EL MAGUEY MEXICAN RESTAURANT
4327 66 ST N · KENNETH CITY · Pinellas County · FL 33709
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
22-48-5High Priority – Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Establishment is using bleach with additives for laundry as sanitizer in 3 compartment sink and sanitize buckets. Operator went to store and got proper bleach. Tested sanitizer buckets at 50 PPPM. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Reach in cooler behind bar used for holding bottled drinks and salsas not keeping salsas in temperature. Salsa (66F – Cold Holding) All salsas had been in unit overnight. No way to determine how long they'd been out of temperature. Operator had not taken temperatures of salsas in that unit today. Outside display shows temperature of 37F. Operator put thermometer inside that's reading 43F. Operator has contacted a repair person. Stop Sale issued on salsas and unit will not be used for temperature sensitive foods until it has been repaired.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler behind bar used for holding bottled drinks and salsas not keeping salsas in temperature. Salsa (66F – Cold Holding) All salsas had been in unit overnight. No way to determine how long they'd been out of temperature. Operator had not taken temperatures of salsas in that unit today. Outside display shows temperature of 37F. Operator put thermometer inside that's reading 43F. Operator has contacted a repair person. Stop Sale issued on salsas and unit will not be used for temperature sensitive foods until it has been repaired.
Intermediate 2
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cooked chorizo in reach in cooler in back storage room made 1/26 not date marked. Operator labeled with date. **Corrected On-Site**
05-10-4Intermediate – Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures.
Basic 7
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. -ceiling tiles throughout dining room have water damage stains **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. -ceiling in kitchen soiled with dust -wall behind ice machine soiled with dust **Repeat Violation**
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach in cooler behind bar used for holding bottled drinks and salsas not keeping salsas in temperature. salsa roja hot (66F – Cold Holding); salsa verde (49F – Cold Holding); salsa roja mild (46F – Cold Holding) Outside display shows temperature of 37F. Operator put thermometer inside that's reading 43F. Operator has contacted a repair person. Stop Sale issued on salsas and unit will not be used for temperature sensitive foods until it has been repaired. **Corrective Action Taken**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach behind reach in cooler in back room near restrooms Operator cleaned up. **Corrected On-Site**
33-12-4Basic – Dumpster rusted out on bottom.
33-23-4Basic – Grease receptacle on dirt, not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface.
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometer in reach in cooler behind bar holding salsas. Operator put ambient thermometer inside. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 8:29 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.