EL PATRON MEXICAN GRILL & BAR

Name: EL PATRON MEXICAN GRILL & BAR
Address: 3101 SW 34 AVE UNIT 1000, OCALA, FL, 34474, US
Rating: 87.3

3101 SW 34 AVE UNIT 1000, OCALA, FL 34474

License #5203261

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

87.3 Grade B / 100

Solid Health Score

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EL PATRON MEXICAN GRILL & BAR in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 87.3 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has been inspected 5 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on December 9, 2025. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 27 total findings; InspectFL has imported detailed violation rows for 21 of them so far.

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The latest inspection on December 9, 2025 included 5 critical violations, 2 major, and 1 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[01B-07-4] Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Reach-in cooler at the storage area, mole rojo (sauce) with mold like substance not labeled
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line raw pork 42-46F, Manager placed ice bag on top of raw pork.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink at the end of the cook line, cleaning small bucket inside sink, employee removed the bucket.
[02C-01-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Reach-in cooler at the end of the cook line, pork date marked 11/22/25, Manager dated properly
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At the prep area and triple sink area, spray bottles with bleach not labeled, Manager labeled all.
[29-42-4] Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Splitter added, no back flow preventer installed after splitter.
[22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine deflector with mold like substance.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Reach-in cooler T the cook line, raw chicken stored above cooked shrimp, Employee moved and stored properly.

Disposition: Emergency order recommended
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler shelves with food residue. Interior of Cabinets at the kitchen area with food residue
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At the cook line, observer spray bottle with blue liquid next to sink not labeled, also spray bottle with yellow liquid.
[08A-20-5] Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk-in cooler, raw fish stored bellow raw beef, Manager moved.
[11-26-1] No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. For two onsite new employees
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, raw fish 45F, raw chicken 45F, Manager add ice. Also in Walk-in cooler cooked chicken 47F, raw beef 47F, raw pork 47F, per manager cooler had heavy traffic during morning hours, Manager opened walk-in freezer door, temperatures dropped to 43F.
[35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. Observed ten dead roaches on floor near storage area at the cook line. One dead roach on floor under stove Six dead roaches on floor under flat top grill. Six dead roaches on floor in front of walk-in cooler entrance Three dead roaches on floor behind cooler near ice machine.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, no date marked for cooked pork, per employee pork cooked 09/21/2025, also milk no date marked for
[35A-05-4] Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. At the kitchen area, observed two live roaches on floor under prep table, one live roach on wall above prep table, one live roach under reach-in cooler at the cook line, three live roaches under server cooler and one live roach on wall behind ice machine.

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