State regulatory officials have issued a $760 fine against an Ocala Mexican restaurant following a health inspection earlier this year that resulted in a brief temporary closure.
According to public disciplinary records from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, an administrative order was finalized on August 6 assessing the $760 fine against Catrina Cocina Mexicana, located at 303 SE 17th Street, Unit 315 in Churchill Square.
The fine stems from a failed health inspection conducted on February 17. During that visit, a state inspector temporarily shut down the establishment after citing violations that included live roach activity on the cook line, improper storage of unapproved household chemicals near clean equipment, improper thawing of seafood, and employee handwashing infractions…