LA PALMA TEX-MEX GRILL
412 S MISSOURI AVE, Clearwater FL 33756 · 727-906-7141
Last inspected Apr 16, 2026 · 6 visits since May 2024
4 inspections within 26 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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. Employee touched washed onion with barehands. Reviewed with person in charge handwashing and glove use
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored sliced cheese in reach in cooler. Operator moved eggs to bottom of cooler.
Food stored on floor. Cooking oil box stored on floor. Operator relocated.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 2 high priority.
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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. Employee touched washed onion with barehands. Reviewed with person in charge handwashing and glove use
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken 63 F - employee moved chicken to freezer for quick chill. Reviewed with person in charge to separate hot cooling food for good air flow. Recheck 41 F
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license decal not displayed on mobile food dispensing vehicle.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Person in charge relocated the bucket
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded.
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Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location.
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 copy of latest inspection report available.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
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