EL GAUCHO GRILL
2785 Park Street
Jacksonville, Florida, 32205
Avondale
Duval County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 7/2/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10908864
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee preparing food with bracelet on wrist
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee with facial beard preparing food with no beard guard
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler with torn gasket
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of oil on floor
- 35B-14-4:Basic - Mobile food dispensing vehicle service opening not kept closed except during food service. Observed 1 live fly in food truck not landing on any foods. Service window left open after serving customers and back door of food truck also open
- 35B-05-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed 1 live fly in food truck not landing on any foods. Service window left open after serving customers and back door of food truck also open
- 12A-12-4:High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observed employee handling raw beef and then handling bread without washing hands. Employee wash hands. Employee crack raw shell eggs and then handling clean containers without washing hands. Employee wash hands Corrected On-Site
- 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Observed 1 live fly in food truck not landing on any foods. Service window left open after serving customers and back door of food truck also open
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over cooked beef empanadas in reach in cooler. Moved by manager. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 12A-03-4:Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washing hands at hand wash sink. Review with employee and employee wash hands at hand wash sink Corrected On-Site
- 13-06-4:Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Employee at service window with artificial nails handling food with no gloves
Inspection Date: 11/15/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8711170
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Black mold like substance on freezer gasket
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs stored in same container with prepped sauces, employee properly stored food items Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Inspection Date: 4/26/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8333297
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. No hair restraint on employee making smoothies
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled gasket on upright cooler
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Bag of raw chicken stored over bottle or milk and water, employee properly stored food items