LA HERRADURA MEXICAN GRILL

6854 CHAMPIONSHIP DR, BETTENDORF, IA, 52722

19 cited findings

Most recent inspection

Date: July 27, 2026
Type: Routine
Result: Not reported
Risk category: Not reported
Cited findings: 19
Jurisdiction: Scott County (Davenport)
Source risk checklist count: 11
Good Retail Practices findings: 4

Published report comment

A Routine inspection was conducted on 7/27/26. Violations are listed above. A Physical recheck will be conducted on or after 8/6/26. If further questions, contact me at sherrie.petersen@scottcountyiowa.gov Follow-up will be completed on or after 8/6/2026 by Physical Recheck.

Violations (19)

4-302.14, 4-501.116Critical
Iowa food code item 48 (Good Retail Practices)
Observation: No Chlorine or Quat test strips.
Good Retail Practices | PF | Item 48
2-501.11CriticalRepeat
Iowa food code item 5 (Risk Factors)
Observation: No Established procedures for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events. Inspector provided template.
Risk Factors | PF | Item 5
3-301.11(B)(D)(E )CriticalCorrected on site
Iowa food code item 9 (Risk Factors)
Observation: Employee cutting lemons with bare hands. Corrected by: Discarding food item. Washing hands and putting on a pair of gloves.
Risk Factors | P | Item 9
5-205.11CriticalCorrected on site
Iowa food code item 10 (Risk Factors)
Observation: Hand sink in bar area had kitchen equipment stored inside the basin. Handsink in the kitchen next to steam table had a bowl sitting in the basin of the sink. Corrected by: Removing equipment from sinks.
Risk Factors | PF | Item 10
6-301.12CriticalCorrected on site
Iowa food code item 10 (Risk Factors)
Observation: No paper towels by hand sink in the kitchen by the steam table. Corrected by: Placing paper towels by the hand sink.
Risk Factors | PF | Item 10
4-601.11(A)CriticalRepeat
Iowa food code item 16 (Risk Factors)
Observation: Pop gun holder has excess syrup build up.
Risk Factors | PF | Item 16
4-601.11(A)CriticalRepeat
Iowa food code item 16 (Risk Factors)
Observation: Plastic plate in large ice chest had debris on it.
Risk Factors | PF | Item 16
3-401.11(A)(3)CriticalCorrected on site
Iowa food code item 18 (Risk Factors)
Observation: A Chicken dish ready to serve temperature was 145 degrees F. Corrected by: Reheating the chicken to 165 degrees F.
Risk Factors | P | Item 18
3-403.11(A)&(D)CriticalCorrected on site
Iowa food code item 19 (Risk Factors)
Observation: Food items such as queso and different sauces registered 114 degrees F. in the hot holding unit. Food products in the steam table were in there for less than 2 hours. Corrected by: Reheating food products to 165 degrees F for hot holding.
Risk Factors | P | Item 19
3-501.14(A)CriticalCorrected on site
Iowa food code item 20 (Risk Factors)
Observation: Several pans of refried beans, Queso, and cooked chicken registered temperatures between 49- 59 degrees F in walk in cooler. Food products were made yesterday. Corrected by: Voluntary discarding food products.
Risk Factors | P | Item 20
3-501.16(A)(1)CriticalCorrected on site
Iowa food code item 21 (Risk Factors)
Observation: Queso, and other sauces registered 114 degrees F. Corrected by: Reheating items to 165 degrees F to hot hold at 135 degrees F.
Risk Factors | P | Item 21
3-501.18CriticalCorrected on site
Iowa food code item 23 (Risk Factors)
Observation: No date marking on dessert cups. cannot recall the day it was made. Corrected by: Voluntary discarding food product.
Risk Factors | P | Item 23
3-501.17CriticalCorrected on site
Iowa food code item 23 (Risk Factors)
Observation: No date marking on dessert cups. Corrected by: Discarding dessert.
Risk Factors | PF | Item 23
7-102.11CriticalCorrected on site
Iowa food code item 28 (Risk Factors)
Observation: 2 chemical spray bottles not labeled in kitchen or in bar area. Corrected by: Placing labels on bottles.
Risk Factors | PF | Item 28
7-201.11CriticalCorrected on site
Iowa food code item 28 (Risk Factors)
Observation: Chemical spray bottle hanging on edge of handwashing sink in the bar area. Corrected by: Removing spray bottle from hand sink.
Risk Factors | P | Item 28
3-501.15(A)CriticalCorrected on site
Iowa food code item 33 (Good Retail Practices)
Observation: Several pans of refried beans, Queso, cooked chicken and beef stored in large containers filled full with lids placed on containers registered between 49- 59 degrees F. not allowing heat to escape. Corrected by: Voluntary discarding food products.
Good Retail Practices | PF | Item 33
2-102.11(C )(17)Critical
Iowa food code item 3 (Risk Factors)
Observation: No Employee Illness Reporting form. Inspector provided template.
Risk Factors | PF | Item 3
4-401.11(A)(B), 4.402.11, 4-402.12, 4-501.11
Iowa food code item 47 (Good Retail Practices)
Observation: Walk in cooler leaking water from fan on food products and in a bucket on the floor. Food was removed from beneath the fan.
Good Retail Practices | C | Item 47
3-304.12Corrected on site
Iowa food code item 43 (Good Retail Practices)
Observation: Ice bins in the bar and in the kitchen area, had ice scoop handle laying in the ice. Corrected by: Removing handles from the ice.
Good Retail Practices | C | Item 43

Source: Scott County (Davenport) health department. Data refreshed October 16, 2026. Results are shown in the health department's own wording. This record is provided for general information; confirm current status with the health department before relying on it.