EL TEXANO RESTAURANT LLC
With 4 documented inspections, EL TEXANO RESTAURANT LLC in PALM HARBOR has achieved a 2.7/5 food safety rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.
35903 US HWY 19 N
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 8/26/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10924208
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee put lime on glass with bare hands, discussed wearing gloves for ready to eat foods, operator put gloves on. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Large cutting board on cook line stained
- 53B-09-4:Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Paper copies of safe staff certificates
Inspection Date: 6/26/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10868421
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 6/26/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10867869
- 35A-02-7:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 3 flies underneath 3 compartment sink. Operator killed and sanitized area. 4 flies under rack next to Dishmachine. Operator killed 2 flies and sanitized the area. 1 fly in prep table. Operator killed and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-26: 1 live fly behind the bar. Fly was killed and the area was sanitized. 3 live flies in a storage room. Flies were killed and areas sanitized. 1 fly near the walk in cooler. **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**
- 35A-04-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 2 rodent droppings on top of hot water heater. 2 rodent droppings on floor next to hot water heater. Operator discarded and sanitized area. Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-26: 1 rodent droppings on the floor next to the water heater. Operator discarded and sanitized area.**Time Extended** **Time Extended** Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 6/25/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10865343
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Tiles above dishmachine. Tile above water heater is damaged. Warning
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Small gap at the corner of the back door exit. Gap underneath front door. Discussed with owner. Warning
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave on top has food debris. Discussed with owner. Warning
- 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 3 flies underneath 3 compartment sink. Operator killed and sanitized area. 4 flies under rack next to Dishmachine. Operator killed 2 flies and sanitized the area. 1 fly in prep table. Operator killed and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 35A-04-4:High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 2 rodent droppings on top of hot water heater. 2 rodent droppings on floor next to hot water heater. Operator discarded and sanitized area. Corrected On-Site Warning