LA PALMA TEX-MEX GRILL
412 S MISSOURI AVE · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33756
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
5 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
09-01-4High 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 touched washed onion with barehands . Reviewed with person in charge handwashing and glove use
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken 63 F – employee moved chicken to freezer for quick chill . Reviewed with person in charge to separate hot cooling food for good air flow . Recheck 41 F **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
53B-01-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Basic 2
50-03-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license decal not displayed on mobile food dispensing vehicle.
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Person in charge relocated the bucket **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 9, 2026 12:18 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.