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MARIA LA MEXICANA

100 MOSELEY AVE, Palatka FL 32177 · 727.422.0678

Last inspected May 29, 2026 · 3 visits since April 2024

Licence typeMobile Food Vehicle
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceMFD6450122
Grade history
APR 24
MAY 25
MAY 26
▼ IMPROVING

3 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.

Worst finding 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.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrective Action Taken
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Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

May 29, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
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.
Basic/14-11-5
Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. Sliding screen of service window removed.
Basic/35B-13-4/Repeat Violation
May 15, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Portable cutting board with build up of food residue staining.
Intermediate/22-02-4
In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Clean spatulas stored between ceiling and electric line.
Basic/10-02-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler door gasket stained.
Basic/23-03-4
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Three door reach in cooler shelves with rust pitting the surface.
Basic/14-33-4
Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. Screen for service window removed from opening.
Basic/35B-13-4
Apr 9, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority2 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Rubbing alcohol stored on the top of the flip top reach in cooler.
High priority/41-10-4
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.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrective Action Taken
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.
Intermediate/22-02-4

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.