DON PEPE MEXICAN RESTAURANT

Name: DON PEPE MEXICAN RESTAURANT
Address: 20744 W PENNSYLVANIA AVE, DUNNELLON, FL, 34431, US
Rating: 90.4

20744 W PENNSYLVANIA AVE, DUNNELLON, FL 34431

License #5202523

🌮 Mexican/Latin ℹ️ Categories are auto-assigned based on restaurant names and may not be 100% accurate

90.4 Grade B / 100

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DON PEPE MEXICAN RESTAURANT in DUNNELLON currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 90.4 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on February 9, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 14 total violations — 3 critical, 3 major, 8 minor.

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The latest inspection on February 9, 2026 included 1 critical violation, 1 major, and 6 minor.

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[12B-13-4] Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employees personal milkshake stored inside reach-in cooler door, directly beside condiments. Manager removed the cup from the shelf during this inspection.
[35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. 1. One dead roach inside cabinets below prep below prep sink in server station. 2. Two dead roaches on floor in storage room, near reach-in freezers. Manager swept both areas during this inspection.
[29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Backflow prevention device missing at spigot on backside of storage building.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Nozzles at fountain machine in server station soiled with lime-like substance.
[13-07-4] Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. One employee scooping ice and handling food with bracelet on wrist.
[21-12-4] Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on corner of prep table near cookline. Manager placed the cloth back into the solution during this inspection.
[24-18-4] Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Utensils stored food contact surface upward in container on table in storage room.
[36-17-5] Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several cracked floor tiles throughout kitchen.

Administrative complaint recommended
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Interior of reach-in freezer containing chicken soiled with frozen food debris. 2. Shelving below cabinet at handwash sink near warewash area soiled with dirt and/or debris.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Containers containing red salsa and green salsa missing dates inside reach-in cooler in front of kitchen. Manager stated they were both made on 9/13 and added the proper date marks during this inspection.
[08A-20-5] Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Pan containing raw chicken stored on top of pan containing raw beef inside reach-in cooler in front of kitchen. Employee removed the raw chicken from top of beef pan during this inspection.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Two spray bottles containing degreaser missing labels inside cabinet below handwash sink at cookline. Employee added the proper labels during this inspection.
[42-03-5] Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Nonfood-grade power drill stored on shelf above clean dishes on shelf near back door of kitchen. Manager removed drill from the shelf during this inspection.
[22-41-4] Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine chlorine 0ppm. Dish machine has been in-use previously during this inspection. Manager replenished the chlorine bucket and primed machine, then 100ppm. Inspector instructed manager to sanitize all dishes that were washed previously today, now that the dish machine is functioning properly.

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