Don Pepper's Mexican Grill & Cantina
Last inspected: Apr 6, 2026
14
Score
Don Pepper's Mexican Grill & Cantina, located at 794 S Atlantic Ave in Ormond Beach, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on April 6, 2026. This inspection resulted in 4 critical, 4 major, and 20 minor violations. The facility has a historical pattern of mostly high-risk inspections across 11 scored events.
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Inspections
4
Critical latest
4
Major latest
20
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 6, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 20 minor violations.
14
Sep 24, 2025
Complaint Full
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 15 minor violations.
6
May 23, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
61
May 22, 2025
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 3 major violations. 12 minor violations.
17
Jan 2, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
67
Apr 23, 2024
Complaint Full
3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
52
Apr 8, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 7 minor violations.
9
Nov 17, 2023
Routine - Food
7 critical violations. 5 major violations. 20 minor violations.
8
Jun 13, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 10 minor violations.
10
May 8, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 13 minor violations.
14
Mar 16, 2023
Routine - Food
15 critical violations. 4 major violations. 31 minor violations.
1
Nov 15, 2022
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 11 minor violations.
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Violations — Apr 6, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. **Warning**
14-05-4
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing at several locations. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-03-4
Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
32-12-6
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
50-09-4
Basic - Employee cellphone stored in or above a food preparation area. **Warning**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Warning**
24-08-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. -standing water on floor by ice machine. -standing water in between tiles and in areas where tiles are missing in dish washing area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-22-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris under equipment at cook line. **Warning**
36-73-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. -dishwashing area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-17-5
Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. -deep grout lines in kitchen. -deep grout lines in dish washing area. **Warning**
36-12-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. -bags of onions and bag of sugar dry storage area. **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. **Warning**
14-42-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-17-4
Basic - Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease. **Warning**
22-08-4
Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. -reach in cooler at cook line. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
05-09-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, or dust. -wire shelving at cook line soiled. -shelving in dry storage area soiled. -storage container lids heavily soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Screen in door torn/in poor repair. **Warning**
35B-09-4
Basic - Water leaking from handle at hand wash sink by ice machine. **Warning**
29-11-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
21-12-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. **Warning**
21-09-4
High Priority - 2 Live, small flying insects found in dry storage area. **Warning**
35A-02-7
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. -dented can of pineapple juice in storage area. **Warning**
01B-01-4
High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment in dish area and then handled clean equipment without washing hands. **Warning**
12A-13-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -raw beef 44°f, cooked pork 44°f in walk in cooler. **Warning**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No proof provided that some food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. -for new employees hired on April 1. **Warning**
11-26-1
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. -spray bottle containing bleach not labeled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
41-17-4
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. -hot water shut off at hand wash sink next to ice machine. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
27-16-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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