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LA MEZCLA DEL SABOR LATINO

12601 US 19 · HUDSON · Pasco County · FL 34667

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 20, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number1326206
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10938795
DBPR license6151042

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority2 Intermediate0 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#1High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Cook went outside to other trailer, scooped ice, went back into other trailer and began to prep food, no hand wash **Warning**

Warning
#2High Priority12A-18-4

High Priority – Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Operator reach in cooler rinsed hands in 3 compartment sink, then dried with soiled towel attached to pants. Discussed proper hand wash and drying with paper towel. **Warning**

Warning
#3High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In small black refrigerator- raw beef in plastic container over jar of garlic, operator moved garlic to othe4 cooler **Warning**

Warning
#4High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. cooked yellow rice (56F – Cold Holding); cooked rice and beans (51F – Cold Holding); cooked white rice (55F – Cold Holding) butter (73F – Cold Holding)removed from refrigeration hour ago **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#5High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In refrigerator – made yesterday. yucca (44F – Cold Holding), moved to inside of refrigerator from door . In small black refrigerator- raw beef roast (46F – Cold Holding); moved to freezer, raw pork (44F – Cold Holding) operator put in pan to cook. In reach in cooler – all made last at about 8:00, cooked yellow rice (56F – Cold Holding); cooked rice and beans (51F – Cold Holding); cooked white rice (55F – Cold Holding) see stop sale On prep table- butter (73F – Cold Holding)removed from refrigeration1 hour ago, see stop sale . **Warning**

WarningStop Sale

Intermediate 2

#6Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board at lift top cooler, stained and grooved **Warning**

Warning
#7Intermediate51-16-7

Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Operator has added single axle trailer. 2 chest freezers, bulk foods, soda, ice machine, to go items in trailer 12/22/25, plans denied, finishes not sent with plan. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 11:26 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 52 · Misrepresentation / misbranding
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.