MONARCA'S AUTHENTIC MEXICAN CUISINE BAR & GRILL
1604 SE 46 ST, CAPE CORAL, FL 33904
License #4606686
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Solid Health Score
How is this score calculated? →MONARCA'S AUTHENTIC MEXICAN CUISINE BAR & GRILL in CAPE CORAL currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 90.8 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on October 14, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 22 total violations — 4 critical, 4 major, 14 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on October 14, 2025 shows 11 observation rows: 1 critical, 1 major, and 9 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [12B-13-4] Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Walk in cooler. Operator placed employee beverage on bottom shelf.
- [21-10-4] Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Operator removed cloths.
- [13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook. Cook put on hat.
- [31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink in back food prep area used by food employees.
- [12B-12-5] Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Operator removed beverage.
- [12A-07-5] Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
- [06-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed tub of raw frozen ground beef thawing at room temperature inside hand wash sink. Operator turned on cool running water and put ice on top.
- [10-12-5] In-use ice scoop stored on top of ice machine between uses. Operator removed ice scoop.
- [14-69-4] Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
- [31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed tub of raw ground beef stored in hand wash dink in back food prep area. Educated operator on hand wash sink only. Operator removed tub.
- [08B-47-4] Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed box of frozen pork stored on floor in walk in freezer. Operator placed boxes off of floor.
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MONARCA'S AUTHENTIC MEXICAN CUISINE BAR & GRILL looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?
Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.
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