ABUELO'S MEXICAN FOOD EMBASSY

Name: ABUELO'S MEXICAN FOOD EMBASSY
Address: 3700 LAKESIDE VILLAGE BLVD, LAKELAND, FL, 33803, US
Rating: 68.6

3700 LAKESIDE VILLAGE BLVD, LAKELAND, FL 33803

License #6307628

🌮 Mexican/Latin ℹ️

68.6 Grade F / 100

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April 29, 2026 · 8 findings · 1 critical

Routine - Food

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ABUELO'S MEXICAN FOOD EMBASSY in LAKELAND currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 68.6 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 8 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 29, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 40 total violations — 8 critical, 8 major, 24 minor.

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Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[21-05-5] Cloth used as a food-contact surface. White cloth with an orange stripe used to cover tamales. The cloth was removed. I explained to the manager their options.
[50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. February 1,2025 displayed.
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Small green cutting board on the table across from the double oven.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelves in the dishwasher area.
[36-17-5] Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Missing grout and broken tiles in the dishwasher area.
[14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. A lid covering a bulk container of shredded cheese is cracked around the edges. The manager discarded the lid and replaced it.
[09-01-4] Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee garnished a dessert with a strawberry and a mint leave. I informed the manager and the employee to use gloves. I verified that the establishment is not currently using am Alternative Operating Procedure (AOP).
[22-31-4] Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Shelves in the dry storage area where can goods are stored. Walk in cooler shelves.

Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[14-05-4] Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Dry storage shelf in the prep area where Dutch chocolate syrup is stored. Doors on the 1st hot holding cabins not securely closing ; therefore causing heat to escape.
[50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. February 1, 2024 displayed. February 1, 2025 was posted.
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Small green cutting board in the bar area.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf across from the dishwasher.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. A case of shoestring French fries on the floor inside the walk in freezer. The product was removed from off the floor.
[36-62-4] Light not functioning. Hood system over the 8 burner stove. Hole in the wall near the back door where the brooms are stored. Over fryers.
[08B-39-4] Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Employee cutting avocados at the prep sink. The manager had the employee to stop the process and wash the avocados.
[12A-20-4] Employee washed hands with no soap. The manager had the employee to wash his hands with soap.
[03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Soup 109F Chicken 109F Inside the hot hold cabinet. The product was removed to be heated to 165F.
[12A-03-4] Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed his hands at the 3 compartment sink. The manager had the employee to wash his hands at a designated hand washing sink.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener holder is soiled with debris. The manager assigned an employee to clean the holder. Small green cutting board with a build up of mold like substance.. in the bar area.
[22-31-4] Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Dry storage shelf in the prep area.