HACIENDA MI PUEBLO RESTAURANTE MEXICANO & CANTINA
8405 TUTTLE AVE · SARASOTA · Manatee County · FL 34243
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
4 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
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. Observed an employee scooping ready to eat tortilla chips with his bare hands and serving to guests. Operator coached employee. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 1
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed cooked chicken in the walk in freezer without date marks.
Basic 2
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed a mold like substance on the ice drop tray inside the ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
14-45-4Basic – Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Observed soiled cardboard used on the cook line fryer table. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 4:41 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.