Cancun Mexican Restaurant
Last inspected: Oct 7, 2025
70
Score
Cancun Mexican Restaurant, located at 216 Johnny Mercer in Savannah, GA, underwent a moderate risk inspection on October 7, 2025. This inspection identified two critical violations concerning food separation and protection, and proper cold holding temperatures, along with one minor violation related to the cleanliness of physical facilities. Previous inspections for this establishment have generally been low-risk.
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Inspection History
Oct 7, 2025
Routine
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation. 2 corrected on site.
70
Mar 4, 2025
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Jan 30, 2024
Routine
2 minor violations. 2 corrected on site.
90
Violations — Oct 7, 2025 Inspection
4-1A - food separated and protected
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed speed rack within walk-in cooler storing foods without proper separation of RTE and raw meats (raw beef next to cheese, raw fish next to butter, raw beef above raw fish, raw beef and fish above RTE food such as cheese, jalapenos, tamales, butter). In walk-in cooler, observed raw ground beef next to whole cuts of beef. Observed raw chicken next to raw whole cut of pork. COS: PIC rearranged cooler to provide proper separation.
511-6-1.04(4)(c)
6-1A - proper cold holding temperatures
(corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Observed food items within ice bath not properly maintaining safe temperatures of 41F or below. Observed walk-in cooler not capable of maintaining safe temperatures of 41F or below. COS: PIC indicated all but one item within the ice baths were prepared and marinated this morning. All items that were prepared today were placed in a proper ice bath with ice surrounding all sides of the container for rapid cooling and storage. PIC discarded chicken prepared yesterday. PIC discarded all TCS foods not prepared today (milk, cheese, chicken, whole cuts of beef, eggs). RCA: PIC contact maintenence to repair walk-in cooler. Employees throughout inspection were going into the unit. With the amount of preparation that occurs daily and constant use of the walk-in for service, it is believed that th...
511-6-1.04(6)(f)
17C - physical facilities installed, maintained, and clean
Inspector notes: Observed peeling paint on walls and doors throughout kitchen and in back restroom. RCA: All floors, walls and ceilings shall remain in good repair.
511-6-1.07(5)(a)
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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