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LA TORTUGA VERDE

4938 US HIGHWAY 17 N, Bowling Green FL 33834

Last inspected May 22, 2025 · 2 visits since August 2024

□ Not on the state's active licence list

This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.

Licence typeFood service
Licence3500277
Grade history
AUG 24
MAY 25
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

2 visits, newest first

May 22, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findings
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed a bag of cooked rice in direct contact with a carry out bag, owner moved to a container.
High priority/14-31-5/Corrected On-Site
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed a case of Lysol cans next to sauce on the bottom shelf, owner moved it.
High priority/41-10-4/Corrected On-Site
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic/50-09-4
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up in reach in freezer.
Basic/14-69-4
Show the remaining 1 finding ▾
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed to go trays on a shelve that were not inverted or protected, owner corrected.
Basic/25-06-4/Corrected On-Site
The state's own report →
Aug 14, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit, operator showed where it was ordered but not yet received.
Intermediate/16-37-1/Corrective Action Taken
Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
Basic/32-04-4
Hole at top of wall where video wires come through.
Basic/36-24-5
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit in reach in freezer.
Basic/05-09-4
No container installed for catching grease from hood drip tray.
Basic/14-73-4

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.