LA ESCONDIDA II
702 N 6 AVE, Wauchula FL 33873 · 863-781-4688
Last inspected Apr 20, 2026 · 3 visits since April 2024
APR 24
JUN 25
APR 26
▲ GETTING WORSE
3 inspections trending down, 23 points off where it started.
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. Printed a copy out for owner by end of inspection.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Apr 20, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 11 findingsThe state's own report →
Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed 2 bottles of pepto bismol in reach in cooler salsa, owner moved.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw hard shell eggs over container of beans in reach in cooler.
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Observed flat of raw hard shell eggs out at room temperature with no written plan, printed a copy for owner.
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed bags of shredded chicken not date marked in the reach in freezer, owner stated made 6/19/25.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl with no handle in container of beans in reach in cooler, owner took bowl out.
Food stored on floor. Observed 3 bags of potatoes on floor under reach in cooler.
Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Observed can outside no lid.
Missing drain plug at dumpster.
Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed no ambient thermometer in reach in cooler on counter.
Jun 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority4 Intermediate6 Basic
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed Pepto-bismo in the reach in cooler with food prep.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw hard shell eggs over cooked yellow rice in reach in cooler.
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. Printed a copy out for owner by end of inspection.
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
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. Printed a copy for owner and signed by end of inspection.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed beef and pork in the reach in cooler not date marked owner stated was made on 6/18/25.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl in cooked rice in the reach in cooler.
Missing drain plug at dumpster.
Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Printed a copy for owner by end of inspection.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed no ambient thermometer in the reach in cooler.
Stored food not covered. Observed diced tomatoes and parsley not covered in reach in cooler and sobes not covered in reach in freezer.
Apr 18, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Sanitizer notapproved for food service. Operator using low splash bleach. Operator sent for approved bleach during inspection.
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.