CINCO DE MAYO AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT Inspection – September 4, 2025

High Priority 1

#10High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Food service employee handled mixer with gloves. Changed gloves but did not wash hands. Manager intervened. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning

Intermediate 1

#11Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soiled can opener.

Basic 9

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Soiled deflector plate to interior of ice machine located : kitchen.

#2Basic32-07-5

Basic – Bathroom facility not clean. Bathroom faucets in men's and woman's restroom with heavy calcium deposit build up on all faucets. **Warning**

Warning

#3Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls as scoop in spices. Rice. Sugar.

#4Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone apron , hat on bags of foods. Kitchen. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

#5Basic35B-01-4

Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap at base of rear door. (Daylight visible ). Exit door by bar.

#6Basic10-08-5

Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop handle touching ice in ice machine.

#7Basic16-46-4

Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on exterior of cleaned containers.

#8Basic29-49-6

Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in base of reach in cooler. Prep Line.

#9Basic06-01-5

Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen beef thawing at room temperature. Kitchen

Florida Food Watch