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SANTA ROSA MEXICAN RESTAURANT

1436 SR 436 UNIT 1064 · CASSELBERRY · Seminole County · FL 32707

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateApril 21, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3562858
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10696440
DBPR license6905465

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
9 High Priority1 Intermediate7 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical17 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 9

#8High Priority12A-17-4

High Priority – Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. -employee washed hands for less than 15 seconds after preparing food on multiple accounts

#9High Priority09-01-4

High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. -employee removing warm taco shells from oven with bear hands -employee using bare hands to top taco shell with meat and cheese

#10High Priority12A-20-4

High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. -employee failed to use soap to wash hands on multiple accounts

#11High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. -raw beef stored with RTE washed/pealed onion

#12High Priority08A-20-5

High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. -all raw meats including shrimp, beef, pork, and chicken. Stored on same shelf in containers stacked on top of each other. No adequate separation

#13High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. -Salsa dated 4/20 49F

Stop Sale
#14High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -raw chicken (45F – Cold Holding); raw beef (44F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (45F – Cold Holding); raw beef (45F – Cold Holding) **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#15High Priority03F-02-5

High Priority – 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. -shredded lettuce, operator states less than 1 hour after being removed from refrigeration

#16High Priority03D-06-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. -salsa dated 4/20 49F

Intermediate 1

#17Intermediate31A-09-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. -hand wash sink at bar inaccessible due to sanitizer bucket being stored in sink basin

Basic 7

#1Basic32-04-4

Basic – Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. -woman's restroom door does not remain fully closed

#2Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -employee personal items stored on tops of box of single service items

#3Basic14-10-4

Basic – Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. -silicone spatula blades damaged

#4Basic35B-01-4

Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. -rear door in kitchen -rear door by mop sink

#5Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. -bins of chips stored on floor in ice machine room

#6Basic33-16-4

Basic – Open dumpster lid.

#7Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. -washed/pealed onion not covered during storage in walk in cooler

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 11, 2026 11:54 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
3 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
4 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 33 · Garbage, refuse and premises maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
1 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.