MR EMPANADA
860 3 AVE S, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33701
License #6217375
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Solid Health Score
How is this score calculated? →MR EMPANADA in ST. PETERSBURG currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 87.4 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 2, 2026. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 14 total findings; InspectFL has imported detailed violation rows for 12 of them so far.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on February 2, 2026 included 1 critical violation, 5 major, and 1 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Sliced pork, sliced cheese, cut lettuce stored inside reach in deli cooler on cook line not date marked. Items date marked 1/27.
- [16-37-1] No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quaternary test kit observed.
- [50-17-3] Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2026.
- [03F-10-5] No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Inspector helped operator fill out written procedures for holding Cuban Sandwiches out of temperature during the inspection.
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Stained white cutting board on reach in deli cooler on cook line.
- [14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Heavily grooved cutting board on reach in deli cooler on cook line.
- [41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Of light pink liquid substance stored under handsink at front counter area. Spray bottle labeled as sanitizer.
What do locals think?
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MR EMPANADA looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?
Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.
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