EL ZOCALO MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Sanford Avenue
Sanford, Florida, 32771
Seminole County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/15/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
3
Basic
7
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. -provided Choking First Aid Procedures poster **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. -handwash sink on right at entrance to kitchen, operator posted sign **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -soda gun holster in large bar area is soiled
- 24-18-4:Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. -cup of forks on front line, operator inverted **Corrected On-Site**
- 29-17-4:Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. -in large bar area
- 01B-24-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. -pan of tamales in walk-in cooler dated 4/5/2025
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -handwash sink on left at entrance to kitchen used to fill plastic container with water
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. -handwash sink on right at entrance to kitchen, operator restocked **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. -purple solution lacking label, operator labeled **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/15/2025 revealed 11 total violations (1 high priority, 3 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 11/18/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-13-5:Basic - Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink, operator drained sinks and refilled in correct order **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. -multiple tongs hanging off oven door handle, operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. -2 handwash sinks in prep areas of kitchen, provided handwashing signs in English and Spanish **Corrective Action Taken**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses, operator returned to sanitizer bucket **Corrected On-Site**
- 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. -0ppm, operator refilled sanitizer, retested 200ppm **Corrected On-Site**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. -sugar and salt containers lacking labels, operator labeled
- 22-43-4:High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. -Quaternary ammonium sanitizer tested 0ppm, employee drained sink and refilled, retested 200ppm **Corrected On-Site**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -raw fish 46F and raw shrimp 45F, per operator less than 2 hours in reach-in cooler drawer, operator added ice to rapidly cool **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. -handwash sink on front line
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. -yellow solution
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/18/2024 revealed 10 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).