LA CATRINA MEXICAN RESTAURANT
315 W COCOA BEACH CAUSEWAY
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/2/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
3
Basic
10
Total
17
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used as scoop for rice
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Compressed air tanks not secured in office
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets not stored inverted **Repeat Violation**
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Fully thawed raw salmon in vacuum sealed packaging bearing indicator label for thawing requirements. SEE STOP SALE
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook put on hair net **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Throughout kitchen
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of lettuce sitting on floor on cook line **Repeat Violation**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on oven door
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple foods in walk in cooler. Operator covered **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 01B-12-4:High Priority - Food contaminated by employees/consumers and operator continued to serve food. See stop sale. Plastic shopping bags with printed ink used as liner for tortilla press. Ink wearing off during use
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Tortillas stored in plastic shopping bags with printed ink. Plastic shopping bags with printed ink used as liner for tortilla press. Ink wearing off during use. SEE STOP SALE
- 41-24-4:High Priority - Pesticide-emitting strip present in food prep area. Behind bar. Operator discarded **Corrected On-Site**
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Fully thawed raw salmon in vacuum sealed packaging bearing indicator label for thawing requirements
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun removable tips have an accumulation of mold like substance. Operator cleaned **Corrected On-Site**
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that 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**
- 53B-13-5:Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Multiple certificates missing **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/2/2025 revealed 17 total violations (4 high priority, 3 intermediate, 10 basic).
Inspection on 9/16/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
10
Total
14
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets not stored inverted. Operator inverted **Corrected On-Site**
- 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Women's restroom in smaller stall
- 14-71-4:Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Dry pinto bean storage container cover is duct taped together
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cooks put on hair nets **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cover lid for stored uncooked rice is broken
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Soda bibs in dry storage room are on the floor. Operator moved **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored in crack between make line reach in cooler and prep table. Operator moved to dish **Corrected On-Site**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Women's restroom
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. In walk in cooler. Multiple foods not covered during storage. Watermelon, pico, elotes... operator covered **Corrected On-Site**
- 29-17-4:Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Behind front interior bar **Repeat Violation**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler. Bowl of raw beef on shelf over milk. Operator moved **Corrected On-Site**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In walk in cooler 50 gallon can of salsa (54F - Cooling). Salsa was prepared day prior.
- 03D-06-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. In walk in cooler 50 gallon can of salsa (54F - Cooling). Salsa was prepared day prior. SEE STOP SALE
- 53B-13-5:Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Operator is not keeping original employee training certificates on location for review
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/16/2024 revealed 14 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 10 basic).