Palm Harbor, Pinellas County

EL TEXANO RESTAURANT LLC

35903 US HWY 19 N, Palm Harbor, FL 34684

FoodSeating
Latest violations
3
1 High Priority
Aug 26, 2025
City
Palm Harbor
County
Pinellas
Status
Ownership Changed
Inspections
4

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Aug 26, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Total: 3

09-01-4

Detail 23986298

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee put lime on glass with bare hands, discussed wearing gloves for ready to eat foods, operator put gloves on. Corrective Action Taken

22-02-4

Detail 23986299

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Large cutting board on cook line stained

53B-09-4

Detail 23986297

Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Paper copies of safe staff certificates

Jun 26, 2025

Complaint Full

Emergency Order Callback Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jun 26, 2025

Complaint Full

Emergency Order Callback Not Complied

High Priority: 2Total: 2

35A-02-7

Detail 23841341

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 3 flies underneath 3 compartment sink. Operator killed and sanitized area. 4 flies under rack next to Dishmachine. Operator killed 2 flies and sanitized the area. 1 fly in prep table. Operator killed and sanitized. Corrective Action Taken Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-26: 1 live fly behind the bar. Fly was killed and the area was sanitized. 3 live flies in a storage room. Flies were killed and areas sanitized. 1 fly near the walk in cooler. Time Extended Corrective Action Taken

35A-04-4

Detail 23841340

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 2 rodent droppings on top of hot water heater. 2 rodent droppings on floor next to hot water heater. Operator discarded and sanitized area. Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-26: 1 rodent droppings on the floor next to the water heater. Operator discarded and sanitized area.Time Extended Time Extended Corrected On-Site

Jun 25, 2025

Complaint Full

Emergency order recommended

High Priority: 2Basic: 3Total: 5

35A-02-7

Detail 23840248

High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 3 flies underneath 3 compartment sink. Operator killed and sanitized area. 4 flies under rack next to Dishmachine. Operator killed 2 flies and sanitized the area. 1 fly in prep table. Operator killed and sanitized. Corrective Action Taken Warning

35A-04-4

Detail 23840247

High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 2 rodent droppings on top of hot water heater. 2 rodent droppings on floor next to hot water heater. Operator discarded and sanitized area. Corrected On-Site Warning

36-32-5

Detail 23840245

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Tiles above dishmachine. Tile above water heater is damaged. Warning

35B-01-4

Detail 23840249

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Small gap at the corner of the back door exit. Gap underneath front door. Discussed with owner. Warning

22-08-4

Detail 23840246

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave on top has food debris. Discussed with owner. Warning