Salsa
Last inspected: Jan 13, 2026
32
Score
Salsa, located at 2270 Vindale Rd in Tavares, FL, had a high-risk inspection on January 13, 2026, with a score of 32. This inspection identified 2 critical, 3 major, and 11 minor violations. Across 12 scored inspections, the facility has historically shown a pattern of high-risk outcomes.
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Inspections
2
Critical latest
3
Major latest
11
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 13, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 11 minor violations.
32
Aug 4, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 12 minor violations.
26
Mar 27, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 11 minor violations.
30
Aug 26, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 5 minor violations.
41
Jan 22, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
45
Jul 11, 2023
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 5 major violations. 6 minor violations.
21
Apr 5, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 6 minor violations.
55
Oct 12, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
50
Violations — Jan 13, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine.
16-03-4
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates on dish drying rack on the kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
24-05-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee sweater on prep table. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor throughout back kitchen Floor in walk in cooler soiled. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In water 76F at prep area. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-07-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gasket at cook line Reach in freezer gaskets to the right of cook line soiled. Kelvinator reach in freezer gasket and exterior soiled. Fan guards in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler at cook line Reach in freezer interior to the right of cook line soiled. Kelvinator reach in freezer interior soiled. **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler to the left of cook line.
29-49-6
Basic - Stored food not covered. Ground beef, salsa tortillas soup in walk in cooler. Operator covered. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves.
14-17-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall by prep area. Wall by three compartment sink **Repeat Violation**
36-27-5
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over raw pork in reach in freezer. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-17-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Per operator less than 4 hours. Moved to freezer for quick cooling. Raw Chicken (48F - Cold Holding) **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Plates on dish drying rack
14-16-4
Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
05-08-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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