EL AMIGO MEXICAN RESTAURANT
227 S SUMMIT ST, Crescent City FL 32112 · 386 698 2326
Last inspected Aug 20, 2026 · 11 visits since October 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between A and F. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Live, small flying insects found Observed 4 live flying insects in prep room.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Disciplinary actions
3 cases · $880
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5--2021046520 | Jul 9, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | $320 |
| 5--2019014418 | Feb 4, 2019 | May 2, 2019 | $400 |
| 5--2017043444 | Aug 29, 2017 | Sep 26, 2017 | $160 |
Inspection history
11 visits, newest first
Aug 20, 2026Call Back - Extension given, pendingRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed no proof of current food handler certifications for food employees.
Aug 17, 2026Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed main triple door reach in cooler: chicken (50F - Cold Holding); milk (48F - Cold Holding); ground cooked beef (48F - Cold Holding); ambient air raw shell eggs (51F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (44F - Cold Holding); rice (47F - Cold Holding). Cooler is over stuffed with food blocking air flow, used as a working cooler with doors opening frequently, and as a cooling cooler for recently cooked product. Discussed options for person in charge to cool in freezers, reduced amount of food inside reach in cooler to increase air flow. Person in charge started removed food and placing in flip-top cooler and freezer. Person in charge stated cooler working at 11.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed queso cheese on counter for less than one hour per person in charge (87F - Hot Holding)
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed no proof of current food handler certifications for food employees.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed utensils for food contact in 78F water. Discussed with person in, charge person in charge dumped water.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed clean food containers with old tape labels stuck to sides.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed kitchen walls soiled with grease and dust.
Mar 31, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Employee Rufina expired a week ago.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan above grill station soiled with grease build up.
Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Back exterior door to parking lot not self closing.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Kitchen floor unsealed concrete.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls in kitchen area soiled with grease build up.
Sep 25, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Prepared on site taco beef from yesterday not dated. Operator dated.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan above grill station soiled.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler shelves soiled.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Floors in kitchen area unsealed.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls in kitchen soiled.
May 29, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
May 1, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 9 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority3 Intermediate4 Basic
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Live, small flying insects found Observed 4 live flying insects in prep room.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker installed at non chemical side of the split.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Meat slicer soiled in prep room.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink near triple sink. Operator replaced.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken prepared yesterday no date mark. Operator dated.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone charging over mixer in prep room
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan above stove soiled.
Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Window in prep room in disrepair.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Unsealed concrete floor in kitchen.
Oct 22, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 14 violations recorded, 5 high priority.
5 High priority5 Intermediate4 Basic
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed medication stored over prep counter in kitchen area. Also in outside prep room, medication stored over hand washing sink. Operator moved both items.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license is expired. Operator renewed license on the phone during inspection. Confirmation# 247316504.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed whole not cooked shell eggs stored over cooked beans in reach in cooler in kitchen. Operator moved eggs to proper storage level.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked fish in reach in cooler by hand sink in kitchen, Temperature at 47F. Ambient temperature 37F. Operator put fish in freezer.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed several water faucets with no vacuum breaker.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed slicer in outside prep room with debris buildup.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee washing equipment in outside prep area at handwashing sink.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap at hand sink in outside prep room. Operator supplied with soap.
Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days opened commercially processed, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Observed tamales in freezer and reach in cooler not date marked. Explained to operator that items need to be date marked when cooked and when taken out of freezer.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed unlabeled container with laundry detergent not labeled.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting board in outside prep area, large cutting board has multiple cut marks.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed exhaust fan over stove on cook line with debris buildup.
Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed. Observed AC unit in outside prep room not sealed.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Observed floors in outside prep room, concrete floors not sealed. Also walls around exhaust fan have debris buildup.
Apr 26, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 12 violations recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority1 Intermediate8 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in freezer outback; raw chicken over French fries. Person in charge moved chicken.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cheese sitting out on counter 74F. Time not identified. Person in charge discarded.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese sitting out on counter 74F. Person in charge discarded.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In reach in cooler; cooked rice, cooked potatoes, cooked pork and cooked beef not dated. Person in charge dated all items.
Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Floors throughout are not smooth and easily cleanable.
Food stored in undrained ice. Ice in cooler not draining. Water in ice.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach in freezers out back all have ice buildup.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Establishment is reusing sour cream containers.
Single-service articles improperly stored. In dry storage; case of single service cups on floor.
Stored food not covered. In reach in freezer; shrimp not covered.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Refried beans thawing at room temperature. Stil partially frozen. Had person in charge put back in cooler.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Avacados are not washed. Still have stickers on them. Person in charge removed stickers and washed avacados.
Oct 13, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Oct 9, 2023Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 1 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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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.
Oct 5, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 12 recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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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.
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.
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.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Items stored in hand wash sink in external prep room.
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.
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.
Food stored on floor. In storage shed cases of food on floor. Onions stored on floor in hallway by kitchen.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. All stand up reach in freezer have heavy ice buildup.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in water at 80F at prep table. Person in charge removed.
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.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Cases of single service items in red storage shed stored on floor.
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.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.