CHIDO MEXICAN GRILL
US 90
Florida, 32063
Baker County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/10/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
2
Basic
13
Total
19
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on in use prep table. Employee drink in reach in freezer. Operator relocated drinks. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf over three compartments sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Flip top reach in cooler on cook line has torn door gaskets and a broken door handle. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bulk container of chips stored on the floor. **Repeat Violation**
- 10-02-4:Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Knife between reach in cooler doors. Tongs stored on oven door handles. Ice bucket on bulk ice bin not inverted or covered for protection. Operator relocated items. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of bar counter soda dispenser for Coca-Cola has residue build up behind nozzle. Employee began to clean. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid open.
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of flip top reach in cooler behind flip top has build up of debris.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. In the reach in freezer, uncovered tamales and chile rellenos. In the walk in cooler, uncovered beans.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. On prep table, vacuum packed fish still frozen thawing at ambient air temperature. Operator had employee relocated and cut open the packaging. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall behind bulk ice bin has build up of dust.
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop head stored in mop sink. **Repeat Violation**
- 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Bar counter sanitizer solution at 0ppm, operator asked employee to add chlorine bleach. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. By the prep area, hydrogen peroxide of tortillas. Operator relocated the medicine. **Corrected On-Site**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one fly in kitchen area land on operator, employee attempted to remove fly. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the standup reach in freezer, raw chorizo in package over unwrapped ready to eat chile rellenos. Employee relocated the chile rellenos. **Corrected On-Site**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the flip top reach in cooler, salsa (49F - Cold Holding) per operator refilled container recently. Operator relocated the salsa to the walk in cooler to bring back to temperature range. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink by three compartment sink. Operator provided paper towels. **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. In the walk in cooler, tamales prepared the day before not date marked.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/10/2025 revealed 19 total violations (4 high priority, 2 intermediate, 13 basic).
Inspection on 8/30/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/30/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 8/29/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
3
Basic
8
Total
14
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice bin deflector plate with mold like substance in the corner. **Repeat Violation**
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the shelf over the three compartments sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler on cook line missing handle. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Fryer oil on the floor at the end of the cook line. Soda syrup boxes in the prep area on the floor. Operator relocated the items from the floor. Bulk chips containers stored on the floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 10-02-4:Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Knife on the cook line between flip top door and side of the reach in cooler. Tongs on the oven door handles on the cook line. Operator relocated the utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash signage in men's restroom.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen raw chicken and frozen raw beef on crash cart thawing at ambient air temperature. Operator relocated to the walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop head stored in mop bucket at entrance to kitchen.
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In the walk in cooler, raw chicken over raw beef. Operator switched the storage levels. **Corrected On-Site**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At the pass through window, portioned salsa in styrofoam cups (54/62F - Cold Holding). Operator states portioned around 2. Relocated the cups to the walk in cooler. Discussed time as public health control with operator. At conclusion of inspection salsa second temperature 15 minutes (60/47F - Cold Holding). In the cook line reach in cooler, cut tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding); beef (46F - Cold Holding); shrimp (48/54F - Cold Holding); chicken (47F - Cold Holding) per operator door had been left open after lunch rush. Employee placed ice baths on all items. At conclusion of inspection cut tomatoes second temperature (44F - Cold Holding); beef second temperature (43F - Cold Holding); shrimp second temperature (44/47F - Cold Holding); chicken second temperature (44F - Cold Holding). **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 41-15-5:High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Bar counter sanitizer solution 200+ppm. Operator asked employee to add water. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In the walk in cooler open container of milk from Tuesday with no product date marking.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold like substance at bar counter soda dispenser underside and nozzles. **Repeat Violation**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical spray bottle of bleach missing label on chemical storage shelf.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/29/2024 revealed 14 total violations (3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 8 basic).