EL RANCHITO JALISCO
210 E VAN FLEET DR, Bartow FL 33830 · 863-804-0152
Last inspected Mar 19, 2026 · 6 visits since July 2023
5 inspections within 18 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
1 case · $400
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2022057817 | Nov 7, 2022 | Jan 6, 2023 | $400 |
Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Under blue cutting board on the table in the dry storage area.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shrimp over diced tomatoes? Inside the flip top reach in cooler.service station. The shrimp was relocated.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade on the end of the table across from the fryers. The can opener was removed to the dishwasher area to be washed, rinsed sanitized.
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. 5-15-2022.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. 4 spray bottles in the dishwasher area with blue, brown, pink, clear liquid inside the spray bottles. I informed the operator to label each spray bottle.
Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Green shelf attached to the wall as you enter the dry storage area.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket on the small flip top reach in cooler next to the beer cooler.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched his cell phone with gloves on and proceeded to engage in handling equipment. I had the manager to have the employee to remove the gloves wash his hands and put on a new pair of gloves.
Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Shelves inside the dry storage room.
Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Fried chili pepper in a plastic container touching a wiping cloth inside the side by side reach in cooler. The cloth was removed.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife between the wall and electrical pipes on the wall near the fryers. The knife was removed to be washed, rinsed and sanitized.
Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. On the prep table across from the steam table in the kitchen.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. A case of ground beef thawing at room temperature inside the 2 compartment sink. The product was put under cold running water to thaw.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine. No chlorine test strips.
Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Shelves in the dry storage area.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of peroxide, bottle of rubbing alcohol. On the shelf above the prep table next to the microwave. The operator removed the products.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk containers of bean, rice not labeled stored in the hallway.
Met inspection standards. 4 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. Reach in cooler racks soiled in server area
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Manager removed
Food stored on floor. Observed bins of tortilla chips stored on the floor in dry storage
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.