LOS MAGUEYES MEXICAN RESTAURANT
5855 SE 5 ST UNIT 1&2 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34472
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
18 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
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. Male employee at the cook line wearing gloves touched his face and multiple dirty surfaces and continued working with food and cleaned containers, Inspector instructed to stop and washed his hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In walk-in cooler, observed corn tortillas in direct contact with thank you bags. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. In walk-in cooler, observed raw chicken stored above vegetables. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
28-26-5High Priority – Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. At the cook line, observed two floor drains backing up when sinks are running, per employee issues with plumbing started in the morning. Also objectionable odors at the kitchen area. **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. At the cook line, observed at room temperature, Chiles at 86F, per employee Chiles were cooked at 11:00 am, temperature was took at 3:18pm. Stop sale.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the walk-in cooler, observed beef 53F, beans 50F and 47F, carnitas 51F, red sauce 50F, raw chicken 50F, per employee in charge walk-in cooler its being in constantly use with door left open. Manager place ice bags and moved some items to freezer. Ambient air temperature of 46F **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, observed at room temperature, Chiles at 86F, per employee Chiles were cooked at 11:00 am, temperature was took at 3:18pm. Stop sale.
Intermediate 4
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Male employee drain water from a food container inside sink next to walk-in cooler entrance.
53A-07-6Intermediate – No certified food manager for establishment. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ No manager certification available for the establishment at inspection time. **Warning**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For chlorine.
53A-05-6Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ At inspection time, five food employees, no manager on site, Manager arrived during inspection. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 7
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine with mold like substance
06-09-1Basic – 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. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, observed raw salmon thawed in the ROP package, Employee opened and removed salmon from package. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on prep tables, employee moved all. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Cleaned stacked cups at the server station. **Repeat Violation**
51-18-6Basic – No copy of latest inspection report available. No documents available at inspection time.
16-48-4Basic – Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Observed knives stored on magnet heavily soiled.
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. All to-go containers not inverted at the cook line, server station and bar area, manager inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 8:26 AM.
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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.