PLAZA MEXICO RESTAURANT BAR & GRILL
724 CYPRESS VILLAGE BLVD, RUSKIN, FL 33573
License #3919103
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Mixed Health Record
How is this score calculated? →PLAZA MEXICO RESTAURANT BAR & GRILL in RUSKIN currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 78.7 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 27, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 16 total violations — 5 critical, 1 major, 10 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on April 27, 2026 shows 9 observation rows: 3 critical, 1 major, and 5 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Fries 74 F, chicken 74 F left on counter, manager states it was on the counter for a hour. Employee placed in walk in freezer.
- [24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets not inverted.
- [36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walk in freezer floor soiled.
- [40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag on shelf with avocados, manager removed at time of inspection.
- [12A-13-4] Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed dish washer go from soiled dishes to clean dishes without washing hands. Discussed proper hand washing.
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board.
- [14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board.
- [22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine.
- [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 tested 0 ppm, manager swapped out sanitizer and primed machine. Tested 50 ppm chlorine.
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PLAZA MEXICO RESTAURANT BAR & GRILL has some meaningful issues on record. Would you still eat here?
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