EL POTRO MEXICAN RESTAURANT #18

Name: EL POTRO MEXICAN RESTAURANT #18
Address: 1553 N 3 ST, JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL, 32250, US
Rating: 88.4

1553 N 3 ST, JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL 32250

License #2611353

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88.4 Grade B / 100

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EL POTRO MEXICAN RESTAURANT #18 in JACKSONVILLE BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 88.4 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on February 4, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 14 total violations — 4 critical, 2 major, 8 minor.

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[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed grill filters soiled with grease.
[53B-09-4] Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Observed some employee food training without original certificate.
[35B-02-4] Insect control device not designed for food preparation area. Observed flying insect Device in ware washing area not designed for restaurant use. Operator discarded device.
[09-01-4] 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 grab ready to eat cut lettuce with bare hands. Employee voluntarily discarded lettuce. Employee washed hands and placed gloves on.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soda gun holders in bar area soiled with mold like substance.
[01B-28-5] Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. Observed cooked beef dated 1-20-2026 located in walk in cooler. See stop sale.
[13-07-4] Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed employee engaging in food preparation wearing a watch.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in reach in cooler over filled Cut lettuce (45F-48F - Cold Holding); Mozzarella cheese (45F-48F - Cold Holding). Manager removed some cut lettuce and cheese and placed in reach in cooler.

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