EL AMIGO MEXICAN RESTAURANT
227 S SUMMIT ST · CRESCENT CITY · Putnam County · FL 32112
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
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. Observed employee handle burrito to be served to customer with no further cook step with bare hands.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Beef, cheese, cheese sitting on counter at room temperature at 47-53F. Person in charge states goes through items within 4 hours. Recommended holding items on time. In double door reach in cooler tamales at 46F. Cooler is full, containers may be restricting air flow. Items at top of cooler within temperature. Have been in and out of unit. **Warning**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb on right side of building by banana trees with hose attached.
Intermediate 2
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Items stored in hand wash sink in external prep room.
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Tamales made two days ago and ceviche made 4 days ago missing date mark.
Basic 7
36-11-4Basic – Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Floors in prep building not smooth and easily cleanable. Also, light visible around piping to mop sink at external wall. Grease buildup on wall fan by cookline.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. In storage shed cases of food on floor. Onions stored on floor in hallway by kitchen.
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. All stand up reach in freezer have heavy ice buildup.
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in water at 80F at prep table. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-03-4Basic – Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Peanuts for customer self service missing minimum labeling.
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Cases of single service items in red storage shed stored on floor.
42-03-5Basic – Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Tools stored on table holding food items in hallway outside of kitchen.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 20, 2026 1:19 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.