HACIENDA MI PUEBLO RESTAURANTE MEXICANO & CANTINA
8405 TUTTLE AVE, Sarasota FL 34243 · 941-359-9303
Last inspected Mar 9, 2026 · 7 visits since September 2023
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— STEADY
5 inspections within 12 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Mar 9, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed prepared food stored in non food bags in the walk in freezer.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed a mold like substance on the ice drop tray inside the ice machine.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed cooked chicken in the walk in freezer without date marks.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed missing tile behind the bar at the ice well and holding water.
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Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Observed the soda gun draining into ready to eat ice at the bar. Missing drain line.
Sep 30, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed an employee scooping ready to eat tortilla chips with his bare hands and serving to guests. Operator coached employee.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed cooked chicken in the walk in freezer without date marks.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed a mold like substance on the ice drop tray inside the ice machine.
Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Observed soiled cardboard used on the cook line fryer table. Operator removed.
Jul 16, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed a soiled can opener. Operator removed and cleaned.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed a mold like substance on the ice drop tray inside the ice machine.
Dec 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed a soiled can opener. Operator removed and cleaned.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed a mold like substance on the ice drop tray inside the ice machine.
Jul 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed a soiled can opener. Operator removed and cleaned.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed a mold like substance on the ice drop tray inside the ice machine.
Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Observed both soda gun holsters at the bar without a waste line. One was dripping into the ice used for drinks.
Jan 9, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Food stored on floor. Observed food stored on floor in walk in freezer.
Sep 25, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed bleach and cleaning chemicals stored next to food under the prep table next to fryers. Operator moved items.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed the ice drop tray inside the main ice machine soiled with a rust type substance.
Ceiling tile missing. Observed missing ceiling vent/tile in storeroom.
Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Observed duct tape and string on handle of fryer basket. Not easily cleanable.
In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Observed spatulas stored in a soiled area under the flat grill. Operator moved items to 135 degree water for sanitizing.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed the ansul system pipes over the flat grill with a grease build up that has begun to drip.
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.