MARGARITA MEXICAN RESTAURANT
1100 N MAIN ST STE A · BELLE GLADE · Palm Beach County · FL 33430
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
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. Observed employee touch hair then touched clean containers to store tortillas; no hand wash. Employee cleaned and sanitized containers and washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. At reach in freezer: raw chicken nuggets in open bag stored over open bag of plantains. Operator fixed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs stored over sauces. Operator corrected. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
02C-01-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. At double door reach in cooler: Seafood soup, beef soup and cooked vegetables dated 08/06 See stop sale. **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. At double door reach in cooler: Seafood soup, beef soup and cooked vegetables dated 08/06 See stop sale. **Warning**
Intermediate 2
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At flip top cooler unit: bottled sour cream (52F at 10:00am; 52F at 10:50am- Cooling) As per operator, cooling since 30 mins. At current rate of cooling, product will not cool to 41F within 4 hours. Stored over stacked. Operator moved to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. At walk in cooler: Red salsa prepared 2 days prior not date marked. Operator date marked. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 11:04 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.