VINO LOCO
420 W DEARBORN ST, Englewood FL 34223
Last inspected Feb 5, 2026 · 5 visits since October 2023
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.
5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 12-1-25
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 6 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 12-1-25
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards soiled
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Show the remaining 2 findings ▾
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling at cooks area.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Show 3 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed gaskets of outside reach-in-coolers have mold-like-substance.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Show 3 findings ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed fresh chopped garlic on counter at cooks line 67F. Cook stated it had been prepared 2 hours prior. Cooked returned garlic to reach-in-cooler.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed cut cheeses and cured meats opened more then 24 hours prior as per employee statement, and was not properly date marked. Observed operator correct issue to meet standards for inspection.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed slices cake, sauces and hummus prepared onsite more then 24 hours prior as per employee statement, items were not properly date marked. Observed operator correct issue to meet standards for inspection.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Show 5 findings ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed cheese grits, fresh chopped garlic, sauteed vegetables and butter at cooks line not time marked. Observed operator time mark items correctly.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Observed ope could not provide written Time as a Control sheet at time of inspection. Email operater Time as a Control sheet
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up.
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.