PUPUSAS & BURRITOS GRILL

Name: PUPUSAS & BURRITOS GRILL
Address: 2477 PARK AVE, SANFORD, FL, 32771, US
Rating: 43.9

2477 PARK AVE, SANFORD, FL 32771

License #6905351

🌮 Mexican/Latin ℹ️

43.9 Grade F / 100

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Latest inspection

October 8, 2026 · 9 findings · 1 critical

Routine - Food

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PUPUSAS & BURRITOS GRILL in SANFORD currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 43.9 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 10 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on October 8, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 74 total violations — 10 critical, 18 major, 46 minor.

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January 9, 2025

The latest inspection on October 8, 2026 shows 9 observation rows: 1 critical, 2 major, and 6 minor.

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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. -walk-in cooler: Tcs sauces per operator prepared on Monday, October 7, 2026 lacking date marking, operator dated
[14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer.
[36-32-5] Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. -ceiling tile with sprinkler over pizza make table, operator states she has contacted her landlord for repairs
[36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. -walls in dishwashing area
[46-04-4] Exit door locked. For reporting purposes only.
[55-01-5] Establishment charging 4% credit card processing fee without properly disclosing the information on the menu/web/app and the bill/receipt.
[14-17-4] Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
[09-01-4] Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. -employee touched pickled slaw with her bare finger while portioning
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -employee keys hanging over pizza prep table, operator removed

Disposition: Warning Issued
[32-04-4] Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. -mens bathroom
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. - open coffee cup on table behind band saw - open cup on table at cookline - open mug on box of wrapped dingle servive utensils - employee food plate on table under bandsaw
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. - purse, cellphone on bottled beverages
[36-24-5] Hole in or other damage to wall. -mens restroom -storage area above electrical panel
[14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Chest freezer.
[38-07-4] Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. -over pizza prep table
[51-13-4] No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. -Provided Choking First Aid Procedures poster
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -hood filters over cooking equipment have an accumulation of grease and food debris -top of fryer has an accumulation of grease and food debris -shelf below flat top grill has an accumulation of grease and food debris
[21-10-4] Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. -on shelf below flat top grill
[36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. -stainless steel wall behind flat top grill has an accumulation of grease and food debris
[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. -multiple employees
[50-17-3] Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. -license expired 4/1/2024, operator renewed during inspection
[08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. - raw beef over tortillas in upright freezer
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -cooked pork 84F and shredded cheese 72F, per operator stored on prep table less than 1 hour, operator relocated to walk-in cooler
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. -laundry booster stored on shelf with food and clean utensils, operator relocated
[11-27-4] Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. -Provided Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events poster.
[03D-15-4] Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by rate of cooling observed during inspection. Black beans were temped at 47-54F at 12:08pm Per operator, cooked yesterday. Operator then stated they were cooked at 9 am today. Rechecked at 12:44, still temping 47-53F.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris or residue. -slicer -dough hook -soda nozzles
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -handwash sink next to triple sink being used to store wire strainer, operator removed
[51-16-7] No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Last plan review from 09/2019 does not match layout. - one three conoartment sink on plans is a pizza prep table. Pizza oven is no on plans. Mop sink was relocated. Additional tables are placed in center of kitchen. Front counter has beverage dispenser and steam table. - additional handsinks are recommended due to additional equipment and tables restricting access to single handsink in kitchen
[46-01-4] Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. -rear exit door off of kitchen