LATINOS Y MAS REST
Pine Avenue
Ocala, Florida, 34471
Marion County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/21/2025
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 4/21/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 4/18/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
9
Total
11
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. Mold like substance on interior top of ice machine
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Apron on single service tray box. Employee jackets stored above prep area. Manager removed items Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean stacked Equipment (metal bins )not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting. Manager placed items in dishwash area Corrected On-Site
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of pork belly on floor in walk-in-freezer . Manager placed on shelf.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station. Repeat Violation
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels not removed from food containers before cleaning, stored on the clean ware rack. Manager removed labels and placed in dishwash area 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. Hammer stored above single service knives. Manager removed hammer Corrected On-Site
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce (tomatos ) stored over ready-to-eat food ( Ready-To-Eat sauces ) in walk in cooler . Manager moved tomato's to bottom shelf Corrected On-Site
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop not in use stored in mop bucket sink.
- 01B-24-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Three containers of Reina sauce, three containers of Mojo and Four container of Marsela not used with 7 days of preparation Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. The following items and cold holding temperatures in the reach-in Cooler under grill: Chicken 48F, sausage 50F; fish 46F. Items had been in reach in cooler for two hours and had been in the walk-in-cooler over night. Manager placed item in walk-in-cooler Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/18/2025 revealed 11 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 8/27/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
5
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-45-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Soiled Cardboard on shelf in dry goods storage area
- 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 purse over prep table. Manager removed purse Corrected On-Site
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of onions on floor in dry goods storage area. employee placed on shelf Corrected On-Site
- 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Tong handle touching beef I reach in cooler drawer. Manager had handled removed Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station.
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker on hose under three-compartment sink
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/27/2024 revealed 6 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 6/11/2024
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 6/11/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 4/17/2024
High Priority
6
Intermediate
3
Basic
8
Total
17
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl no handle inside pico de Gallo, manager moved. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach-in cooler at the cook line with ambient temperature of 48F. Warning
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple employee drinks above prep tables at the cook line, manager moved all. Corrected On-Site
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee at the cook line. Employee started wearing hair restraint. Corrected On-Site
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knifes stored between crevices at the cook line, Manager moved to dish machine. Corrected On-Site
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, bowl for rice in 98F water, Manager add Hot water. Corrected On-Site
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach-in cooler at the cook line.
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach-in cooler at the cook line.
- 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. In walk-in cooler, red beans cooked 04/16/2024 at 49F, black beans 67F.
- 01B-36-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. In walk-in cooler, red beans cooked 04/16/2024 at 49F, black beans 67F.
- 12A-12-4:High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Male employee at the cook line handling raw shrimp and raw beef continued working with food and had Ling clean containers, Inspector instructed to stop and washed hands. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At the cook line, raw meat above raw vegetables, manager moved and stored properly. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk-in cooler, raw fish 48F, raw chicken 46F, pico 47F, cooler was kept opened and unit was turned off during re-stock time (2hrs), ambient air temperature 42F. After 15 minutes temperatures dropped two degrees. Reach-in cooler at the cook line (make table), sauce 46F, raw fish 46F, raw fish 47F raw calamari 50F cooked pork 50F, all items were moved to reach-in cooler around 11:00am, Manager moved all items to freezer to dropped temperatures down. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, grilled onions cooked 45 minutes prior to take temperature at 110F, Manager will placed this item on time as a Public Health control, grilled onions will be discarded at 3:00. Form was provided. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 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. Inspector provided a digital copy, manager printed and posted. Corrected On-Site
- 02B-04-5:Intermediate - Menu contains an item made with a raw/undercooked animal food as an ingredient and description of item does not inform consumer of raw/undercooked animal food ingredient. Digital menu, Ceviche de prescado Peruano and Ceviche mixto Peruano, no disclosure no reminder Warning
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink at the bar area, also no soap and no sign.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/17/2024 revealed 17 total violations (6 high priority, 3 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 12/5/2023
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 12/5/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 11/30/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
5
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed employee scoop ice with cup in kitchen.
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish labeled indicating product to remain frozen until time of use not open or removed from package. Repeat Violation
- 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Observed no covered waste receptacle provided in employee unisex bathroom in kitchen. 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. Observed waist support belt stored in dry goods storage area on canned goods. Manager removed support belt 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. Observed container of food removed ( sugar ) from original container not labelled with name of contents in dry goods storage area. Manager labeled container Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw shelled eggs in reach in cooler on cook line at 48F. Manager advised that they had been placed in the drawer 30 minutes earlier. Discussed keeping eggs on time as a pubic health control. Manager placed in in reach in cooler **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed the following items in the steam table at prep table. rice (100F - Hot Holding); Chicken (125F - Hot Holding); beef (126F - Hot Holding). Manager advised that all the items had been placed there 30 minutes earlier. All items were removed to be reheated. Manager checked unit and found that unit had not been turned on **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed mold like substance on the inside food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda gun dispensing machine at bar. Manager instructed to have Soda gun cleaned **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Observed establishment has no measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when hot water used as sanitizer in dishmachine.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle in men's room storage closet not properly labeled with identifying contents ( glass cleaner). Manager labeled spray bottle Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/30/2023 revealed 10 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 5 basic).