CANTINA'S MEXICAN GRILL
2507 S US HWY 27 · CLERMONT · Lake County · FL 34711
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
22 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. -bar 0 ppm **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands after handling raw meat on cook line.
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. -dishwasher is not changing gloves between working with dirty to clean dishes.
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found -2 dozen in mop sink area, 2 in dish area, 1 in bar area. **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. -chimichurri (71F – Cold Holding), horchata (47F – Cold Holding) kitchen, held more than four hours per operator. **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. – white rice (77F – Cold Holding), held less than four hours per operator, moved to cooler quick chill chimichurri (71F – Cold Holding), kitchen, horchata (47F – Cold Holding) , server area, held more than four hours per operator **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -queso (121F – Hot Holding), warming unit in kitchen, held less than four hours per operator. Operator moved to stove for rapid reheat. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 6
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -cutting boards on cook line **Repeat Violation**
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. -shrimp aguachile on menu
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. -for portioned salsa in server area. Provided form to operator, operator filled out. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -queso in walk in cooler
53B-10-4Intermediate – Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. -expiration dates missing on some employees
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. -bottle of blue liquid in bar area, bottle of purple liquid in dish area. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 9
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -tomato sauce in reach in cooler on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. -dish area **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. -walk in freezer
33-19-4Basic – Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. -cook line, operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at bar. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -gaskets on walk in cooler, reach in coolers in kitchen -exterior sides of fryers and front doors on equipment in kitchen
14-20-4Basic – Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. -throughout the kitchen **Repeat Violation**
42-03-5Basic – Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. -leaf blowers stored on soda boxes in bar area.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 19, 2026 7:41 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.