EL MERCADO DE SAN CARLOS
17597 ROCKEFELLER CIR, STE 1
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/23/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 53B-02-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-23: No training completed. Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/23/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 2/18/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
0
Total
4
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw fish stored over containers of dough in reach in cooler. Operator moved food to proper storage. Warning
- 53B-02-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning
- 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. Red sauce and green sauce per operator made more than 24 hours prior, not date marked. This is a repeat violation from previous inspection dated 09-17-2024 Repeat Violation Warning
- 46-01-4:Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Rear exit door blocked with 5 gallon buckets.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/18/2025 revealed 4 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 9/17/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
1
Total
3
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. Cell phone on prep table with food and purse on food storage shelf in back prep area.
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw shelled eggs over tomatillo's in reach in cooler. Operator moved food to proper storage. Corrected On-Site
- 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. Prepared beef and Barbacoa, per operator made more than 24 hours prior not date marked inside reach in cooler on cooks line. This is a repeat violation from previous inspection dated 06-13-2024.
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/17/2024 revealed 3 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 6/13/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
1
Total
2
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal food in reach in cooler not labeled or segregated from food served to guests
- 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. Sauces and rice in reach in cooler on cooks line, per operator made 24 hours prior, not date marked.
Food safety inspection conducted on 6/13/2024 revealed 2 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 2/9/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
2
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Current license expired on 12-01-2023 Admin Complaint
- 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. Operator unable to provide. Repeat from 06-05-2023. As a repeat violation the importance of following proper protocol with this violation was reinforced with the operator. Provided operator with DBPR Form HR 5030-203 and they were completed during inspection**Corrective Action Taken** Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/9/2024 revealed 2 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).