MEXICAN GRILL AND CATINA DON PATRON
96098 LOFTON SQUARE CT, YULEE 32097
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/27/2025
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 2/27/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 2/18/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
5
Basic
12
Total
18
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic cup used as scoop in bulk sugar container in server station. Cup removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling above mop sink in closet. **Repeat Violation**
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Blue ice bucket on ice machine. Bucket inverted. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 32-12-6:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No covered receptacle in women's restroom in dining area.
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Both cook on cook line. Both placed on hair restraints. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Small table in back prep area is rusted out. White cutting board on cook line in front of hot holding foods.
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Rear exit door near restrooms.
- 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop in bar. Scoop moved and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand washing sink in back prep area. Inspector emailed sign. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Clean storage pans stored on rack/shelf in dry storage area.
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler for beer in bar. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-02-5:Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Multiple areas throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Breaker missing on outside faucet by patio where green hose is attached. Breaker missing on end of splitter for mop sink faucet where no hose is attached. Manager states he will purchase breakers. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 12A-03-4:Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands off in dish machine area. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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. No written plan available. Inspector emailed Form 5030-104 (Clean Up Instructions for Vomitting/Diarrhea). **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-04-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Hand washing sink in server station by kitchen and hand washing sink on cook line are inoperable (no water). Manager states that repairs are in process. **Warning**
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in back prep area. Soap provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing chemical cleaner stored on shelf across from restrooms in dining area. Bottle labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/18/2025 revealed 18 total violations (1 high priority, 5 intermediate, 12 basic).
Inspection on 10/28/2024
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 10/28/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 8/27/2024
High Priority
6
Intermediate
5
Basic
12
Total
23
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In walk in cooler inside pot of beans, plate and bowl used as a scoop. Plate and bowl removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling inside mop sink area.
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Blue ice bucket stored on top of ice machine in kitchen. Bucket inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Case of raw oysters in walk in cooler and walk in freezer. Oysters identified, moved and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Two black backpacks stored on dry storage racks with single use items. Backpacks moved and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Blue plastic cups stored in server station. Cups separated. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 33-20-4:Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Pad for dumpster and grease receptacle. Manager states that pad will be cleaned. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In walk in freezer by condenser.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs in oven handle on cook line. Tongs moved and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand washing sign at hand washing sink near dish machine. Inspector emailed Form 5030-111 (Hand Washing Sign). **Corrective Action Taken**
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster outside of establishment. Lid closed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-02-5:Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Multiple areas throughout kitchen.
- 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, large pot of cooked beans prepared and stored last night 69F. Beans discarded. See stop sale.
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled soiled dishes in dish area and immediately prepared bowl of salsa to take to guests. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler, raw fish and shrimp stored over ready to eat cooked chicken, raw shelled oysters stored over ready to eat beans, and raw shelled eggs stored over ready to eat lemons/limes. Items moved and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 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, large pot of cooked beans prepared and stored last night 69F. Beans discarded. See stop sale.
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Air freshener spray can stored next to whole tomatoes in dry food storage area. Can moved and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Vacuum breaker missing at the end of the splitter for mop sink faucet where no hose is attached. Vacuum breaker missing at outside mop sink faucet where no hose is attached.
- 53B-16-4:Intermediate - Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions. Cook working on cook line did not know any food cooking temperatures. Inspector explained cooking temperatures to cook. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of large chest reach in cooler in bar. **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand washing sink near dish machine. Soap provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 53B-05-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All trading records for employees are expired. **Warning**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing chemical cleaner stored in mop sink area. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/27/2024 revealed 23 total violations (6 high priority, 5 intermediate, 12 basic).