EL MALECON LATIN MARKET
14525 TAMIAMI TRL STE 1,2,3, North Port FL 34287
Last inspected Feb 20, 2025 · 3 visits since February 2024
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, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired December 1,2024
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired December 1,2024
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards on prep table soiled with food stains.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at hand washing sink by walk in cooler, no paper towels
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed prepared sauces in walk in cooler without date markings on
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Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Observed at hand washing sink by walk in cooler, soap dispenser not working properly.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed back sides of reach of reach in cooler door handles with food debris.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting boards at prep station in kitchen with groove marks on them.
Food stored on floor. Observed in walk in freezer, multiple items of food stored on floor
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up in walk in cooler door handles
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed microwave with dried on food debris inside.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on reach ins soiled in kitchen.
Stored food not covered. Observed house made sauces in walk-in cooler not covered.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed slicer with food debris on it. Observed operator having employee clean. Observed cleaning.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand sink by make table with pots and utensils in it. Observed operator removing items, and employee cleaned
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Observed not on site.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
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.