CINCO DE MAYO AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT
389 PASEO REYES DR STE 208 · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32095
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Multiple Food service employees putting on gloves without washing hands. Manager intervened. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
09-01-4High Priority – 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. Food service employee prepping/cutting avocados with bare hand contact. Manager intervened. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
28-14-5High Priority – Evidence of mop/cleaning wastewater dumped onto ground. mop water on ground outside rear exit. **Warning**
41-18-4High Priority – Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine over 200 ppm. Three compartment sink. Manager intervened. 100 after reset. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Kitchen Hand Wash Sink blocked by utensils in sink and large containers in front of sink. Moved by manager **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled chemical spray bottle at Dish machine line. Degreaser.
Basic 8
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl as scoop in salsa. Spices-
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers. Kitchen.
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Food prep/service employee wearing bracelets and hand jewelry while engaged in food preparation and service.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Bags of rice, beans on floor. Dry goods.
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall in disrepair by kitchen Hand Wash Sink. Hole in wall by mop sink.
08B-39-4Basic – Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Cut avocados with lables still on : prep line.
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Soiled interior of kitchen cooler opposite grill.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Uncovered en in walk in cooler.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 9, 2026 12:28 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.