CASA TEQUILA MEXICAN RESTAURANT AND BAR LLC

3601 PLACID LAKES BLVD, LAKE PLACID, Highlands County. DBPR licence 3800109. 11 inspection visits from 2023-07-17 to 2026-07-23.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-23: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 1 basic violations

3 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Highlands County average that year (4 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-01-29)

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Highlands 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
2026-07-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1	0.79	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2026-02-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.82	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-08-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.82	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-04-03	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-04-02	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	2	1	1.24	5 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-02-06	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-01-29	Follow-up visit	Closure follow-up: more time given DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension	1	1	4		4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-01-29	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	1	8	1.24	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-07-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	1.24	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-11-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	5	1.17	6 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-07-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	5	1.17	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.