EL RANCHO RESTAURANT

15492 SW WARFIELD BLVD, INDIANTOWN, Martin County. DBPR licence 5301751. 18 inspection visits from 2023-11-01 to 2026-08-11.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-08-11: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic violations

8 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Martin County average that year (0 had none)

2emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-03-25)

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, Martin 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
2026-08-11	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	2	3	1.62	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-01-20	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	5	4	1	1.69	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-11-14	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	1	0		2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-11-13	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	5	1	3	1.69	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-05-29	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-05-28	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	2	2	2.00	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-03-28	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	1	0		1 area 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
2025-03-28	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	1	1		2 areas 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2025-03-27	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	1	4		3 areas 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2025-03-26	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	3	1	4		5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2025-03-25	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	3	2	4	2.00	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2024-09-24	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2024-09-24	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	3	0	0		3 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-09-23	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	6	1	3	2.00	8 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-04-25	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	2	2	2.03	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-04-25	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	2	0		2 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2023-11-02	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	2	6	5		9 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-11-01	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	6	5	2.03	10 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)

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.