LOS GATOS MEXICAN COCINA
89 US 301 N
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 3/13/2025
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 3/13/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 3/5/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
3
Basic
7
Total
13
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.
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tile above rack in kitchen with spices and tortillas shows water damaged and mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach found in red cabinet in kitchen on top shelf above bar glasses.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. In back room, on shelf left of ice bin metal pans stacked before properly allowing to dry. At front counter area, glasses on bar area stacked before properly allowing to dry.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. On cook line, reach in cooler gasket is in disrepair.
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler on cook line has water build up in bottom of cooler.
- 14-06-4:Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. On cook line, unsealed wooden cutting board and unsealed wooden board next to grill. In triple sink, unsealed wooden board in middle sink. In walk-in freezer unsealed wooden board used as shelves for bar glasses and food. In walk-in cooler, unsealed wooden board used to hold up shelf. **Repeat Violation**
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee on cook line switched between grab raw chicken, shrimp and steak with gloved hands, changing cleans and then grabbing ready to eat chips with no handwashing.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line in reach in cooler, cut lettuce (45F - Cold Holding). Employee stated it had only been in cooler for about an hour.
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In steam table, queso (120F - Hot Holding). Steam table filled with too much water so pans are not sitting flat to keep queso warm enough. Employee emptied some water. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-07-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink missing in warewashing or food preparation area. Handwash sink in kitchen area currently not working. Employee explained that the handwash sink is connected to the kwik mart next door and they had a water leak so they cut the water off to get it fixed. Only handwash sink in establishment is at front counter. **Warning**
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Cook Elvis safestaff expired 10/10/2024.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Under three compartment sink, 2 spray bottles of unlabeled chemicals. One spray bottle with yellow liquid and other spray bottle with clear liquid.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/5/2025 revealed 13 total violations (3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 10/7/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
3
Basic
10
Total
13
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tile above walk in cooler has water damage.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Above flip top cooler in kitchen, employee drink. Drink removed from area. **Corrected On-Site** **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. On wire storage shelf next to hand wash station in kitchen, employee keys. Keys were removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on handle of oven. Manager removed tongs. **Corrected On-Site**
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers stored on wire shelf in kitchen not inverted. Manager inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. In hand wash station by wire shelf in kitchen, meat being thaw does not have running water. Manager turned water on. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall behind triple sink has mold-like substance.
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. At triple sink, leaking center faucet.
- 14-06-4:Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. In walk in cooler, raw wood holding shelf up.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. In grey storage container in kitchen holding sugar is not labeled. Employee added label. **Corrected On-Site**
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Establishment does not have clean up plan. Emailed operator form 5030-104.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade is soiled with old food debris.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash station next to flat top had raw meat thawing in sink. Manager moved meat to triple sink. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/7/2024 revealed 13 total violations (0 high priority, 3 intermediate, 10 basic).