Mr Empanada
Last inspected: Feb 2, 2026
43
Score
Mr. Empanada, located at 860 3 Ave S in St. Petersburg, Florida, underwent a high-risk inspection on February 2, 2026, with a score of 43. This inspection identified two critical, five major, and one minor violation, including issues with a cutting board's cleanability and operating with an expired license. The facility has a history of mostly high-risk inspections across its seven recorded evaluations.
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Inspection History
Feb 2, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 5 major violations. 1 minor violation.
43
Sep 15, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations.
50
Apr 18, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Nov 17, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
52
Feb 7, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
78
Violations — Feb 2, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Heavily grooved cutting board on reach in deli cooler on cook line.
14-09-4
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2026.
50-17-3
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Cuban sandwiches stored in front counter. Time stamped for 11am. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Stained white cutting board on reach in deli cooler on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quaternary test kit observed. **Repeat Violation**
16-37-1
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Inspector helped operator fill out written procedures for holding Cuban Sandwiches out of temperature during the inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-10-5
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Sliced pork, sliced cheese, cut lettuce stored inside reach in deli cooler on cook line not date marked. Items date marked 1/27. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Of light pink liquid substance stored under handsink at front counter area. Spray bottle labeled as sanitizer. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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