach in cooler next to the beer cooler.
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shrimp over diced tomatoes? Inside the flip top reach in cooler.service station. The shrimp was relocated. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade on the end of the table across from the fryers. The can opener was removed to the dishwasher area to be washed, rinsed sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 53B-05-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 5-15-2022.
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. 4 spray bottles in the dishwasher area with blue, brown, pink, clear liquid inside the spray bottles. I informed the operator to label each spray bottle.

Inspection Date: 3/11/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10725673

  • 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Shelves inside the dry storage room.
  • 21-05-5:Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Fried chili pepper in a plastic container touching a wiping cloth inside the side by side reach in cooler. The cloth was removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife between the wall and electrical pipes on the wall near the fryers. The knife was removed to be washed, rinsed and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. On the prep table across from the steam table in the kitchen.
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. A case of ground beef thawing at room temperature inside the 2 compartment sink. The product was put under cold running water to thaw. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched his cell phone with gloves on and proceeded to engage in handling equipment. I had the manager to have the employee to remove the gloves wash his hands and put on a new pair of gloves.

Inspection Date: 11/20/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8725867

  • 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Shelves in the dry storage area.
  • 16-32-5:Intermediate - Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine. No chlorine test strips.

Inspection Date: 2/20/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8441765

  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk containers of bean, rice not labeled stored in the hallway.
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of peroxide, bottle of rubbing alcohol. On the shelf above the prep table next to the microwave. The operator removed the products. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 7/11/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8347446

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Manager removed Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed bins of tortilla chips stored on the floor in dry storage
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Reach in cooler racks soiled in server area
  • 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.