DON CRIOLLO BAKERY & RESTAURANT
DON CRIOLLO BAKERY & RESTAURANT has 8 health inspections on file for its HAINES CITY location, with an overall rating of 2.6/5. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.
Last inspection: 1 months ago · 8 reports on file
201 East Hinson Avenue
Florida, 33844
Polk County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.6/5)
Based on 8 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
1/20/2026· 1mo ago
Visit ID: 13578497
Met Inspection Standards4 high, 4 int, 9 basic
- 05-04-4:Basic - Ambient air thermometer not located in the coolest part of the hot holding unit. Three door reach in cooler back prep area
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Repeat Violation
- 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 cell phone on prep table. Employee removed . Purse on rack with clean equipment on bakery side **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket in disrepair on two door cooler in back prep area
- 35B-08-4:Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Bakery area , employee removed Corrected On-Site
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Cooks line oven , employee removed Corrected On-Site
- 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Sprinkles station spoons in product , employee removed Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bakery cooler gaskets soiled Spray hose at bakery three compartment sink soiled Hood filters
- 25-02-4:Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Spoons at coffee station
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler Cold holding beans 48-55 from previous day 1/19/26. Covered and in deep pan.
- 29-37-4:High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink.
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Walk in cooler Cold holding beans 48-55 from previous day 1/19/26. Covered and in deep pan.
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot box back prep area hot holding chicken 125, employee placed to reheat, retemped 170F**Corrective Action Taken** Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on cook line soiled and has deep grooves no longer cleanable. Interior ice bin soiled Interior reach in cooler bakery side Repeat Violation
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bucket in handwashing sink on cooks line, employee removed items Corrected On-Site
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quat test kit for sanitation.
- 05-03-4:Intermediate - Probe thermometer not within the intended measuring range of use. Attempted to calibrate thermometer and operators thermometer reading negative. Unable to adjust
11/18/2025· 3mo ago
Visit ID: 13577110
Met Inspection Standards1 basic
- 36-32-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed ceiling tiles in kitchen area, food preparation , baking area, bulging. - From follow-up inspection 2025-11-18: Observed ceiling tiles in kitchen area, food preparation , baking area, bulging. **Time Extended**
11/17/2025· 3mo ago
Visit ID: 10880440
Facility Temporarily Closed2 high, 1 int, 4 basic
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed ceiling tiles in kitchen area, food preparation , baking area, bulging.
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed 2 dead roaches behind refrigerator units in dry storage area. Observed 1 dead roach under dry storage shelf, in dry storage area. Observed one dead roach behind grill in standing water. Observed dead roach on wall in kitchen above flip top unit on cook line.
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed hole in wall in back dry storage area above glass door reach in freezer.
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Observed 3 live flies on shelf above flip top unit in kitchen. Observed 4 live flies on shelf above three compartment sink.
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed one live roach on wall above prep table. Manager eradicated roach, washed and sanitized area. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Pastry horns soiled with food debris.
4/21/2025· 10mo ago
Visit ID: 10733835
Met Inspection Standards2 high, 3 basic
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice shield Operator turned off ice machine cleaned and sanitized ice machine. With sanitizing solution. Corrected On-Site
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Next to the mop sink Employee vacuum water up and sanitized area. Corrected On-Site
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Operator closed dumpster lid. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Milk next to expresso machine 58F. 9:10 am Operator placed in freezer to reduce temperature. 43F at temp taken at 9:47 am. Corrected On-Site
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice on serving line. Rice 98F Operator voluntarily discarded food item. **Corrective Action Taken**
12/3/2024· 1y 3mo ago
Visit ID: 8787443
Met Inspection Standards2 int, 3 basic
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Operator removed Bag of potatoes on floor in walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Employee removed tongs from oven door. Corrected On-Site
- 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Employee removed cloth from under cutting on cook line. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled with black mold like substance on reach in cooler on cook line.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle of glass cleaner on cook line.
1/25/2024· 2y 1mo ago
Visit ID: 8450382
Met Inspection Standards1 high, 3 basic
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phones on single service shelf at front counter.operator moved phones. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Lard in containers on floor of walk in cooler. Operator placed containers on shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Operator turned over containers. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-56-4:High Priority - Food stored in ice used for drinks. See stop sale. Bottle water stored in ice machine operator said ice is not sold to public just used for coolers in restaurant.
7/26/2023· 2y 7mo ago
Visit ID: 8449849
Met Inspection Standards- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
7/20/2023· 2y 7mo ago
Visit ID: 8390956
Follow-up Inspection Required6 high, 4 int, 5 basic
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Warning
- 12B-01-4:Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. Employee eating while making bread pudding. Informed the employee she can't eat while preparing food. Warning
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. A case of chicken and eggs stored on the floor inside the walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 35B-02-4:Basic - Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Informed the operator to relocate. Warning
- 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. All reach in coolers.
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Shrimp stored in Togo bags inside the reach in freezer in the back prep area. Warning
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1,2023 Admin Complaint
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shrimp over cream inside the reach in cooler in the back prep / storage area. Warning
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cheese slices Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sliced cheddar cheese 61F Sliced provolone cheese 61F. Inside the top section of the reach in cooler in the kitchen area. Warning
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Eggs127F Chicken 118F. Inside the hot box. Manager increased the temperature. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blades. Warning
- 16-32-5:Intermediate - Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine. Chlorine test kit for quaternary products Warning
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. All hand washing sinks. Operator provided paper towels. Warning
- 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. Provided a copy. **Corrective Action Taken**