EMPANADAS LATINA & MAS
708 N MAIN ST, Kissimmee FL 34741 · 929-471-9038
Last inspected Jul 21, 2026 · 5 visits since July 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Jul 21, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Styrofoam cup used as scoop in sugar and flour bulk container.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In reach-in freezer at back of kitchen.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Meat thawing at back of kitchen on prep table.
Oct 9, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw eggs over cooked beef in reach-in cooler.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Cooked beef, frozen then thawed not date marked.
Feb 24, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
5 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Non food grade towel used to line arepas on front counter.
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Nonfood-grade bags used to store dough in reach-in cooler at the back of kitchen.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over bag of ice in freezer at back of kitchen.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cole slaw,potato salad and sliced cheese temping between 57F-69F. Per operator items were on the line for less than an hour. Advised operator to ice down items to bring temperature down.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken (118F - Hot Holding); pork (110F - Hot Holding) at front counter hot well. Advised operator to reheat items,per operator items were on line less than 1 hour
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At handwashing sink next to front counter and handwashing sink by triple sink
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle with blue substance on front counter.
Clean utensils stored between equipment and wall. Knives between wall and 3 compartment sinks.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee handbags stored next to slicer below prep table on front counter.
Food stored on floor. Plantains, cooking oil, and multiple single serve items stored on floor throughout kitchen.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. In cooler at the front counter.
Sep 20, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Ground beef stored over jar of jalapeños at glass reach in cooler
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towel at handwashing sink at front counter and cooks line
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Exit door by glass reach in coolers in dining area
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. By mop sink missing linoleum
Jul 25, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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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 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.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
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.