LAS MICHELADAS MEXICAN & SEAFOOD

High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen from outside and began handling food in reach-in cooler. Manager had employee wash hands. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Yellow rice in steam table stored in to go bag. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw bacon stored over cooked bacon in reach-in cooler across from back door. Manager moved bacon to bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed seven rodent droppings on floor in shed where there is a reach-in cooler with food items and a freezer chest with food items. Shed is located behind restaurant. Observed nine rodent droppings in reach-in freezer located in shed behind the restaurant, reach-in freezer is currently not in use. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Items stored in front counter reach-in cooler: tres leches (49F - Cold Holding); flan (48F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items stored in cooler overnight. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in front counter reach-in cooler: tres leches (49F - Cold Holding); flan (48F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items stored in cooler overnight.

Intermediate - Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. Establishment uses raw oysters, only tags available are from current batch of oysters.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line stained. Interior of reach-in freezer in shed behind restaurant soiled with old food debris. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee dumped drink in front counter hand washing sink. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Shed added behind restaurant not added to current plans. Repeat Violation Warning

Intermediate - 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. All but one employee training expired on 2/9/2026.

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on reach-in cooler across from cook line fryer. Manager removed drink during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee yogurt stored in reach-in cooler across from back door.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line greasy. Repeat Violation

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster behind building.

Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves in reach-in cooler across from cook line.

Basic - Soiled floors/carpeting. Floor beneath cook line fryer and grill greasy. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Establishment added shed for storage purposes behind building. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-22: No change. Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-23: No change. Time Extended

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 60 rodent droppings on 2x4 supports inside of storage shed behind building. Observed 8 rodent droppings on shelf where single service items are stored in storage shed behind building. Observed approximately 15 rodent droppings on top of old warmer where single service items are stored in storage shed behind building. Observed approximately 20 rodent droppings on floor beneath reach-in freezer in storage shed behind building. Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-22: Observed approximately 6 rodent droppings on floor beneath reach-in freezer in storage shed behind building. Observed approximately 2 rodent droppings on 2x4 supports inside of storage shed behind building. Admin Complaint

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Establishment added shed for storage purposes behind building. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-22: No change. Time Extended

High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Rice in steam table stored in pan lined with a to go bag. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on 6/1/2025, establishment is open and operating. Admin Complaint

High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 60 rodent droppings on 2x4 supports inside of storage shed behind building. Observed 8 rodent droppings on shelf where single service items are stored in storage shed behind building. Observed approximately 15 rodent droppings on top of old warmer where single service items are stored in storage shed behind building. Observed approximately 20 rodent droppings on floor beneath reach-in freezer in storage shed behind building. Admin Complaint

High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee picked up bag from floor in kitchen, changed gloves and proceeded to handle food on cook line without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and change gloves. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Items stored in front counter display case: flan (44F,50F - Cold Holding). Manager stated flan stored in cooler for a couple of days.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Item stored in reach-in cooler across from cook line grill: chicken (45F - Cold Holding). Manager stated chicken placed in cooler one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager placed chicken in reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F, chicken (40F - Cooling). Items stored in front counter display case: flan (44F,50F - Cold Holding). Manager stated flan stored in cooler for a couple of days.

Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Oyster tags stored in office.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line grill. Shelves of reach-in cooler in shed behind building. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Octopus thawing in kitchen hand washing sink. Manager removed octopus from kitchen hand washing sink. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Establishment added shed for storage purposes behind building. Warning

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on kitchen prep table. Manager removed drink during inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Shed has approximately a 6 inch gap to the outside between ceiling and all walls.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of cooking oil stored on floor at end of cook line. Manager placed cooking oil on shelf.Repeat Violation Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach-in freezer located in shed behind building.

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle for scoop in container of sugar located in wait station.

Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Ice bin for kitchen ice machine.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line grill.

Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves in reach-in cooler across from cook line grill.

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach-in cooler across from cook line grill.

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Octopus thawing at room temperature in kitchen hand washing sink. Manager moved octopus to reach-in cooler to continue thawing. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of sugar in wait station.

Basic - Worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting. Floor at end of cook line greasy. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. The following items and cold holding temperatures in the Reach-in Cooler: Tomato sauce (45F - Cold Holding); krab sticks (45F - Cold Holding); Queso (48F - Cold Holding). All the items were made two days earlier and had been in the reach in cooler overnight. Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. The following items and cold holding temperatures in the Reach-in Cooler: Tomato sauce (45F - Cold Holding); krab sticks (45F - Cold Holding); Queso (48F - Cold Holding). All the items were made two days earlier and had been in the reach in cooler overnight. Warning

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink at bar blocked by ice chest. Manager removed ice chest. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Exterior back door has self closing mechanism disconnected.

High Priority - 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. Ones female staff cutting tomatoes, no gloves. There were for salsa. The staff then washed hands and put on gloves Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 1 fly in dry storage at the end of the wait station.

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed 29 shell eggs stored on top of the white residential reach-in cooler/reach-in freezer, Ambient air temperature was 73F.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the ice scoop stored on top of the ice machine. The scoop was moved to dish and a clean pan was placed on the ice machine. *Corrected On-Site ALSO, the make table cutting board is stained. ALSO, the tea and soda nozzles have and accumulation of build up.

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed the hand wash sink in dish with a food container in it. This was removed. ALSO, there was ice in the wait station hand wash sink. The ice was melted. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed lack of any training. Warning

Intermediate - Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Observed lack of an Oyster advisory. One was emailed and printed and posted. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Observed lack of a consumer advisory when undercooked hamburger is available for sale. On was emailed, printed and posted. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed the grey pressurized tank is not secure.

Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust/contamination. Observed multiple soiled glasses on the ledge of the ice maker. These were moved to dish. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed a hole under the hand wash sink in the wait station.

Basic - Single-service articles stored outside or in a room/shed that is not fully enclosed (open to outdoors/screened). Observed multiple single serve cases stored outside in the not yet completed shed. These were brought inside. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed frozen chicken stored on a prep table, with intent to thaw.