EL TIO NICA

5995 PARK BLVD, PINELLAS PARK, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6218444. 9 inspection visits from 2023-09-15 to 2026-01-27.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-01-27: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pinellas County average that year (2 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-03-25)

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, 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
2026-01-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.15
2025-08-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.15
2025-02-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	1.27	4 areas 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-12-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	6	5	1.27	9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x4) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x4) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2024-05-29	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	3	7		7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-03-26	Follow-up visit	Closure follow-up: more time given DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension	1	3	8		8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-03-25	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	5	5	14	1.55	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x4) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-11-16	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2023-09-15	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	4	5	1.55	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 50 Current license properly displayed 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.