EL JEFE MEX GRILL LLC
16319 N FLORIDA AVE, Lutz FL 33549
Last inspected May 8, 2025 · 4 visits since December 2023
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
3 inspections trending up, 22 points better than where it started.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. -1 flying insect observed near hand washing station on truck, not landing on any food contact surfaces. Insect left truck during inspection.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Eggs stored over shredded cheese. Operator moved eggs to bottom of reach in to gain compliance
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles containing food removed from its original container not labeled with common name
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Tortilla wraps in plastic wrap In reach in cooler By exit door.
Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Close to reach in cooler.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 9 recorded, 2 high priority.
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. -2 cans of beans and 2 cans of enchilada sauce dented at seams and not segregated from food to be served to the public. Operator properly segregated items for return.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. -1 flying insect observed near hand washing station on truck, not landing on any food contact surfaces. Insect left truck during inspection.
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. -Provided operator with written plan of Bodily Fluids Clean up
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. -1 employee has worked 1 shift on the food truck with no health agreement signed Provided operator with health agreement to began signing.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. -2 cans of beans and 2 cans of enchilada sauce dented at seams and not segregated from food to be served to the public. See Stop Sale. Operator properly segregated items for return.
Hotel and Restaurant license decal not displayed on mobile food dispensing vehicle.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. -Tongs kept hanging on equipment below flat top grill Operator properly stored tongs
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. -Provided operator Choking Poster
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.