MARIA LA MEXICANA
100 MOSELEY AVE, Palatka FL 32177 · 727.422.0678
Last inspected May 29, 2026 · 3 visits since April 2024
3 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
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 bodily fluid clean up kit or written procedures available. Inspector provided written procedures.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Equipment in poor repair. Flip top reach in cooler door gasket torn. Chest freezer shelves have rust pitting the surface. Stand up reach in cooler shelves rust pitting the surface.
Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. Sliding screen of service window removed.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Portable cutting board with build up of food residue staining.
In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Clean spatulas stored between ceiling and electric line.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler door gasket stained.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Three door reach in cooler shelves with rust pitting the surface.
Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. Screen for service window removed from opening.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Rubbing alcohol stored on the top of the flip top 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. No bodily fluid clean up kit or written procedures available. Inspector provided written procedures.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on top of the reach in freezer has food residue staining buildup.
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