PALETERIA CALDERON

2721 S US HWY 1 UNITS 1-2, FORT PIERCE, St. Lucie County. DBPR licence 6603194. 4 inspection visits from 2023-08-24 to 2026-10-01.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2026-10-01: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the St. Lucie County average that year (2 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, St. Lucie 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	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	2	2	1.32	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-07-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	4	0.93	6 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 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 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-03-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	3	1.08	6 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2023-08-24	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	1	5		9 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 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.