San Jose Mex Rest
Last inspected: Dec 16, 2025
32
Score
San Jose Mex Rest, located at 7804 Land O' Lakes Blvd in Land O' Lakes, Florida, underwent a high-risk inspection on December 16, 2025, with a score of 32. This inspection identified three critical, two major, and ten minor violations. The facility has a history of mostly high-risk inspections across its seven recorded evaluations.
7
Inspections
3
Critical latest
2
Major latest
10
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 16, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 10 minor violations.
32
Jun 13, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jan 7, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
67
Apr 10, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
29
Oct 30, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
37
May 26, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations.
50
Jan 25, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
55
Violations — Dec 16, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
50-09-4
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee wears bracelets while engaging food preparation. Manager asked him to remove it. **Corrected On-Site**
13-07-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cooksno beard guard while engaging food preparation, manager asked him them to put beard guard on **Corrected On-Site**
13-04-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook no hair restraint while engaged food preparation. Manager asked him put hair net on. **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
14-69-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Dry storage shelf panel not smooth and easily cleanable.
14-47-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Shared dumpster lids open
33-16-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Opened employee bottle coffee drink in vertical reach in cooler in front line. Operator discarded it. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Sauce container not coved in walk in cooler. Operator covered it with lid **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt and condiments containers not labeled
02D-01-5
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. Raw chicken above raw beef in walk in cooler. Operator moved chicken to bottom shelf **Corrected On-Site**
08A-17-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Portioned salsa (46F-cold holding )in vertical drink reach in cooler in front line. Operator stated it's been prepared two hours ago. Operator moved it reach in freezer cool off quickly **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked rice (120F - Hot Holding); cooked rice (120F - Hot Holding); operator stated that rice been there 2 hours; put it on stove reheating to 194F
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. A card box on top of hand wash sink by triple sink. Operator moved the box **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken in reach in cooler over 24 hours no date marked. Operator marked it correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
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Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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