TEQUILA MEXICAN GRILL & CANTINA
422 CLEVELAND STREET · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33755
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
26 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. Bartender touched glasses on top of her head then prepared drinks without washing hands, discussed proper hand washing with operator to translate to employee **Warning**
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook wiping gloved hands on soiled apron and towel then touching clean plates with out washing hands or changing gloves, discussed proper hand washing with operator to translate to employee **Warning**
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched cell phone and keys then engaged in preparing food without washing hands, discussed proper hand washing with operator to translate to employee **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 in dish area 1 by drain under soda dispenser **Warning**
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Brown paper towel used to wrap food to heat in microwave **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp above shredded cheese, shrimp moved to bottom shelf **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. marinaded Raw steak 44F in walk in cooler, rechecked temperature is at 43F **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 5
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. Form 5030-104 has been printed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled Cutting boards on cook line **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink in prep area has container of fish stored in it, hand sink in dish area has equipment stored in front of it, items removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink on cook line used to rinse food, discussed proper hand wash use **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Water temperature at bar hand sink is 74F, hot water faucet not working **Warning**
Basic 14
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/pink mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Warning**
32-12-5Basic – Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All cutting boards **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink next to clean plates by grill on cook line, drink removed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook put hair net on **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Multiple buckets of sauce on floor in walk in cooler, food moved off the floor **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop removed and put in dish area to be cleaned **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife between lids on reach in cooler, knife removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda syrup station area heavily soiled with old food debris **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler across from stove on cook line **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Steaks sitting out on shelf under prep table Fish sitting in water in hand sink Food put inside walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed avocados above salsa in walk in cooler, avocados moved to bottom shelf **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket on cook line at 0ppm, operator refilled sanitizer bucket now at 200ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket on floor on cook line, employee picked up off floor **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 21, 2026 2:10 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 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.