El Ranchito Mexican Restaurant
Last inspected: Mar 9, 2026
78
Score
El Ranchito Mexican Restaurant, located at 7306 Highway 21 in Port Wentworth, GA, had a low-risk inspection on March 9, 2026, with a score of 78. This inspection identified one critical violation concerning food-contact surfaces and one major violation related to proper cold holding temperatures. The restaurant has a history of mostly low-risk inspections across its four recorded evaluations.
4
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
0
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 9, 2026
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation.
78
Sep 9, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation.
78
Mar 10, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 corrected on site.
86
Jun 12, 2024
Routine
2 minor violations. 2 corrected on site.
90
Violations — Mar 9, 2026 Inspection
4-2B - food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
Inspector notes: Observed facility to be actively using dish machine, dish machine was not pulling any sanitizer through. RCA: Told PIC that they need to re-sanitize/sanitize dishes in 3 compartment sink until dish machine is fixed. RCA:
511-6-1.05(6)(n)
6-1A - proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector notes: Observed several TCS items to be above 41F degree, made PIC discard of food items. RCA: PIC through out the items that were above temperature. Told PIC to start doing ice baths on items to ensure that TCS items stay cold.
511-6-1.04(6)(f)
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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