El Mezcalito Mexican Grill
Last inspected: Jan 14, 2026
52
Score
El Mezcalito Mexican Grill Llc, located at 4651 Ne Babcock St, Palm Bay, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on January 14, 2026, with a score of 52. The inspection identified one critical violation, one major violation, and eight minor violations. Notably, repeat violations were cited for a missing ceiling tile and a gap in an exterior door, with soiled ceiling tiles also noted.
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Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 14, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
52
Aug 19, 2025
Routine - Food
4 major violations. 18 minor violations.
27
Feb 18, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
32
Oct 7, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
86
Jan 9, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 5 major violations. 11 minor violations.
19
Aug 23, 2023
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 4 major violations. 10 minor violations.
10
Nov 1, 2022
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 6 major violations. 6 minor violations.
35
Jul 22, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Jul 20, 2022
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 4 major violations. 9 minor violations.
20
Violations — Jan 14, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing in back of kitchen prep line.
36-36-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles on cook line soiled with debris. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Exterior door has gap at bottom. Door nearest office. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles in walk in freezer missing and damaged. Floor tiles in kitchen from last inspection repaired. **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5
Basic - Light not functioning. Various lights burned out in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-62-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Chest freezer exterior soiled with food debris.
23-03-4
Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door left open with plastic guard that ends approximately 1.5' from floor. **Corrected On-Site**
35B-05-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Five gallon vanilla ice cream in chest freezer with no lid. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found four small flies in back storage area near soda syrup.
35A-02-7
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soiled can opener blade. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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