Happy Cactus Mexican Cocina
Last inspected: Dec 3, 2025
17
Score
Happy Cactus Mexican Cocina is a Mexican / Latin located at 2676 Bayshore Blvd Ste H, Dunedin, FL.
Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.
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Inspections
5
Critical latest
6
Major latest
9
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 3, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 6 major violations. 9 minor violations.
17
Feb 5, 2025
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
95
Sep 3, 2024
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
86
Jan 17, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
82
Jul 19, 2023
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
90
Jan 25, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
74
Sep 15, 2022
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
90
Violations — Dec 3, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling in dry storage area acoustic tiles. Not smooth and easily cleanable. **Warning**
36-37-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Grooved cutting boards in kitchen prep areas and on cook line. **Warning**
14-09-4
Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. Employee drinking from plastic water container while preparing tomatoes. **Warning**
12B-01-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone, wallet, and keys on food preparation area. Operator removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line no hair restraint. Asked employee to wear hair restraint. **Warning**
13-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of Oil stored on floor in dry storage. Operator moved oil to proper location. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service items stored with tools, chemicals, and office equipment. **Warning**
25-05-4
Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Soiled dry wiping cloths in use on cook line. Operator disposed of dirty wiping cloth. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-10-4
Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Dry storage room used as office. Office equipment, maintenance equipment and chemicals stored over and around single service items and ready to eat food items. **Warning**
42-03-5
High Priority - Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee drank from water bottle and then engaged in preparation of food. **Warning**
12A-05-4
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw beef and fish. Operator moved chicken to proper location. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-20-5
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Operator handled raw beef and then clean utensils without changing gloves or washing hands. **Warning**
12A-09-4
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Operator stored WD-40 and butane over food preparation table in kitchen, operator moved chemicals to proper area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-10-4
High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Wiping cloth quaternary 500ppm. Operator corrected bucket to 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-27-4
Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Provided operator with form HR 5030-100 **Warning**
11-07-5
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided operator a physical copy of form HR 5030-104 **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards soiled. **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand-wash sink on cook line blocked by trash can. Operator moved trashcan **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in bar used as dump sink. Dirty glasses stored in handwash sink. Operator moved glasses from handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-11-4
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
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Core (Minor)
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