PALETERIA & HELADERIA MEXICANA
1308 8 AVE W, Palmetto FL 34221 · 941-840-4568
Last inspected Aug 18, 2025 · 5 visits since August 2023
5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 12/23. Owner will renew this evening.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed kitchen tools handle down. Owner inverted.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup in reach in ice cream coolers.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 5 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 12/23. Owner will renew this evening.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed glade air freshener stored next to open to go deli containers.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed blade of can opener with white/grayish build up. Owner cleaned.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed 2 containers of salsa and 1 container of refried beans not dated. Operator stated they had been in cooler only 2 days. Owner dated.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed 2 salsa containers and one container of refried beans not labeled in 2 door reach in cooler. Operator labeled.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
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.