Puerto Rican Spice
Last inspected: Apr 3, 2026
70
Score
Puerto Rican Spice is a restaurant located at 12765 Tamiami Trl S, North Port, FL.
Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.
5
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 3, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
70
Sep 16, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
78
May 14, 2025
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
90
Jan 14, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
50
May 9, 2024
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Violations — Apr 3, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Observed cardboard lining a shelf used to store dishware and equipment on the cook line.
14-45-4
Basic - 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.
14-25-5
High Priority - 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. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - 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.
02C-08-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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