El Tambo Grill
Last inspected: Mar 10, 2026
14
Score
El Tambo Grill, located at 11401 Nw 12 St Unit E532 in Sweetwater, FL, had a high-risk inspection on March 10, 2026, with a score of 14. This inspection identified 7 critical, 4 major, and 11 minor violations. The facility's inspection history shows a pattern of mostly high-risk findings across seven scored inspections.
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Inspections
7
Critical latest
4
Major latest
11
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 10, 2026
Routine - Food
7 critical violations. 4 major violations. 11 minor violations.
14
Sep 11, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
39
Apr 29, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 22, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 3 minor violations.
32
Mar 19, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 7 minor violations.
33
Oct 9, 2023
Routine - Food
4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
52
Oct 9, 2023
Routine - Food
4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
52
Jun 29, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
2 minor violations.
90
Jun 29, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
2 minor violations.
90
Violations — Mar 10, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. **Warning**
36-34-5
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. **Warning**
24-05-4
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. **Warning**
10-08-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. **Warning**
10-20-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In kitchen area **Warning**
10-07-4
Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Observed behind st dry food storage room. **Warning**
38-07-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at unit by kitchen entrance. **Warning**
31B-04-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed ice on counter uncovered exposed to cross contamination. **Warning**
08B-12-5
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Observed broken tiles in walk in cooler floor **Warning**
36-02-5
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed behind 3 compartment sink area. **Warning**
36-27-5
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Warning**
42-01-4
High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. **Warning**
12A-13-4
High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed ice quad sanitizer 3 compartment sink sink sink at 0ppm, establishment was out of sanitizer, instructed and coached staff in using chlorine as sanitizer, retested new solution at 100ppm. **Warning**
22-43-4
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken over raw fish in walk in freezer **Warning**
08A-17-6
High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Chef placed eggs back in reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-03-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed fried rice (53F - Cold Holding); white rice (50F) at walk in cooler , as per manager since yesterday. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed fried rice (53F - Cold Holding); white rice (50F) at walk in cooler , as per manager since yesterday. **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed roasted chicken (77/90F - Hot Holding) at front counter area area, staff voluntarily discarded it. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed multiple handwashing sinks with utensils stored inside **Warning**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02B-01-5
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
53B-01-5
Intermediate - Written procedures for non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods are lacking provisions for identifying food cooked with non-continuous process. Observed establishment partial cooked roasted chicken and not procedures or record keeping of it. **Warning**
03C-94-4
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