EL JACALITO RESTAURANT CASTRO

16735 US HWY 331 UNIT 4, FREEPORT, Walton County. DBPR licence 7601985. 9 inspection visits from 2023-07-21 to 2026-10-21.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-21: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic violations

3 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Walton County average that year (4 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, Walton 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
2026-10-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	7	0.40	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2026-02-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	9	0.29	9 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 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-11-24	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-09-22	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-07-23	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	2	0.29	2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-01-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.30	1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-07-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	4	0.30	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3)
2024-01-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0	0.26	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2023-07-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	0.26	2 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located

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.