EL MEZCAL MEXICAN RESTAURANT
8441 SW HWY 200 STE 147/149 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34481
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
3 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
01B-02-5High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Three pans of rice and pan of beans on shelf under steam table: rice 109F. 91F. 116F. Beans 91F. In pan on top of steam table: queso 89F. On top of reach in make table: tomatoes 54F. Cabbage 60F. Manager stated items out more than four hours. In reach in cooler at server station: milk 46F. Unable to determine how long milk was in cooler. In reach in cooler with an ambient temperature of 67F on cookline: beef 65F. Beef 67F. Beef 64F. Scallops 60F. All items in unit more than four hours. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-04-17: Observed two containers of chip salsa prepared yesterday and were in the walk-in-cooler overnight both at 46F **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On top of reach in make table: tomatoes 54F. Cabbage 60F. Manager stated items out more than four hours. Stop sale issued. In reach in cooler at server station: milk 46F. Unable to determine how long milk was in cooler. Stop sale issued. In reach in cooler with an ambient temperature of 67F on cookline: beef 65F. Beef 67F. Beef 64F. Scallops 60F. All items in unit more than four hours. Stop sale issued. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-04-17: Observed two containers of chip salsa prepared yesterday and were in the walk-in-cooler overnight both at 46F **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Three pans of rice and pan of beans on shelf under steam table: rice 109F. 91F. 116F. Beans 91F. In pan on top of steam table: queso 89F. Stop sale issued for all. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2024-04-17: Observed shelf under steam table with half tray of rice at 116F , and a container of Queso at 111F. Employee advised that both items had been prepared 2 hours earlier. **Admin Complaint**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 7, 2026 2:03 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.