RINCON NICA RESTAURANT
4395 W 16 AVE
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 3/11/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
10
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed cup no handle used to dispense chia seeds. Manager discarded cup. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed bowls and plates not inverted at kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed raw beef and box with plantains stored on the floor in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed chest freezer ice buildup. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 36-64-5:Basic - Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. **Warning**
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed than you bags used to store raw pork inside chest freezer at kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw be container stored over pot containing cooked gallo pinto rice. Employee moved read to eat food to walk in cooler, separated from raw animal food. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed inside chest freezer raw turkey, raw chicken, raw beef and raw pork no separated. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 53B-05-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed training expired 2024 for all employees. **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/11/2025 revealed 10 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 11/15/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
6
Inspection Details:
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood filters soiled. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed pot containing chicken soup and pot with gallo pinto rice inside walk in coo no covered. Manager covered food pots with aluminum foil. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed tortillas and cheese stored in thank you bags. **Repeat Violation**
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw beef container, stored over raw fish inside walk in cooler. Manager stored raw beef in shelf under raw fish . **Corrected On-Site**
- 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. Observed sanitizer bucket Chlorine 200+ manager diluted solution. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 100ppm)**Corrected On-Site** **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/15/2024 revealed 6 total violations (3 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).