Happy Cactus Mexican Cocina
2676 Bayshore Blvd Ste H, Dunedin, FL 34698 · Permanent Food Service · License 6210362
What drove the grade
Stop Sale issued.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Nov 2 routine inspection3 high priority (no follow-up needed), 1 intermediate, 8 basic (2 repeats)-22
- Safety score78
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitNov 2, 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.
12 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority3
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Stop Sale issued.
Fish reduced oxygen packaged on premises, or commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish labeled with instructions to remain frozen until time of use, not held frozen. .5lbs of group thawed in packaging. Packaging said grouper needed to be removed from the bag.
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing.
Employee brushed gloved hands on clothes. No handwash or glove change.
Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.
Employees put in a hair net, no hand wash or glove change.
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Interior of soda nozzles soiled.
Basic8
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
Squeeze bottles of oil unlabeled.
Code 06, Food properly thawed: Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.
See stop sale. .5lbs of group thawed in packaging. Packaging said grouper needed to be removed from the bag.
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Stored food not covered.
Rice uncovered in walk in cooler.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public.
Personal snickers stored next to food for customers.
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 table in kitchen.
Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Employee not wearing hair restraint while preparing food. Operator had employee place on hair net.
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Grooved cutting boards in kitchen.
Repeat violation
Code 40, Employee personal belongings: Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.
Employee backpack stored above food for customers in dry storage office,
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.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.