GARCIAS MEXICAN GRILL
1498 South Woodland Boulevard
DeLand, Florida, 32720
Volusia County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/13/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
4
Basic
7
Total
15
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves.
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee lunch containers in wait station reach in cooler. Operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Food employee, with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall, at bar ,under hand sink.
- 36-34-5:Basic - Kitchen ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Ventilation hood, soiled with grease .
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. In kitchen make tables . operator covered food, **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale.
- 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale.
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.See Stop Sale.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Wait station reach in cooler cream cheese (47F - Cold Holding)/overnight; milk (45F - Cold Holding).Placed overnight. Operator instructed to discard cream cheese. Operator placed in another unit milk. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Chip station unit, soiled with food debris, exterior and interior. Operator cleaned unit.
- 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Flan and refried beans prepared 48 hours ago not date marked, in walk in cooler.
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink, near floor ice machine . Operator opened valve. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/13/2025 revealed 15 total violations (4 high priority, 4 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 8/26/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
8
Total
13
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Food worker handling food ,wearing a watch. **Corrected On-Site**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Food employees with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- 36-34-5:Basic - Kitchen ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. North Pole , make table gasket soiled with grime , by kitchen .
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Opened drink in wait station reach in cooler. Opened drink in wait station reach in cooler, **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered, in walk in cooler. In food prepperation area, bin with taco shells not covered.
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- 09-01-4: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. Food worker slicing lines with bare hands .Educated operator. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 02C-01-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Horchata at bar low boy unit , date marked more than 7 days. Operator discarded .
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Horchata more 7 days .
- 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. Gloribeth A. .
- 02B-02-5:Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service.Provided to operator **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/26/2024 revealed 13 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 8 basic).