EL HUARACHE VELOZ
7100 49 ST N · PINELLAS PARK · Pinellas County · FL 33781
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
18 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled the phone to take orders while engaging in food preparation in customer dinning area.
08B-28-4High Priority – Food prepared with soiled equipment/utensil. Buckets of food inside three compartment sink while middle compartment is set up with dirty dishes and soap water.
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee handling phone then changing tasks with out hand washing and returning to prep food.
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. WD-40 stored above prep table near back door. Manager moved chemical. **Corrected On-Site**
41-27-4High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine sanitizer bucket at 200+ PPM. Manager replenished chlorine sanitizer to 100 PPM. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Gaskets in reach in fridges throughout the kitchen soiled with food debris.
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 in reach in freezer and reach in cooler on cook line not date marked.
Basic 11
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Equipment handles throughout the kitchen soiled with food debris.
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee ice cream stored in reach in freezer with food to be served to the public. Manager moved ice cream. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phones on prep table near meat slicer near back door.
08B-48-4Basic – Employee preparing food in customer section of dining area. Employee preparing food in customer section of dining area. Employees moved preparation to back prep area. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Clean dishes wet nesting on rack above three compartment sink.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Bucket of Salsa stored on the floor near reach in coolers. Manager moved bucket off the floor. **Corrected On-Site**
33-11-4Basic – Missing drain plug at dumpster.
51-13-4Basic – No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed operator choking poster. **Corrective Action Taken**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean dishes stored on rack above three compartment sink.
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Employee closed dumpster lids. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple in use wet clothes stored on shelf above hot holding steam table. Employee stored wiping cloths in sanitizer buckets.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 17, 2026 11:48 AM.
Violation category totals
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4 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.