El Santafe Mexican Grill
Last inspected: Nov 17, 2025
43
Score
El Santafe Mexican Grill, located at 800 Clearwater Largo Rd in Largo, FL, had a high-risk inspection on November 17, 2025, with a score of 43. The inspection noted three critical, two major, and four minor violations. Notable issues included the use of a cup for dispensing food, employee personal items in a food preparation area, and raw products stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler, though some of these were corrected on-site.
14
Inspections
3
Critical latest
2
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Nov 17, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
43
Apr 8, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
47
Oct 30, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
47
May 24, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
May 22, 2024
Routine - Food
7 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
26
Mar 19, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
55
Feb 15, 2024
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
90
Feb 14, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
70
Oct 26, 2023
Routine - Food
10 critical violations. 4 major violations. 24 minor violations.
5
Aug 16, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
47
Mar 15, 2023
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 3 major violations. 10 minor violations.
21
Jan 10, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
23
Sep 8, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 13 minor violations.
25
Jul 7, 2022
Complaint Full
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
67
Violations — Nov 17, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used for portioning in milk. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on cutting board on cooks line. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Raw products stored on floor in walk in cooler.
08B-38-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Cooks line.
29-49-6
High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Refried beans 50f, cooked beef 49f, made on 11/16/2025 missed cooling window. **Repeat Violation**
03D-02-5
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 ppm. Feed tube not in contact with sanitizer. Corrected tube. Now 100 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
22-41-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Refried beans 50f, cooked beef 49f, made on 11/16/2025 missed cooling window. **Repeat Violation**
01B-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Various sauces in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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