LA GLORIA COCINA MEXICANA
4505 PARK BLVD STE 2 · PINELLAS PARK · Pinellas County · FL 33781
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
33 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employees entered kitchen on multiple occasions without without washing their hands first. **Warning**
22-48-5High Priority – Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Sanitizer on hand is for laundry purposes only not for food contact surfaces. **Warning**
12A-08-4High Priority – Hot water takes too long to reach handwash sink resulting in employees using only cold water to wash their hands. Hot water at hand wash sink in front counter area taking too long. Inspector had to wash hands with cold water. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw pork and raw beef stored above ready to eat foods in stand alone reach in cooler near stove top in kitchen area. Employees moved items in fridge by Minimum Internal Cooking/Reheating Temperatures and proper food refrigerator storage. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over raw beef in reach in cooler near back door in dinning area. Employees moved raw chicken into container and stored raw beef above raw chicken. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-17-6High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Frozen raw pork and frozen raw fish stored above ready to eat foods in reach in freezer near back entrance in dinning area. It all items commercially packaged. Employees moved items to bottom shelf and stored ready to eat foods on top shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee handed raw steak with gloves on then rinsed hands with gloves still on inside the three compartment sink. With the same gloves still on employee went to dry hands on a dry wiping towel. **Warning**
Intermediate 16
11-07-5Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Emailed operator An Easy Way to Remember the "BIG 6" Foodborne Illnesses handout in Spanish. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
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. Opened milk jug not dated after opening. Employee dated 12/17/23. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Hand wash sink in kitchen area obstructed and can not be accessed for hand washing. Employees are rinsing their hands in the three compartment sink. **Warning**
11-27-4Intermediate – 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. Emailed operator vomiting or diarrheal events handout. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
27-19-4Intermediate – Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. At front counter hand wash sink. **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink near cook line not accessible and blocked by flat top and three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-04-4Intermediate – Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Currently there is no way to access hand wash sink in kitchen area due to replacement of flat top. **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Utensils being stored inside hand wash sink that is blocked by prep table with flat top and three compartment sink. **Warning**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine chemical test kit. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand sink near cook line. **Warning**
51-16-7Intermediate – 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/. Change flat top on kitchen cook line. Which now obstructs hand washing sink in kitchen area. **Warning**
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Warning**
53B-02-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One employee working with food without employee food training. Employee has been employed over 60 days. **Warning**
22-38-5Intermediate – No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Chlorine Sanitizer on hand is for laundry purposes only not for food contact surfaces. Employee got Chlorine sanitizer for food contact surfaces. Chlorine sanitizer bucket was set up to 50 PPM. Three compartment sink was set up to 50 PPM. **Corrected On-Site** **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. Multiple items not date marked inside stand alone reach in cooler in kitchen area and in reach in cooler near back door dinning area. Educated employees on date marking procedures. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. No hot water coming out of hand wash sink in front counter area. Inspector ran water for 2 minutes, highest temperature reached was 72 F. **Warning**
Basic 10
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in cooler door handles near back area dinning room soiled with food debris. **Warning**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Expired License displayed 2/1/2023. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Grooved cutting boards on reach in coolers in kitchen area. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Oil stored on floor by reach in cooler and stove top in kitchen area. Employee moved off floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle touching flour inside container under prep table. Employees moved scoop upright. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
51-13-4Basic – No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. **Warning**
29-27-4Basic – No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment. Employees dumping mop water in back area near back entrance to restaurant. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hand washing sink soiled with grease and food debris next to cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Refried beans, rice and cooked pork not covered in stand alone reach in cooler near stove top in kitchen area. Raw beef in reach in cooler near back entrance in dinning area not covered. Employee covered with tin foil. **Corrected On-Site** **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop store on floor in kitchen area near three compartment sink. Employee stored to allow for drying near back door entrance. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 16, 2026 12:23 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.