San Jose Mexican Restaurant
16540 Pointe Village Drive Ste 112, Lutz, FL 33558 · Permanent Food Service · License 3917000
What drove the grade
Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 25 routine inspection2 high priority (1 no follow-up needed, 1 fixed on the spot), 2 intermediate (1 fixed on the spot), 4 basic (2 repeats)-17
- Safety score83
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 25, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
8 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks
Raw beef above bottled water in walk in cooler. Operator moved the beef to bottom shelf
Fixed on the spot
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
No back flow preventer at splitter with water hose attached in mop sink faucet
Intermediate2
Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves.
Employees wearing fake nails and polish while scooping ice and preparing drinks. Manager asked her to wash hand and put gloves on.
Fixed on the spot
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Soda nozzles interior soiled and black mold like substance buildup in bar. Yellow cutting boards stained with black mold like substance buildup in kitchen
Basic4
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Stored food not covered.
Cooked plant food not covered in walk in cooler, operator covered it with plastic wrap
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Employee drink on prep counter in cook line. Operator removed it
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Ice machine interior soiled and pink mold like substance buildup.
Code 42, Premises and cleaning equipment: Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Mop in standing water mop bucket. Operator washed it hanging for air dry
Fixed on the spot
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.