HAPPY CACTUS MEXICAN COCINA
2676 BAYSHORE BLVD STE H · DUNEDIN · Pinellas County · FL 34698
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
12A-18-4High Priority – Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Employee brushed gloved hands on clothes. No handwash or glove change.
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employees put in a hair net, no hand wash or glove change.
01B-40-1High Priority – Stop Sale issued. Fish reduced oxygen packaged on premises, or commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish labeled with instructions to remain frozen until time of use, not held frozen. .5lbs of group thawed in packaging. Packaging said grouper needed to be removed from the bag.
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of soda nozzles soiled.
Basic 8
06-09-2Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale. .5lbs of group thawed in packaging. Packaging said grouper needed to be removed from the bag.
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Grooved cutting boards in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table in kitchen.
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal snickers stored next to food for customers.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee backpack stored above food for customers in dry storage office,
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee not wearing hair restraint while preparing food. Operator had employee place on hair net. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Rice uncovered in walk in cooler.
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles of oil unlabeled.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on November 3, 2026 8:03 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 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.