TACOS EL AMIGO
9322 N PALAFOX ST, Pensacola FL 32534 · 850-384-4876
Last inspected Jun 4, 2026 · 8 visits since December 2023
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— STEADY
4 inspections within 21 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6/1/2024
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
1 case · $280
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6--2025062710 | Apr 1, 2025 | Sep 22, 2025 | $280 |
Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Jun 4, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Aug 18, 2025Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 1 violations recorded.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Added support units: shed with refrigerator and hot holding units, extra mobile storage with refrigerators and freezers, and one mobile storage with dry storage and equipment. Plan review not updated. This violation must be addressed by June 1st.
Jul 15, 2025Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 2 violations recorded.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Added support units: shed with refrigerator and hot holding units, extra mobile storage with refrigerators and freezers, and one mobile storage with dry storage and equipment. Plan review not updated. This violation must be addressed by June 1st.
Food stored outside. Refrigerators with food and corn stored outside of food truck or support units. This violation must be addressed by April 2nd.
Jun 9, 2025Call Back - Extension given, pendingRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Added support units: shed with refrigerator and hot holding units, extra mobile storage with refrigerators and freezers, and one mobile storage with dry storage and equipment. Plan review not updated. This violation must be addressed by June 1st.
Food stored outside. Refrigerators with food and corn stored outside of food truck or support units. This violation must be addressed by April 2nd.
Apr 3, 2025Call Back - Extension given, pendingRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Added support units: shed with refrigerator and hot holding units, extra mobile storage with refrigerators and freezers, and one mobile storage with dry storage and equipment. Plan review not updated. This violation must be addressed by June 1st.
Food stored in a prohibited area. Refrigerator and hot holding units in shed near food truck. This violation must be addressed by June 1st.
Food stored outside. Refrigerators with food and corn stored outside of food truck or support units. This violation must be addressed by April 2nd.
Mobile food dispensing vehicle connected to utilities on more than a temporary basis. Water and wastewater has been hardplumbed to unit, and does not have any quick release fixtures. This violation must be addressed by June 1st.
Mobile food dispensing vehicle is not self-propelled or otherwise movable from place to place. Operator has attached siding near wheels and enclosed food truck in covering that does not allow any escape for mobile unit. This violation must be addressed by June 1st.
Apr 1, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 10 recorded.
0 High priority3 Intermediate7 Basic
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No papertowels provided at hand wash sink.
No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Added support units: shed with refrigerator and hot holding units, extra mobile storage with refrigerators and freezers, and one mobile storage with dry storage and equipment. Plan review not updated. This violation must be addressed by June 1st.
Two-compartment sink used for warewashing. Observed employee washing dishes in outside 2 compartment sink. Instructed operator to discontinue warewashing in 2 compartment sink, set up 3 compartment sink in food truck, and rewash dishes in the 3 compartment sink. This violation must be addressed by April 2nd.
Clean equipment and utensils stored in a room that is not fully enclosed (open to outdoors/screened). Clean equipment stored in outside area.
Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Mini split air conditioning draining into 3 compartment sink. This violation must be addressed by April 2nd.
Food being prepared outside. Food cooked on outside grills under built awning as evident by food residue on grills. This violation must be addressed by April 2nd.
Food stored in a prohibited area. Refrigerator and hot holding units in shed near food truck. This violation must be addressed by June 1st.
Food stored outside. Refrigerators with food and corn stored outside of food truck or support units. This violation must be addressed by April 2nd.
Mobile food dispensing vehicle connected to utilities on more than a temporary basis. Water and wastewater has been hardplumbed to unit, and does not have any quick release fixtures. This violation must be addressed by June 1st.
Mobile food dispensing vehicle is not self-propelled or otherwise movable from place to place. Operator has attached siding near wheels and enclosed food truck in covering that does not allow any escape for mobile unit. This violation must be addressed by June 1st.
Jun 3, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6/1/2024
Dec 7, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Upon inspection observed accumulation of ice inside reach in freezer outside MFDV.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
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.