TORTILLERIA LA MEXICANA #5

701 HINSON AVE, HAINES CITY, Polk County. DBPR licence 6304817. 9 inspection visits from 2023-09-06 to 2026-07-27.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-27: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (4 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-11-03)

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, Polk 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
2026-07-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	0.43	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-01-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.40	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-11-04	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2025-11-03	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	0	3	0.40	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2025-02-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	0.39	2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-09-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	0.39	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-01-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.41	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2024-01-25	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-09-06	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	2	0.41	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.