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Failing Health Score
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EL REY MEXICAN RESTAURANT in VERO BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 58.7 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 7 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 4, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 65 total violations — 15 critical, 10 major, 40 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on March 4, 2026 shows 13 observation rows: 3 critical, 2 major, and 8 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
- [24-27-4] Clean glasses stored next to handwash/food preparation sink exposed to splash. Ice bucket not inverted at servers station
- [14-74-7] Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Small glass door cooler in bar is reading ambient 57f.
- [24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups at servers station stacked wet.
- [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on sandwich cooler door
- [10-01-5] In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In spice bin
- [21-04-4] In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Operator removed
- [25-32-4] Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Shopping bags used to store tortillas on cooks line. Advised operator to use plastic wrap
- [14-06-4] Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Wooden shelf on cooks line used to store clean pans
- [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. Bar dish machine reading 0ppm. Sanitizer was empty. Operator replaced and primed. Now reading 50ppm
- [01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
- [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -Ice cream beverage mix observed at 55F. In small glass cooler in bar overnight. - Sour cream double panned in cook line make table observed at 50 F. In cooler for 3.5 hours. Advised to move to freezer to rapid chill. Re temp sour cream 49-54f. After 30 minutes.
- [31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink at bar is used as dump sink evidenced by strainer in sink
- [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Sala at servers area made 2 days ago. Advised to add date mark
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