LOS VALLARTA MEXICAN REST
5335 VILLAGE MARKET
Florida
Pasco County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/17/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
9
Total
14
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles missing above entrance to dining room from kitchen. Manager states work is being done on AC. **Repeat Violation**
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License has been renewed but not posted up front.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Ground beef on floor of kitchen in front of stove. Bag of ice in freezer, case of chicken in walk in. Employees moved to shelves. **Corrected On-Site**
- 28-04-5:Basic - Manager states employees dump mop water or other wastewater out the back door on to ground.
- 33-11-4:Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Educated operator about replacing.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at the bar.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves in cooler have food debris build up.
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid behind storage room.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Tomatillo salsa, cooked pork, cooked beef, salsas were not covered in walk in. Employees covered with foil. **Corrected On-Site**
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. #10 can of jalapeños in food storage area with dent in seam. Manager asked employee to throw away. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 01B-07-4:High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. 1/2 case zucchini with mold on vegetables. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Food debris in bottom of handwash sink in the kitchen.
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plans on file. Restaurant has 4 compartment sink and handwash sink in bar area. Operator would like to use 4th compartment as the handwash sink. Did not observe mop sink, when asked we were taken to a sink in the dish room that had hand soap. Manager states it is mop sink, they get their water from this sink and discard mop water out the back door. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/.
- 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. Salsas, cooked chicken, cooked beef and other items with no date marking.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/17/2025 revealed 14 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 1/14/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
10
Total
14
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on cook line.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Throughout kitchen.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of flour on floor. Container of chips on floor.
- 10-14-5:Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. Ice buckets on floor. **Repeat Violation**
- 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. In ice machine.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven door handle.
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of flour bucket soiled.
- 36-02-5:Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. **Repeat Violation**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed employee prepping raw meat on shelf above taco bowls. Employee removed beef at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Shrimp 54 F on counter, employee placed on ice in reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on cook line.
- 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. Multiple food items in walk in cooler not date marked.
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/14/2025 revealed 14 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 10 basic).