El Sol De Mexico Bar and Grill
Last inspected: Dec 5, 2025
43
Score
El Sol De Mexico Bar And Grill, located at 31077 Cortez Blvd in Brooksville, FL, had a high-risk inspection on December 5, 2025, with a score of 43. This inspection identified 2 critical, 3 major, and 5 minor violations, including issues with food storage height and condition, and unwashed produce. While this recent inspection indicated several concerns, El Sol De Mexico Bar And Grill has a historical pattern of mostly low-risk inspections across its seven recorded evaluations.
7
Inspections
2
Critical latest
3
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 5, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
43
Jan 29, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 3, 2024
Complaint Full
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
78
Mar 20, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
67
Dec 8, 2023
Routine - Food
7 minor violations.
70
Jun 20, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
82
Sep 21, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 2 minor violations.
32
Violations — Dec 5, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Shelf with unwashed produce on it in the walk in cooler.
08B-47-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Employee removed beef in cracked pan in walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
14-38-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Boxes of lettuce on floor of the walk in cooler.
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Employee removed tongs from oven door. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Employee placed towels on prep table in bucket in prep area. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Employee removed bowl with raw chicken in it. That was on top of a pan of onions in reach in cooler on cook line. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket tested at 500ppm. Employee remade bucket retested at 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
41-15-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with food debris.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Operator is using quaternary tablets for sanitizer buckets and does not have any quaternary test strips.
16-37-1
Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Manager came during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
53A-05-6
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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