SALSAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT
4578 SW HERITAGE OAKS CIR · LAKE CITY · Columbia County · FL 32024
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
22 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of Pepto-Bismal on shelf over center prep/ pass-through in kitchen. Manager moved to proper storage shelf. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 3
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. No date mark on gallon of milk in walk-in cooler opened two days prior. Manager marked. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards throughout kitchen soiled with mold-like substances. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Spoon in cookline hand wash sink. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 18
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plate as scoop in rice on cookline. **Repeat Violation**
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Carbon dioxide tanks not secured.
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling a/c vents soiled with dust and grease accumulation. **Repeat Violation**
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets not inverted or protected.
36-03-4Basic – Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove /base missing at wall junction near three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on cookline prep table. Employee discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee speaker on center line shelf over food prep tables.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Exposed insulation on cooler door. Cutting boards grooved throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Daylight shining through gap at bottom of exterior back door. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Chicken and oil containers on floor of cookline. Manager moved to table and shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
33-29-4Basic – Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Grease receptacle lid open.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven door handle. Employee removed during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler fan guard soiled with dust accumulation. Reach-in cooler gaskets and walk-in cooler shelves soiled with old food debris. **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on containers throughout kitchen and walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Both lids open.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Shrimp n walk-in cooler not covered. Manager covered with wrap. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-12-4Basic – Utensils in poor condition. Melted knife handle on cookline. **Repeat Violation**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Kitchen walls soiled with dust and grease accumulations. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 12:38 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 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.