EL PATIO CANTINA
18576 HIGH SPRINGS MAIN ST, High Springs FL 32643 · 515.988.3405
Last inspected Jul 23, 2026 · 2 visits since May 2026
MAY 26
JUL 26
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on 6/1/2026. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food to customers with expired license.
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Inspection history
2 visits, newest first
Jul 23, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
6 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 11 findingsThe state's own report →
Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Item stored in reaching cooler next to vehicle entrance: rice (48F - Cooling). Manager stated rice was cooked the previous day and placed in cooler.
Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Item stored in reaching cooler next to vehicle entrance: rice (48F - Cooling). Manager stated rice was cooked the previous day and placed in cooler.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on 6/1/2026. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food to customers with expired license.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over cooked pork in reaching cooler next to cook line grill. Beef was placed on bottom shelf. Raw beef stored over onions and reaching cooler next to vehicle entrance. Beef was placed on bottom shelf.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Item stored in reaching cooler next to vehicle entrance: lettuce (47F - Cold Holding). Manager stated lettuce was placed in cooler one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved lettuce to another reaching cooler to cool to 41°.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Item stored in steam table next to cook line: beef (118F - Hot Holding); queso (115F - Hot ). Manager stated items placed in steam table 2 hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager turned up steam table to reheat items.
Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Ambient thermometer displays 46°, actual temperature is 51°.
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. No probe thermometer available.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked rice stored in reach-in cooler next to the back door. Manager stated rice was cooked the previous morning.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. To go containers on kitchen shelf, not inverted. Manager turned containers over during inspection.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line greasy.
May 1, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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