PLAZA MEXICO RESTAURANT BAR GRILL

34726 US 19 N, PALM HARBOR, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6216828. 15 inspection visits from 2023-10-03 to 2026-09-09.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-09: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 10 basic violations

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

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-04-01)

3inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Pinellas 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
2026-09-09	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	10		6 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x4) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2026-09-08	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	2	16	1.13	13 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x6) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2026-04-08	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2026-03-25	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-03-24	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	2	1		7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 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 (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-03-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	1	1.15	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-06-04	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-06-03	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	2	1	1.27	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-04-02	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	2	2		3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-04-02	Complaint follow-up	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	2	3		5 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-04-01	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	6	2	3		7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-12-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	3	1.27	4 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 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
2024-03-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	4	1.55	4 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2023-10-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2	0		2 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2023-10-03	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	3	1.55	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained

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.