EL POTRO MEXICAN RESTAURANT # 28
7200 Normandy Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida, 32205
Duval County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/11/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
4
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Ice machine leaking from ice machine
- 42-02-4:Basic - Improper storage of maintenance equipment that interferes with cleaning. Drill stored with food supplies in kitchen area
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with grease build up
- 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken in stainless container stored over beef steak. Manager properly stored food items Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/11/2025 revealed 4 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 8/2/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
5
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plate used to scoop cooked chicken in the walk in cooler, manager removed plate from container Corrected On-Site
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone stored on shelf with tortillas, employee properly stored cellphone Corrected On-Site
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on Oven door handle, employee properly stored tongs Corrected On-Site
- 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Handle of tongs touching raw chicken, employee removed tongs Corrected On-Site
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen shrimp thawing at room temperature in white bucket
- 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef stored over three bags of shrimp in white reach in freezer. Employee properly stored food items Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/2/2024 revealed 6 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 2/28/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
3
Basic
4
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 32-04-4:Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Employee restroom door
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket small flip top cooler
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled Gasket on long white freezer- black spots, employee cleaned gasket Corrected On-Site
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. A few pans of food stored uncovered in the walk in cooler, employee covered food containers Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Debris on Can opener blade
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels provided in women's rest room, employee provided paper towels during inspection Corrected On-Site
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Clear solution stored in a spray bottle, employee labeled spray bottle Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/28/2024 revealed 7 total violations (0 high priority, 3 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 8/23/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
6
Total
8
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling not smooth and easily cleanable in dry storage area
- 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No covered waste receptacle in unisex employee restroom
- 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wet wiping cloth stored under cutting board where employee was cutting lettuce, employee removed towel Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with grease above stove Repeat Violation
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Open employee beverage stored in freezer in server area, manager removed drink Corrected On-Site
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls soiled with grease behind cooking equipment toward the bottom of wall
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Churros stored on a plastic to go bag in white reach in freezer on cooks line, manager properly stored churros Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cut tomato (66F - Cold Holding) stored in small amount of ice, manager added more ice tomato 41F at end of inspection Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/23/2023 revealed 8 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 6 basic).