EL CERRITO MEXICAN RESTAURANT AND GRILL 2

13704 LITTLE RD, HUDSON, Pasco County. DBPR licence 6113917. 12 inspection visits from 2023-07-10 to 2026-09-18.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-18: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pasco County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Pasco 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
2026-09-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	0.72	5 areas 01 Approved source 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-05-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0	0.94	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-10-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	8	0.94	9 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces 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 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2)
2025-03-05	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-01-02	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	1		4 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-10-21	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	0	0		1 area 01 Approved source
2024-09-17	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	1	1.19	3 areas 01 Approved source 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2024-02-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	1.31	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2023-09-20	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	2	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-07-28	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	2	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-07-21	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	3	0		2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-07-10	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	3	2	1.31	6 areas 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 46 Exiting system - adequate, good repair (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 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.