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MARIACHILES MEXICAN RESTAURANT

318 SAINT JOHNS AVE, PALATKA, FL 32177

License #6400881

🌮 Mexican/Latin ℹ️
81 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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Latest inspection
August 19, 2026 · 12 findings · 3 critical
Routine - Food
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1
Clean inspections
0
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0
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The latest inspection on August 19, 2026 shows 12 observation rows: 3 critical, 1 major, and 8 minor.

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  • Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [10-17-4] In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored between wall and three compartment sink back board.
  • [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler door gasket torn at base. Walk in cooler shelves with rust pitting the surface.
  • [36-22-4] Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Water and food debris on floor under three compartment sink by drain.
  • [16-48-4] Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. On bottom shelf of prep station, clean containers with food debris on the lip of the container and labels still attached. Operator asked employee to start to remove and clean.
  • [22-08-4] Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Burned corners and food debris in microwaves in kitchen area.
  • [31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employee hand wash signage in either restroom, operator posted signage.
  • [08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee watermelon stored in reach in cooler over sauces for customers. Operator relocated.
  • [03F-04-5] Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Salsa at waitstation from 11am held on time as public health control not discarded. Operator discarded.
  • [08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler, raw shell eggs stored over ready to eat cooked beans. In reach in freezer raw fish over ready to eat peppers neither commercially packaged. Operator switched storage levels.
  • [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep line with debris on the blade. Cutting board on bottom shelf of warewashing area with mold like substance in melted corners. Operator voluntarily discarded the cutting board.
  • [22-42-4] Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Three compartment sink at 0ppm chlorine. Operator adjusted to 100ppm.
  • [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf over doorway to bar area used to store clean equipment with dust build up. Plate underside of dining room soda dispenser with mold like substance build up.
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