Larimer and Weld food inspections for July 6–12, 2026

Larimer and Weld county health inspectors score each retail food inspection by total violation points: 0–49 passes, 50–109 requires a re-inspection, and 110 or more results in a closure. Critical (priority) violations are those most likely to cause foodborne illness. The following is drawn from the county health departments' public inspection records.

This week’s retail food inspections in Larimer and Weld counties included eight establishments that failed and four that passed but still had critical violations. The issues cited ranged from temperature control and date marking to handwashing, storage, and pest concerns.

Failed inspections

Beaver Meadows Resort Ranch, Red Feather Lakes (Larimer County) — inspected July 10, scored 85 (re-inspection required). Inspectors cited a blocked handwashing sink, an ice bagging area without a hand sink, dish machine sanitizer below 50 ppm, TCS foods in a steam table held at 62F to 129F, overnight cooked foods in a cooler that had not been cooled to 41F, pico de gallo and hot sauce in an ice bath and hollandaise left too warm, a reach-in cooler holding food at 44F to 48F, missing date marks on corn salsa and tomatoes, a dead mouse below a cooler, and a rodent-chewed bag of peanuts, according to the Larimer County health department.

La Casita Mexican Cuisine, Fort Collins (Larimer County) — inspected July 9, scored 55 (re-inspection required). Inspectors noted cooked tomatoes and jalapenos left cooling at room temperature, sour cream, cut tomatoes, and steak held above 41F in a cooler, raw beef held in a deep tub while cooling, tomatillo sauce and poblano peppers kept past the 7-day date limit, and menudo, posole, and green chili stored without date marks, according to the Larimer County health department.

Casa Maria Mexican Kitchen & Margaritas - Commissary, Eaton (Weld County) — inspected July 8, scored 87 (re-inspection required). Inspectors cited dirty-to-clean dish handling without handwashing, an employee handling raw meat and then putting on gloves without washing hands, a gloved employee wiping hands on an apron or towel and continuing to handle food and utensils, cooked birria and chipotle sauce held at 120F in a steam well, multiple foods held at 48F to 52F in a cooler overnight, tamales, queso fresco, and horchata rice without date marks, and tilapia thawed in reduced oxygen packaging, according to the Weld County health department.

Almanza's Mexican Food, Evans (Weld County) — inspected July 7, scored 67 (re-inspection required). Inspectors noted cooked taquitos, tamales, and other foods held too warm in the walk-in cooler, guacamole with milk and shredded lettuce held at 47F to 50F in the prep cooler, cooked beef and shredded beef without date marks, and a walk-in cooler air temperature of 54F because the door gasket was missing, according to the Weld County health department.

BUSABA ERIE, Erie (Weld County) — inspected July 9, scored 75 (re-inspection required). Inspectors cited an employee who did not wash hands after removing gloves, raw chicken stored above ready-to-eat foods in a cooler, an employee handling food with gloves after touching clothes and working with customers without washing hands, tongs used on raw meat that were not properly sanitized, cooked rice, noodles, potatoes, cabbage, and watermelon without date marks, and ant and cockroach killer stored above food, according to the Weld County health department.

Lonchera Santa Cruz #4, Weld County (Weld County) — inspected July 9, scored 50 (re-inspection required). Inspectors noted raw chorizo handled with gloves and then touching surfaces, cooked chorizo, onions, peppers, and refried beans held too cold in a steam well, and cooked tongue, lettuce, and tomatoes held at 53F to 63F in a cooler, according to the Weld County health department.

ABO'S PIZZA, Erie (Weld County) — inspected July 9, scored 50 (re-inspection required). Inspectors cited an employee drink stored on a prep table during food handling, raw shell eggs and raw sausage stored above lettuce in a cooler, cooked meatballs, chicken, shredded cheese, and roasted garlic held between 44F and 92F, cooked chicken, meatballs, and roasted garlic in a cooler without date marks, and pizza slices using time as a public health control without documented discard times, according to the Weld County health department.

Main Street Market & Liquor Inc., Pierce (Weld County) — inspected July 7, scored 55 (re-inspection required). Inspectors cited a hand sink with no soap or paper towels, cooked burritos, ham and egg croissant sandwiches, and a tamale held at 122F to 133F in the hot holding unit, cooked tamales kept past the discard date, and toxic materials stored above unopened beverages, according to the Weld County health department.

Passed with critical violations

Taco El Diablo - Mobile, Fort Collins (Larimer County) — inspected July 8, scored 45 (pass). Inspectors cited an employee handling ready-to-eat food with dirty gloves, raw eggs stored above ready-to-eat salsas, birria held at 60F to 62F and not cooled properly, and frozen tamales that had not been date marked after thawing, according to the Larimer County health department.

El Diablo Mexican Restaurant, Fort Collins (Larimer County) — inspected July 8, scored 45 (pass). Inspectors cited an employee handling ready-to-eat food with dirty gloves and not washing hands, raw eggs stored above ready-to-eat salsa, birria held at 60F to 62F and not cooled properly, and frozen tamales with incorrect or missing date marking after thawing, according to the Larimer County health department.

La Patrona Market, Milliken (Weld County) — inspected July 10, scored 43 (pass). Inspectors noted moldy lettuce and peppers in the produce cooler, dirty dishes not sanitized after washing, roasted Anaheim peppers kept past the discard date, flies in the prep area and dish pit, a sanitizer bucket with no detectable sanitizer, and barbacoa and carnitas prepared without a hood ventilation system, according to the Weld County health department.

Jimmy John's, Greeley (Weld County) — inspected July 7, scored 42 (pass). Inspectors cited chopped lettuce held at 67F in a cooler and turkey, ham, roast beef, chicken, and other sandwich fillings held at 47F to 50F in a prep cooler, according to the Weld County health department.