RENE'S MEXICAN KITCHEN AT 17TH
2802 N 16 ST
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.6/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/14/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on prep table in kitchen. Employee removed. **Repeat Violation**
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic containers on dish drying rack.
- 16-13-5:Basic - Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized. Employee washing dishes with all 3 bays being set up. Operator has employee set up 3 compartment sink in correct order.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwash sink near grill.
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/14/2025 revealed 6 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 8/7/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
4
Total
9
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee drinking coffee from container with no lid.
- 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 headphones on slicer in kitchen.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bulk flour tortillas on floor. **Repeat Violation**
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning on clear containers on dish drying rack.
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.raw fish over cut tomatoes in reach in cooler. Operator removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
- 53B-13-5:Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Potatoes cooked in reach in cooler.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/7/2024 revealed 9 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 4 basic).