FONDA EL CRIOLLITO RESTAURANT
4701 S SEMORAN BLVD UNIT B · ORLANDO · Orange County · FL 32822
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
26 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
12A-18-4High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Employee washed hands and dried hands onsoiled wiping cloth **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
12A-05-4High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Operator drank from cup without washing hands before resuming to cook **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
12A-20-4High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Employee handled raw chicken and washed hands with no soap **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
08A-05-6High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs over pico in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
03B-01-6High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. empanada (118F – Hot Holding); potato balls (109F – Hot Holding); empanada (109F – Hot Holding) Less than 4 hours operator turned up heat **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
41-10-4High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Lighter fluid on table with to go container and sauces In kitchen **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
29-42-4High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
28-14-5High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – mop/cleaning wastewater dumped onto ground. Operator dumped mop water on ground out back door **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
Intermediate 6
11-27-4Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: Provided operator a copy **Time Extended**
22-02-4Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board make table Inside of rice bucket in kitchen Can opener **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
51-16-7Intermediate – – From initial inspection : 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 went through a remodel without plan review. Operator has a smoker outside not on approved plans **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
11-26-1Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: Provided operator a copy **Time Extended**
31B-03-4Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. By cookline **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
02C-02-5Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Nothing date marked **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
Basic 12
32-04-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
14-01-5Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in bucket of rice **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
29-18-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Drain cover(s) missing. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
12B-02-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Operator drank from beverage without a lid while working cookline **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
40-06-5Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on make table cutting board **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
14-11-5Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Mortar and pestle cracked Shelving in reach in cooler missing clips **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
35B-01-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Side door **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
08B-38-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Food stored on floor. Cases of oil on floor by hand wash sink and under prep table Case of plantains on floor in walk in cooler Many items on floor in walk in freezer **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
14-69-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
31B-04-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Restroom – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
22-16-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Reach-in cooler and walk in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
08B-17-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Case of tomatoes over pan of cooked item in walk in cooler **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-30: **Time Extended**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 4:35 PM.
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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.