MI VERACRUZ MEXICAN RESTAURANT

Name: MI VERACRUZ MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Address: 4143 PHILIPS HWY, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32207, US
Rating: 74.4

4143 PHILIPS HWY, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32207

License #2616399

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74.4 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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MI VERACRUZ MEXICAN RESTAURANT in JACKSONVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 74.4 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 20, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 41 total violations — 7 critical, 7 major, 27 minor.

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The latest inspection on March 20, 2026 shows 18 observation rows: 4 critical, 3 major, and 11 minor.

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Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
[12A-27-4] Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook cracked eggs then changed gloves and grabbed tortilla, explained to him, he washed hands and heated tortilla to 165f
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters greasy
[36-36-4] Ceiling tile missing. A couple missing in storage room by store
[38-07-4] Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. In storage room by store, to go containers opened
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee food above customer food, manager moved employee food, jackets above soda syrup in storage room, manager moved them
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Plastic sodas on floor in store side
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. Aluminum lids not inverted in storage closet by store, inverted by employee
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Pitcher in hand sink by cook line, employee moved it
[03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 122f rice on warmer, employee heated it up to 165f
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. On sugar, manager moved it,
[24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Pots, pans and bowls on storage shelf by mop sink
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chocoflan made on Tuesday
[53B-13-5] Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One server here for 5 months
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Soap above pitcher on shelf by hand sink, employee moved it
[14-36-5] Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Interior panel missing in upright cooler by cook line
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 46f cheese above fill line in prep cooler, employee placed in in reach in cooler
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn in prep cooler
[14-33-4] Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. In upright cooler by cook line and interior of microwave

Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
[06-09-1] Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Employee removed them from bag
[10-01-5] In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. On chips, employee moved handle
[25-06-4] Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Lids not inverted in storage area, manager inverted them
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink by triple sink, employee placed one
[36-36-4] Ceiling tile missing. One in storage area by store/market
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Cleaner above napkins at bar area, also sanitizer bottle above spices, storage room by triple sink, employee rearranged
[35B-09-4] Screen in door torn/in poor repair. Torn screen in side rear door
[22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Vent in upright cooler by hand sink, cook line, shelves in one door cooled by cook line
[16-05-4] Wash/Rinse/Sanitizing solution not maintained clean. Sanitizer solution, explained to employee
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Stuffed peppers made on Tuesday, dated by employee
[53B-14-5] Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Three employees here left them at home, explained to operator and employees
[08B-17-4] Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed cabbage above cut onions, employee rearranged
[38-07-4] Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. In storage area with open to do containers
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On prep reach in cooler
[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. Employee scooped chips and chips touched his finger, explained to him and he placed finger under deli paper when scooping chips,
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee food on shelf above customer food, manager rearranged
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. A couple of coolers in kitchen have gaskets torn
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Bottle water in market side, employee placed them on shelf
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl on sugar, employee removed it
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink by triple sink blocked with cart, employee moved cart
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chorizo on shelf above cheese, rearranged by employee
[14-33-4] Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Upright cooler by cook line
[14-36-5] Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Interior panel from upright cooler by cook line is missing, its by side door

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