PUERTO RICAN SPICE
12765 TAMIAMI TRL S, NORTH PORT, FL 34287
License #6806141
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Solid Health Score
How is this score calculated? →PUERTO RICAN SPICE in NORTH PORT currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 92.1 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 April 3, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 5 total violations — 1 critical, 2 major, 2 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [02C-08-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Observed thawed chicken stored in the reach in cooler on the cook line with date marks exceeding 7 days. The operator stated the chicken was removed from the freezer the day prior to inspection.
- [14-25-5] Establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food-contact surface. Observed an in-use mortar and pestle. Operator was unable to identify the type of wood.
- [08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw pork stored over containers of plantains in the reach in cooler. The operator properly stored the raw pork.
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