PUERTO CORTES HONDURAS RESTAURANT AND MEXICAN FOOD
1990 MICHIGAN AVE, Cocoa FL 32955
Last inspected Sep 24, 2025 · 9 visits since July 2023
□ 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.
JUN 24
OCT 24
FEB 25
MAR 25
SEP 25
▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cook line make station shredded lettuce; (55- Cold Holding); dice tomatoes (55F - Cold Holding); salsa (55F - Cold Holding) owner discarded
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
9 visits, newest first
Sep 24, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Equipment in poor repair. 2 door reach in cooler gasket is torn
Sep 19, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 8 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cook line make station shredded lettuce; (55- Cold Holding); dice tomatoes (55F - Cold Holding); salsa (55F - Cold Holding) owner discarded
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line make station shredded lettuce; (55- Cold Holding); dice tomatoes (55F - Cold Holding); salsa (55F - Cold Holding) owner discarded
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade is soiled with hold food debris
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in kitchen had a bowl store in the sink. Operator removed plastic removed bowl
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cup in salsa container.
Equipment in poor repair. 2 door reach in cooler gasket is torn
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In make station flip not having ambient air thermometer in unit.
Mar 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Equipment in poor repair. 2 door reach in cooler door gasket is torn
Feb 12, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Open gallon of milk open 2-11-25 not dated. Operator dated the open gallon of milk
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Not labeled sanitizer. Operator label spray bottle
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowls in with no handle in salt container. Operator removed bowl from container
Equipment in poor repair. Observed sliding chest freezer glass door is damaged. Operator stated that he has a new door coming in tomorrow to replace the damaged sliding door. Reach in freezer is still holding temperature 30F Cold Holding
Oct 24, 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
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at hand wash sink. Operator refilled paper towels dispenser
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In sugar container. Operator removed it.
Equipment in poor repair. 2 door reach in cooler gasket torn
Food stored on floor. Observed back of raw beans and sugar stored directly on floor. Operator remove both items off floor
Light not functioning. Kitchen hood oven lights are burn out
Jun 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Emailed operator
Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Observed soap dispenser not dispensing soap at Hand Wash Sink
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Equipment in poor repair. Observed 2 door reach in cooler gasket door is torn
Food stored on floor. Observed cooking oil stored on the floor. Operator
Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed whole in wall in dry storage/ Office
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.emailed operator
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed no ambient air thermometer for cold holding units
Observed dry storage door / office door is in disrepair
Jan 23, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Observed Hand Wash Sink in kitchen area unable to dispense. Operator corrected change the soap
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed at fry station flip top soufflé cup use as a scoop. Operator corrected
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Observed no cover waste receptacle for Unisex bathroom
Food stored on floor. Observed cooking oil in dry storage stored on the ground. Operator corrected
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs stored on oven door handle. Operator corrected
Jul 20, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Large full deep food storage pans of food items, chicken, beef, pork, beans prepared on site not date marked.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without handle in bulk Salsa in reach in cooler
Jul 19, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 8 recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over raw beef in make table reach in cooler unit, corrected.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. No ambient air thermometer in unit. 2 glass door reach in cooler unit, per operator items were pulled from walk in cooler this morning at 7am; cooked on site pinto beans; (53F - Cold Holding); cooked on site beef (53F - Cold Holding); cooked on site pulled/ shredded pork (51F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (54F - Cold Holding) all items placed in walk in cooler to rapid chill, not enough time left in inspection to monitor temp for cooling.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottles window stored on cutting board, corrected
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink in walk in cooler/cold cutting room, blocked by storage of cleaners and scrub utensils, corrected
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Large full deep food storage pans of food items, chicken, beef, pork, beans prepared on site not date marked.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without handle in bulk Salsa in reach in cooler
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Currently 2glass door reach in cooler unit maintaining at 60° cold holding
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. 2 glass door reach in cooler unit without ambient air thermometer
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.