CINCO DE MAYO AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT
124 CAPULET DR STE 109, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 32092
License #6502216
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Mixed Health Record
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CINCO DE MAYO AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT in SAINT AUGUSTINE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 82 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on July 23, 2026. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 13 total findings; InspectFL has detailed violation rows for 11 of them so far.
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The latest inspection on July 23, 2026 shows 11 observation rows: 3 critical, 1 major, and 7 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
- [10-17-4] In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. At cook line, knife stored between 2 reach-in coolers. Operator moved knife.
- [14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At wait station, black bowl used as scoop,in bulk sugar. Operator removed bowl.
- [31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At cook line, large containers of chips blocking access to handwash sink from cook line. Operator moved chip containers.
- [36-17-5] Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Multiple floor tiles throughout kitchen area broken/chipped.
- [02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At wait station, bulk sugar not labeled.
- [24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. At dish area, metal pans stacked before air drying.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. At cook line and bar, multiple reach-in cooler/reach-in freezer gaskets soiled with mold-like substance. At cook line, hood filters over flat top,have grease build up.
- [06-09-1] Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. At cook line reach-in cooler drawer 1.5 packs of tilapia completely thawed, one pack sealed the half piece still in packaging. Package states to keep frozen, remove before thawing.
- [01B-01-4] Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. In dry storage room on can rack, 2 cans of pineapple tidbits severely dented at edge of can.
- [08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At cook line in three door reach-in freezer, raw pork chops in togo bag stored over case of empanadas and pan of pork stored over ears of corn in plastic wrap. Also, at cook line reach-in cooler, raw shell eggs stored of packs of tortillas.
- [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk-in cooler, milk (44F - Cold Holding); chicken (45F - Cold Holding). Door not closed tightly multiple times during inspection.
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