EL CHICOS MEXICAN REST&CANTINA
1751 EVANS RD · MELBOURNE · Brevard County · FL 32904
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
22-35-5High Priority – Food preparation pans has soil/old food residue on clean dishes. Manager rewashed dishes **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Knife holder on wall soiled. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 12
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. Fish was in walk in cooler, still frozen so they could remove oxygen from packaging **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **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. Drink on prep table, employee moved drink. Backpack with personal items on food storage shelf, manager relocated items. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gasket in poor repair on keg refrigerator in bar area
36-01-4Basic – Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Food debris under ice machine and bar area **Corrected On-Site**
14-38-4Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Manager discarded pans **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. **Corrected On-Site**
36-62-4Basic – Light not functioning. 2 lights out under cook line hoods
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Fajita staging refrigerator shelves are rusted
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. 2 pans in walk in not covered. **Corrected On-Site**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe leaking on hand sink in bar area. **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 22, 2026 1:02 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.