LA CHINA POBLANA MEXICAN RESTAURANT AND PIZZA LLC
2169 North Hercules Avenue
Clearwater, Florida, 33763
Pinellas County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/23/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
7
Basic
8
Total
18
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide tank located at front counter not adequately secured. Warning
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on top of cutting board on prep table. Operator discarded beverage. Discussed with operator cleaning and sanitizing area. Warning
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Two bags of jasmine rice stored on floor in walk-in cooler. Warning
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between reach-in cooler and wall at front counter. Warning
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle between uses. Warning
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan guard in walk-in cooler soiled with mold-like substance. Warning
- 14-20-4:Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Warning
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler on cooks line. Warning
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with tortillas on shelf in walk-in cooler. Warning
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw fish stored above cooked chicken in walk-in cooler. Operator placed raw fish below cooked chicken. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. From reach-in cooler on cooks line at 2:10pm. Operator placed items in reach-in freezer on cooks line. Recheck temp a. sour cream (53F - Cold Holding); 45f b. cooked beans (47F - Cold Holding); 42f c. cooked rice (51F - Hot Holding) 45f **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stored on reach-in cooler on cooks line is soiled with food debris between cracks. Warning
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink at front counter and on cooks line has ice inside bowl and plates, pots, and silverware inside bowl. Melted ice and removed items from hand wash bowls. Discussed with operator purpose of hand wash sink. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 53A-02-7:Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Warning
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Warning
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that two recently hired food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Warning
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink near front counter. Operator provided soap. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle underneath hand wash sink on cooks line containing degreaser not labeled. Operator labeled spray bottle degreaser. Corrected On-Site Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/23/2025 revealed 18 total violations (3 high priority, 7 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 2/8/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee beverage stored on counter. Manager on duty moved beverage. Corrected On-Site
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers not inverted. Manager on duty corrected. Corrected On-Site
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottle of butter not labeled. Manager on duty labeled bottle. Corrected On-Site
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of vitamins stored on counter. Manager on duty moved vitamins. Corrected On-Site
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer stored on top of prep table. Employer moved sanitizer bucket to bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/8/2024 revealed 5 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).