LA JUQUILITA RESTAURANT
700 S MISSOURI AVE · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33756
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
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at 3:05pm butter (50F – Cold Holding); cooked chicken (48F – Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (50F – Cold Holding); cut lettuce (52F – Cold Holding); sour cream (44F – Cold Holding); raw beef (45F – Cold Holding) Operator placed items in reach-in freezer. Re temp at 3:45pm a. Butter 42f b. Cooked chicken 41f c. Sliced tomatoes 43f d. Cut lettuce 43f e. Sour cream 37f f. Raw shrimp 40f g. Raw beef 36f **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On steam table at 3:10pm a. Black beans 127f Operator turned steam table temp up. Re temp at 3:40p, a. Black beans 176f **Corrected On-Site**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose connected to faucet on side of bldg without vacuum breaker.
Intermediate 1
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink located near walk-in cooler has food stored inside bowl. Discussed with operator the purpose of hand wash sink. Operator removed food, cleaned and sanitized hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 8
14-09-4Basic – All cutting boards in kitchen has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tiles near soda machine in kitchen damaged. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on top of cutting board on cook line. Employee removed phone, operator cleaned and sanitized cutting board. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. 5 gallons of cooking oil stored on floor in dry-storage room. Operator placed oil on shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on oven door handle between uses. Operator removed tongs. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Operator closed lid. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler located on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Seasoning stored on shelf above prep table in kitchen removed from original packaging not labeled by common name. Operator labeled seasoning. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 20, 2026 1:09 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.