LOS MAGUEYES MEXICAN RESTAURANT

Name: LOS MAGUEYES MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Address: 5855 SE 5 ST UNIT 1&2, OCALA, FL, 34472, US
Rating: 68.5

5855 SE 5 ST UNIT 1&2, OCALA, FL 34472

License #5203106

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68.5 Grade F / 100

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LOS MAGUEYES MEXICAN RESTAURANT in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 68.5 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 29, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 27 total violations — 9 critical, 5 major, 13 minor.

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The latest inspection on April 29, 2026 shows 11 observation rows: 4 critical, 1 major, and 6 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[01B-32-4] Food stored in a container that previously held a toxic substance. See stop sale. At the prep area, observed hot chicken broth stored in sanitizer (chlorine) bucket.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl no handle inside red sauce
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with food residue
[53B-10-4] Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. No date of birth on some certificates, employee filled out during inspection.
[50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License from 2025.
[22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine with mold like substance
[03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line red sauce 122-130F, employee moved to grilled and reheated to 165F.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk-in cooler chorizo 48F raw fish 45F, per employee delivery received around 1:30-2:00pm, employee added ice.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. At the bar area drinks and margarita mix buckets on floor.
[08B-17-4] Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. At the cook line, cut cabbage stored on same container with unwashed avocados with stickers, Employee moved cabbage.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler, raw chicken above guacamole, also raw chicken above raw shrimp, employee started moving and stored properly.

Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
[09-01-4] Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Male employee cutting raw onions with bare hands and placing in bin to store.
[10-12-5] In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop on top of ice machine.
[12A-25-4] Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee touched hair then continued slicing onions without washing hands. Discussed with employee.
[16-37-1] No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Missing for chlorine
[24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Dishes in server station near chip dispenser not inverted. Manager flipped over. Ice bucket on top pf ice machine not inverted. Manager flipped over.
[25-06-4] Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Foam trays in server station. Flipped over during this inspection.
[27-16-4] Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Water 76F at hand sink near ice machine.
[31B-05-4] Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Missing at sink in ware wash area. Filled during this inspection.
[33-16-4] Open dumpster lid. Lid on dumpster open behind building.
[51-18-6] No copy of latest inspection report available.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored on shelf over sauce. Raw shrimp on shelf over strawberries. Moved all.
[14-31-5] Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Cheese and octopus in white grocery bags.
[36-34-5] Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Several vents and ceiling tiles dusty and soiled with food debris in kitchen area.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of windex over fountain machine. Moved during this inspection.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Bag in a box soda on floor in server station.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Fabuloso with no label. Labeled.

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