PLAZA MEXICO RESTAURANT BAR & GRILL

2390 TAMIAMI TRL, PORT CHARLOTTE, Charlotte County. DBPR licence 1801613. 11 inspection visits from 2023-07-25 to 2026-04-09.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-04-09: complaint inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic violations

5 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Charlotte County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

5inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Charlotte County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-04-09	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	5		7 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-12-16	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	4		5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-11-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	0.64	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2025-07-24	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	1		2 areas 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x3)
2025-07-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	0	0.64	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-02-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	1	0.58	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-10-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	0.58	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2024-04-22	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-04-18	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	2		4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2023-10-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	4	2	0.75	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-07-25	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	1	3		7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.