LA PUPUSA QUEEN

210 N MAIN AVE, LAKE PLACID, Highlands County. DBPR licence 3801183. 10 inspection visits from 2023-07-11 to 2026-07-09.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-09: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 2 basic violations

0 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Highlands County average that year (5 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

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
2026-07-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	2	0.79	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-12-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	0.82	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-11-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-08-12	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	0	0.82	1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-06-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.24	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
2025-03-27	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-02-18	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	2		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2)
2024-12-12	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	3	1.24	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2)
2023-12-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	4	1.17	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-07-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.17	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils

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.