MARGARITAS AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT

490 MANDALAY AVE STE 10, CLEARWATER, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6218178. 12 inspection visits from 2023-10-19 to 2026-10-01.

More time givenLast visit, 2026-10-01: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 0 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pinellas County average that year (1 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, 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
2026-10-01	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)
2026-09-28	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	5	2	1.13	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x3)
2026-07-14	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
2026-05-13	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	4	3	1.15	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-12-16	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)
2025-10-14	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	5	2	1.15	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-02-05	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	1		3 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-01-10	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	4	1		7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 11 Personnel with infections restricted 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-11-05	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	6	1	1.27	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 11 Personnel with infections restricted 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-06-19	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	1	1		3 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2024-04-22	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	5	4	1.55	11 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	7	1.55	9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.