PLAZA MEXICO RESTAURANT BAR GRILL

3635 S FLORIDA AVE

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.6/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

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All Inspection Reports

Inspection on 2/19/2025

High Priority
3
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Inside the walk in freezer.
  • 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. Ground beef 46F inside the walk in cooler
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Ground beef 46F Sour cream 51F
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sour cream 51F inside the top section of the flip top reach in cooler next to the steam table
Food Inspector #10782478
2025-02-19
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/19/2025 revealed 4 total violations (3 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).

Inspection on 2/12/2025

High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
6
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee washing dishes. Employee put on a hair net. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf next to the ice machine.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Door is unhinged on the 2nd flip top reach in cooler across from the cook line.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. A gallon of creamy buttery soybean liquid on the floor in the dry storage area. The product was removed from off the floor. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 51-18-6:Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
  • 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet. Hand washing sink entrance into the kitchen.
Food Inspector #8851859
2025-02-12
★★★½☆ 4.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/12/2025 revealed 6 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 6 basic).

Inspection on 8/7/2024

High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
2
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 05-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In all of the reach in coolers. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-07: No thermometers . **Time Extended**
  • 33-16-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-07: Lid missing **Time Extended**
Food Inspector #8851605
2024-08-07
★★★★½ 5.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/7/2024 revealed 2 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).

Inspection on 8/6/2024

High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
11
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required

Inspection Details:

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf next to the ice machine. The pans was separated to air dry. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
  • 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice bin in the bar. The handle was removed out of the ice. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives and spatula between wall and stainless panel in the kitchen next to the hand washing sink across from the cook line. They was removed to the dishwasher area to be washed, rinsed and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
  • 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Knives in the bar area in a container of water at 74F. The water was discarded and the utensils was washed, rinsed and sanitized. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In all of the reach in coolers. **Warning**
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Dented can of Sliced jalapeño peppers on the can good rack. **Warning**
  • 08A-14-5:High Priority - Raw animal food not separated from ready-to-eat food during preparation. Chicken over vegetables inside the drawer on the cook line. The vegetables was relocated. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Product in both of the flip top reach in cooler across from the cook line. The product was put on ice and everything was removed from the bottom of the reach in coolers and was placed into the walk in cooler. octopus (47F - Cold Holding); shrimp (48F - Cold Holding); chicken 48 (48F - Cold Holding); pico (48F - Cold Holding); shredded Mexican cheese (47F - Cold Holding); shredded lettuce (47F - Cold Holding); shrimp (39F - Cold Holding) Inside the drawers on the cook line. The product was put into smaller pans divided and put on ice and the extra portions was placed inside the walk in cooler. scallops (47F - Cold Holding); tilapia (47F - Cold Holding); shrimp (47F - Cold Holding); chicken (46F - Cold Holding); steak (47F - Cold Holding) **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade and holder at the end of the prep table across from the hand washing sink as you enter the kitchen. **Warning**
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Stainless pan stored in the hand washing sink across from the cook line. The pan was removed to be washed, rinsed and sanitized. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Food Inspector #8763874
2024-08-06
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/6/2024 revealed 11 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).