CINCO DE MAYO AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT
124 CAPULET DR STE 109 · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32092
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
28 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed two flies, flying around the main cook line area. **Warning**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. In the walk in cooler raw chicken stored over unwashed limes. Operator relocated the raw chicken. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. On the main cook line, Chile rellenos (57F – Cold Holding); raw shell eggs (ambient air temperature- Cold Holding) per operator items placed out for the lunch service. Operator had employee discard the items. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On the main cook line, Chile rellenos (57F – Cold Holding); raw shell eggs (ambient air temperature- Cold Holding) per operator items placed out for the lunch service. Operator had employee discard the items. **Corrective Action Taken**
01B-17-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food required to be date marked is not date marked and time of opening/preparation cannot be determined. See stop sale. In the walk in cooler, previously frozen prepared tamales with no product date marking. Operator us user when made or thawed. Operator voluntarily discarded the tamales. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On top of the oven of the main cook line, queso (101/98F – Hot Holding) stored in plastic buckets. Discussed with operator switching to shallow metal containers or placing in a steam well to correctly hold temperature. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 5
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. No bodily fluid clean up kit or written procedures available. Inspector provided written procedures. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Flip top reach in cooler cutting board has build up of food residue staining. Behind the bar counter, soda gun has build up of residue on the nozzle. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink by the three compartment sink blocked by stacks of buckets and utensils in the hand wash sink Hand wash sink behind the bar counter blocked by utensils in the hand wash sink. Operator removed the items from the hand wash sinks. **Corrected On-Site**
02B-02-5Intermediate – Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. At time of inspection establishment has new menus with no consumer advisory posted on the menus or signage posted in establishment while offering undercooked items. Inspector provided consumer advisory and operator posted the signage. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In the walk in cooler, prepared chicken and beef not stored with product date marking. Per operator thinks items was prepared the previous day. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 17
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Current license displayed expired 06/01/2023.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple employee beverages stored in prep tables on both sides of the main cook line.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. In the dry storage room, employee jacket stored on unopened bag of beans. Employee jacket stored on soda syrup boxes in front of the bulk ice bin. Employee removed jacket from the soda syrup boxes. **Corrective Action Taken**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. On the storage shelf opposite the three compartment sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet. On the waitstation prep table next to the soda dispenser, plastic cups stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4Basic – Floors, Walls and Ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Build up of dust on ceiling vent and surround tile over the main cook line. Build up of debris on the floor under equipment in main kitchen area. Build up of debris and standing water on the floor under the warewashing area.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Queso in bucket cooling on floor on the back side of the cook line. In the walk in cooler bucket of beef and chicken on the floor. Operator had employee relocate all items from the floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
33-29-4Basic – Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Crease receptacle lid left open.
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. On the main cook line, knife stored between flip top reach in cooler and prep table. Employee removed the knife. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Food debris stuck to spinning plate of the microwave on the main cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employee hand wash signage in women's restroom.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cook line drawer reach in cooler under the grill and sliding door reach in cooler opposite the grill area have build up of food debris in the door gaskets. Build up of debris under the flat top grill area. Air conditioning unit over back exterior door has build up grease/debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-39-4Basic – Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. In the flip top reach in cooler on the main cook line, unwashed cut in half avocado with the sticker still attached.
14-20-4Basic – Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Ripped tin foil used to create work space at the oven area of the main cook line. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water at the base of the flip top reach in cooler on the main cook line.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. In the dry storage area, uncovered bucket of uncooked beans. In the standup reach in freezer containers of tamales and chille rellenos not covered or wrapped. Operator asked employee to cover all items. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop stored with mop head on the floor of the dry storage area. Operator removed the mop to dry. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep table at the pass through window.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 19, 2026 2:22 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.