LAREDO'S
225 WEST MAIN ST · LAKE BUTLER · Union County · FL 32054
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Employee pre workout and cbd medicine on top shelf over wrapped tortillas on storage rack at end of cook line. Operator removed the medication. **Corrected On-Site**
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. Chlorine dish machine at 0ppm after two attempts and priming sanitizer. Operator continued priming machine to 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed two live roach like pests, one on the prep table with an attached can opener and one on the exterior wall of a reach in chest freezer. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the cook line flip top reach in cooler, pork (52F – Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (56F – Cold Holding); pico de gallo (57F – Cold Holding); cheese (49F – Cold Holding); cut lettuce (50F – Cold Holding); sour cream (48F – Cold Holding); shrimp (52F – Cold Holding); chile relleno (49F – Cold Holding); chicken (48F – Cold Holding) per operator all items moved from walk in cooler to reach in cooler at 11 then refilled/replaced as necessary through lunch rush. Operator removed all items to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board opposite flat top grill with food residue staining build up. Can opener blade with debris build up on blade. **Repeat Violation**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Unable to provide written time as public health control procedures, chicken, steak and onions on the cookline held on time as public health control with no time marking.
53B-14-5Intermediate – Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Two currently employed expired food handler training certificates.
Basic 13
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used as scoop in bulk sugar container. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
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 on cook line with accumulation of standing water at base and lid to cooler removed, ambient air temperature of 49F. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On shelf of warewashing area, clean blue cutting board with deep cut marks on surface of board.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Observed one dead roach on paperwork on windowsill behind front counter. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on prep table next to products cooling. Employee drink stored on cook line microwave. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. On shelf at end of warewashing area, clean plastic containers stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Reach in chest freezer with torn door gasket,
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water build up on floor at corner of wall by reach in chest freezers.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Bulk container of sugar stored on the floor of dry storage. Operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven door cook line.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water at base of flip top reach in cooler on cook line.
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. In the storage hallway with chest freezers, ground beef thawing in metal pot on the floor at ambient air temperature. **Repeat Violation**
21-09-4Basic – Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Visibly soiled wet wiping cloths stored on prep table by can opener and on the end of the cook line cutting board.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 4:48 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.