Las Delicias Latin Food

5960 Richard St, Jacksonville, FL 32216
Mexican / Latin
Last inspected: Mar 6, 2026
100
Score
Low Risk

Across the available record, Las Delicias Latin Food has 14 inspections on file, the first dated 2022. On Mar 6, 2026, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well.

Inspection results have stayed in a similar range over the last few visits, averaging around four violations each.

The pattern that stands out is “time/temperature control for safety food cold held”, which has been cited three times.

Las Delicias Latin Food's latest score of 100 sits above the Jacksonville average of 74. There isn't much in the file that would give a customer pause.

14
Inspections
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Inspection History
Mar 6, 2026
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Mar 5, 2026
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Créme (86F - Cold Holding); cheese (80F - Cold Holding), both stored next to service window and place there from reach in cooler approximately 15 mins ago. Employee place back in reach in cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Raw sewage on ground of establishment. Observed evidence of raw sewage from holding tank on food trailer being stored in 5 gallon buckets and grease that was dumped by employees of establishment on the ground near location of the food trailer where is currently being used as construction site. Operator currently has up-to-date commissary on file which was validated. **Warning**
28-13-5
Intermediate - Self-sufficient mobile food dispensing vehicle not reporting to commissary as required. Observed evidence of raw sewage from holding tank on food trailer being stored in 5 gallon buckets and grease that was dumped by employees of establishment on the ground near location of the food trailer where is currently being used as construction site. Operator currently has up-to-date commissary on file which was validated.
51-23-4
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Water turned off at hand wash sink and three compartment sink. Employee turn on during inspection **Corrected On-Site**
27-16-4
Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Clean equipment's stored outside under canopy on top of unused steam table. Employee removed and properly stored them inside food trailers **Corrected On-Site**
24-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler with torn gasket **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw pork at 30F stored thawing at room temperature temperature at three compartment sink **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5
Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Operator has unused steam table stored outside under canopy next to grill with hinged lid stating it not in use and broken
33-31-5
50
Feb 4, 2026
Routine - Food
4 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. CO2 tank stored outside not secured
51-11-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler with torn gasket
14-11-5
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Cooked chicken at 31F thawing in three compartment sink at room temperature Raw frozen chicken stored in plastic bucket under counter top thawing at room temperature
06-01-5
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop stored not hung
42-01-4
82
Jul 2, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jul 1, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Produce stored in direct contact inside non-food grade bag in trailer. **Warning**
14-31-5
High Priority - Raw sewage on ground of establishment. Observed waste water from attached pipe on food trailer leaking on ground and creating pool of water. Employee stated they used bathroom sink and toilet to dispose of waste water from food trailer. Operator has bucket under pipe to catch water that is almost full. **Warning**
28-13-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing back flow preventer on attached water hose spigot that is attached to food trailer **Warning**
29-34-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Observed 3 live flying insects inside food trailer due to service window and back door being left open. **Warning**
35A-02-7
High Priority - Mobile food dispensing vehicle disposing of wastewater at an unapproved location. Observed waste water from attached pipe on food trailer leaking on ground and creating pool of water. Employee stated they used bathroom sink and toilet to dispose of waste water from food trailer. Operator has bucket under pipe to catch water that is almost full. **Warning**
28-29-5
Intermediate - Self-sufficient mobile food dispensing vehicle operating from an unapproved commissary. As per employee working, she showed me where she is using on site building restroom hand wash sink and toilet to dump waste water from the food trailer. On site location does not have proper facility to dispose of waste water. **Warning**
51-22-4
Basic - Mobile food dispensing vehicle is not self-propelled or otherwise movable from place to place. Operator has bricks under food trailer with some wheels off the ground making it not movable **Repeat Violation**
51-36-1
Basic - Mobile food dispensing vehicle service opening not kept closed except during food service. Observed 3 live flying insects inside food trailer due to service window and back door being left open.
35B-14-4
Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed 3 live flying insects inside food trailer due to service window and back door being left open. **Warning**
35B-05-4
37
Mar 17, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Washing Fruits and Vegetables
FL-42
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
50
Sep 24, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Sep 23, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
View 1 violation
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken, cooked beef, cooked pork, raw beef, raw pork, fries and raw shell eggs (57-61F - Cold Holding), all foods stored from over night in single door upright reach in cooler. Operator been in and out of unit and door left slightly open. Unit has torn gasket. Operator closed door tight. Exterior ambient temperature reading at 69F. Now temperature dropping slowly to 77F during inspection with door closed tight **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-23: Raw shell eggs (56F - Cold Holding), stored from over night in single door upright reach in cooler with no additional prep today. Stop sale issued. Other TCS foods were cold holding at 41F or below Calibrated thermometer with employee during inspection Exterior ambient temperature reading at 68F on unit Inspector ambient temperature taking inside unit at 57F **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
86
Sep 19, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken, cooked beef, cooked pork, raw beef, raw pork, fries and raw shell eggs (57-61F - Cold Holding), all foods stored from over night in single door upright reach in cooler. Operator been in and out of unit and door left slightly open. Unit has torn gasket. Operator closed door tight. Exterior ambient temperature reading at 69F. Now temperature dropping slowly to 77F during inspection with door closed tight **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup bowl stored in pico salsa **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Single door upright reach in cooler with torn gasket
14-11-5
78
Oct 11, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. 107f rice cooked at 8am, then hot held and placed in cooler at 9:30, it is 1:50, covered and in deep container, stop sale
03D-01-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Rice
01B-02-5
High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. +200ppm chl in triple sink, very dark blue, employee diluted it to 200 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
41-18-4
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Rice in covered and in deep container
03D-15-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine **Repeat Violation**
16-37-1
Intermediate - Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures of cooling time/temperature control for safety food. Rice in cooler
05-14-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. On chicken bullion, employee removed it **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In storage cooler in storage trailer **Repeat Violation**
05-09-4
Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. She called the daughter to get it on phone **Corrected On-Site**
51-18-6
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Yellow substance, mgr wrote name on **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5
37
Jul 18, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jul 17, 2023
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
View 15 violations
High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 0 ppm, employee made new solution, 100 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
22-42-4
High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cracked eggs then grabbed cooked dough and cheese, explained to her and she washed hands, discarded food **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-27-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One by triple sink **Warning**
35A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs on shelf above cooked meat, employee rearrange upright cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 10 live roaches on corner by fire extinguisher, employee tried to kill them **Warning**
35A-05-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 114f beef under grill, employee placed it to reheat to 165f **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine
16-37-1
Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In gray cooler, storage trailer
05-09-4
Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. Owner brought it **Corrected On-Site**
51-18-6
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf above triple sink
23-03-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Yellow powder in cabinet
02D-01-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In a couple of foods,
14-01-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On prep counter by cut onions and cilantro
12B-07-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Jug of water for cooking **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Fryer basket
22-08-4
25
May 30, 2023
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
95
Dec 22, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
View 1 violation
High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Chlorine sanitizer showing very dark according to chart on chemical test strip instructions
22-42-4
86

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Las Delicias Latin Food last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Las Delicias Latin Food on file is from Mar 6, 2026. The public record contains 14 inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Las Delicias Latin Food?

Across the inspection record, “time/temperature control for safety food cold held” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Las Delicias Latin Food.

How does Las Delicias Latin Food compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?

Las Delicias Latin Food most recently scored 100 out of 100, which is higher than the Jacksonville average of 74.

Has Las Delicias Latin Food's inspection record improved over time?

Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Las Delicias Latin Food have averaged around four violations per visit across the recent record.

What does a low risk rating mean?

A low risk rating at Las Delicias Latin Food means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.

How often is Las Delicias Latin Food inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Las Delicias Latin Food is inspected around four times per year on average.