LAS MARGARITAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT & GALLERY
4414 SW COLLEGE RD STE 410
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/17/2025
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 4/17/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 4/16/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
3
Basic
12
Total
18
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board at cookline has deep cut marks.
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Container of employee personal food on shelf above restaurant food in server station cooler.
- 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 jacket stored on top of mesh bag containing onions on shelf in back of kitchen. Repeat Violation
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Rusted shelving on lower portion of prep table in bar area and near oven in kitchen.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. 1. Ice buildup on reach-in freezer at cookline. 2. Ice on floor in wall-in freezer. Repeat Violation
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored between sink and wall at cookline.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign and/or towels provided at a hand sink used by food employees. 1. No hand wash sign at handwashing sink in kitchen near ice machine. 2. No towels at handwashing sink in kitchen near back door. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Area around nozzles of fountain machine in server station soiled with mold-like substance. 2. Gaskets on door of both walk-in coolers soiled with mold-like substance. 3. Interior walls and ceiling inside beer cooler soiled with mold-like substance.
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink cup in cooler at cookline above sauce. Manager removed cup from cooler during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Single-use water jugs reused to store margarita mix in bar area.
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed box of bell peppers stored on shelf above salsa in wall-in cooler.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Foam cup containing sugar missing label on shelf in bar area. Employee added proper label during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-27-4:High Priority - Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Cut onions stored in visibly soiled shopping basket in walk-in cooler. Employee rinsed onions and placed them in a clean pan during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Two live roaches crawling on wall at cookline. Manager was able to kill one during this inspection. Following day callback per Robert. Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In pan on ice at cookline: shredded lettuce (50F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the lettuce was brought from the walk-in cooler and placed on ice approximately one hour prior. Manager stated he was going to place the lettuce on time and discarded it at 2:30pm. Inspector emailed Time As a Public Health Control documentation to manager via email.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 1. Can opener blade soiled with old food debris. 2. Soda gun nozzle soiled with mold-like substance in bar area. Repeat Violation
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Manager unable to locate chlorine test strips for chlorine dish machine.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing degreaser missing label hanging from sink in bar area.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/16/2025 revealed 18 total violations (3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 12 basic).
Inspection on 11/4/2024
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 11/4/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 10/28/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
7
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle used to dispense food ( flour and sugar ). Manager removed bowl. Corrected On-Site
- 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 backpack stored with dry goods. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook on cook line with no hair restraint
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up on cooling unit and floor of walk-in-freezer Repeat Violation
- 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. In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control food stored with handle touching food ( beans.) Manager put scoop up. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand wash sink by dishwash area and cook line. Manager put up signs. Corrected On-Site
- 42-03-5:Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Tools stored over soft drink syrup boxes. Manager removed tools. Yard blower stored on top of corn flour. Manager removed blower. Corrected On-Site
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishmachine at 0 ppm Cl Warning
- 12A-18-4:High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Cook wearing gloves wipes hands on pron, then handles food take out tray, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Cook wearing gloves handled raw beef then handled cooking utensils and serving plates. without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Discussed with Manager. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 29-37-4:High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Spray hose at dishwash sink is lower than the flood rim of the sink.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold like substance on the inside food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda gun dispensing machine at bar. Manager cleaned Corrected On-Site
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sponge and brush stored in bar hand wash sink.
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/28/2024 revealed 12 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 3/25/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cups, handbag and tools stored above blooded soft drink syrup in kitchen
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed box of oil and plastic gallon containers of margarita mix on floor in kitchen and walk-in-cooler. Manager placed both items on shelf. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up in walk-in-freezer on floor.
- 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Observed In-use ice scoop not stored with handle above top of ice at server station in kitchen
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed unwashed produce ( green peppers ) stored over ready-to-eat food ( cut vegetables, shedded cheese ) in walk in cooler Repeat Violation
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed cook on cook line crack two eggs changed gloves but did not wash hands before putting on new gloves, then handle cooking equipment . Observed employee wearing gloves frying chips wipe face with towel and then proceeded to handle cooking equipment without washing hands and changing gloves. Advised Manager and manager discussed with employees, **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like stains in grooves in kitchen. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/25/2024 revealed 7 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 10/30/2023
High Priority
5
Intermediate
6
Basic
8
Total
19
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Buckets stored in dish area. Employee turned containers over. Corrected On-Site
- 21-05-5:Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Employee touched food on plate with cloth as food was being transferred to pass through window.
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee bottle of water stored in reach-in cooler across from cook line oven. Manager removed bottle of water. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bags of salt for water conditioner stored on floor next to water conditioner. Manager moved salt to shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Outside of water nozzle of wait station tea machine. Manager cleaned item during inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Pans stored on shelf in back of kitchen.
- 14-17-4:Basic - Shelf with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelf in dish area.
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed peppers stored over container of pico. Manager placed peppers beneath pico. Corrected On-Site
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handled trash can on cook line and proceeded to change gloves without washing hands before handling shrimp. Manager had employee wash hands and change gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee in dish area handled dirty dishes and proceeded to handle clean dishes without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and rewash dishes. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 01B-38-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from ambient temperature to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within four hours. See stop sale. Item in reach-in cooler across from cook line oven: pico (45F - Cooling). Manager stated item was prepared at 9 am, temperature taken at 2:10 pm.
- 03D-06-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Item in reach-in cooler across from cook line oven: pico (45F - Cooling). Manager stated item was prepared at 9 am, temperature taken at 2:10 pm.
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Gas pressure washer stored next to margarita mix in dry storage room. Manager removed pressure washer from dry storage room. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line grill. Soda gun in bar area. Repeat Violation
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink in back prep area blocked by garbage can. Manager moved can to another area. Corrected On-Site
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Spoon stored in hand washing sink across from walk-in cooler. Green scrubbing pad stored in dish area hand washing sink. Manager removed items from hand washing sinks. 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 chlorine test kit for dish machine.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in dish area. Manager provided paper towels at hand washing sink. Corrected On-Site
- 05-06-4:Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Probe thermometer registering at 10F when calibrated.
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/30/2023 revealed 19 total violations (5 high priority, 6 intermediate, 8 basic).