EL AGAVE MEXICAN RESTAURANT INC
3811 W NAVY BLVD · PENSACOLA · Escambia County · FL 32507
Inspection Summary
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
30 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 11
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cook on make line
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 6-10 small flying insects observed in kitchen area. Flying insects observed landing on food contact surfaces of make bars. **Warning**
41-05-4High Priority – Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Canned Hot Shot insect spray located in bar area.
35A-09-4High Priority – Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. One live wasps observed in kitchen on wall / bug control device . **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Repacked chicken over open vegetables. Storage room chest freezer.
08A-17-6High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Storage room chest freezer Repackaged Raw chicken over shrimp.
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 14 Live roaches observed 1 live roach observed on floor next to chest freezer in the Exterior storage room . 4 live roaches observed inside oven located on the cook line. 9 live roaches observed on top of the dishwasher Some stuck to duct tape. **Warning**
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Approximately 18 roach droppings observed on shelf surface of exterior storage room. **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 52 rodent droppings observed. 6 rodent droppings observed on shelf of Exterior dry storage / food storage room . 17 rodent droppings observed on floor of dry storage room off kitchen. 15 rodent droppings observed on hallway floor leading to employee restroom ( off kitchen) 14 rodent droppings observed on floor under storage table next to glass door upright cooler and chest freezer. **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Full tray of Chile Rellenos uncovered in direct contact with soiled ice. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Make bar #1 – cook line – Beef 45/46, shrimp 49, chicken 44, / Beef 52, chorizo 53, raw bacon 54, cheese 53 F – Per operator and manager less than 4 hrs. make bar #2 – shredded cheese 50, shredded 49, diced tomatoes 54, pico 51, guacamole 44, sour cream 53, tamales 53F per operator less than 4 hrs. 3 door upright- sliced cheese 57, cooked beef 53F cheese 52 F – per operator less than 4 hrs. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 1
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Kitchen hand wash sink. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 18
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Multiple areas of kitchen.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 6 dead roaches observed 4 dead roaches observed on rear food storage room floor . 1 dead roach observed on floor of dry storage room located off kitchen. 1 dead roach observed on kitchen floor under dishwasher. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open canned beverage on cook line table.
14-11-4Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Chest freezer tops in exterior storage room.
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Kitchen at rear door and under triple sink.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Thawing shrimp
33-19-4Basic – Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
33-20-4Basic – Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Also , heavy grease build up observed on ground at exterior side of the building behind deck.
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall adjacent to dishwasher.
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Cook line make bar.
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven on cook line contains live roaches. Small flying insects observed to land on make bar surfaces during the inspection. **Warning**
29-19-4Basic – Kitchen hand wash sink drain over flowing and draining very slowly.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple Cook line and prep area equipment , shelves and storage racks.
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid.
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Two kitchen doors open / unscreened during operation with flying insects observed in kitchen.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Make bar #1 on cook line.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Chiles Rellenos stored in storage room chest freezer
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen shrimp thawing at room temperature stored on floor.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 9:17 AM.
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1 observation(s)
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7 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.