Vallarta's Mexican Restaurant
9255 N 56 St, Temple Terrace, FL 33617 · Permanent Food Service · License 3910307
What drove the grade
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 18 routine inspection2 intermediate (1 repeat), 5 basic (2 repeats)-14
- Safety score86
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 18, 2026 Warning issued
Problems were found that had to be fixed. The inspector will come back to check.
7 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Intermediate2
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Observed a brown mold like substance in the interior of the soda gun dispenser.
Repeat violation
Code 53, Manager certification and employee training: No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees.
To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed all employee training being expired.
Basic5
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor in the walk in cooler.
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
Observed broken gasket and door on the walk in freezer.
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Observed a black mold like substance in the ice machine interior.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Observed mold like substance build up on the fans in the walk in cooler.
Repeat violation
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler in bar area.
Repeat violation
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.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.