El Amigo Mexican Restaurant
Last inspected: Mar 31, 2026
74
Score
El Amigo Mexican Restaurant has been inspected 13 times since 2022. The most recent report on file is from Mar 31, 2026. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either.
Recent inspections have found fewer violations than earlier ones, averaging around three violations lately and about 12 violations before that.
When inspectors have written things up, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been the most frequent reason, cited six times.
By comparison, the average Crescent City facility scores 82, putting El Amigo Mexican Restaurant on the weaker side. Taken together, the history looks like that of a busy facility working through the usual inspection cycle.
13
Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 31, 2026
Complaint Full
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Intermediate - 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.
53B-14-5
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Kitchen floor unsealed concrete. **Repeat Violation**
36-02-5
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls in kitchen area soiled with grease build up. **Repeat Violation**
36-27-5
Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Back exterior door to parking lot not self closing.
35B-03-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan above grill station soiled with grease build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
74
Sep 25, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Intermediate - 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. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls in kitchen soiled.
36-27-5
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Floors in kitchen area unsealed. **Repeat Violation**
36-02-5
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler shelves soiled.
22-16-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan above grill station soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
74
May 29, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
May 1, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - 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. **Repeat Violation**
29-34-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Observed 4 live flying insects in prep room. **Warning**
35A-02-7
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Meat slicer soiled in prep room. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink near triple sink. Operator replaced. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - 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. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Basic - 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
40-06-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan above stove soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Window in prep room in disrepair.
35B-05-4
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Unsealed concrete floor in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-02-5
45
Oct 22, 2024
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 5 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - 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. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6
High Priority - 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. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed several water faucets with no vacuum breaker.
29-34-4
High Priority - 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. **Corrected On-Site**
41-07-4
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license is expired. Operator renewed license on the phone during inspection. Confirmation# 247316504. **Corrective Action Taken** **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed slicer in outside prep room with debris buildup.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee washing equipment in outside prep area at handwashing sink.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap at hand sink in outside prep room. Operator supplied with soap. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
Intermediate - 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.
02C-06-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed unlabeled container with laundry detergent not labeled.
41-17-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting board in outside prep area, large cutting board has multiple cut marks.
14-09-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed exhaust fan over stove on cook line with debris buildup.
23-03-4
Basic - 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.
36-02-5
Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed. Observed AC unit in outside prep room not sealed.
35B-04-4
23
Apr 26, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese sitting out on counter 74F. Person in charge discarded. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - 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.
01B-02-5
High Priority - 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. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - 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. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Floors throughout are not smooth and easily cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
36-11-4
Basic - Food stored in undrained ice. Ice in cooler not draining. Water in ice.
08B-31-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach in freezers out back all have ice buildup. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Establishment is reusing sour cream containers.
25-32-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. In dry storage; case of single service cups on floor. **Repeat Violation**
25-05-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. In reach in freezer; shrimp not covered.
08B-12-5
Basic - 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. **Corrective Action Taken**
06-01-5
Basic - 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. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-17-4
39
Oct 13, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 9, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
View 1 violation
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - 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. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-09: No items observed sitting out at room temperature. In double door reach in cooler some items at 43F. Others at 44-45F beef, tamales, tamales. Person in charge states have been in and out of unit for prep. Turned unit down during inspection. Has been out of temperature for less than 4 hours per person in charge. Ambient temperature got down to 39F during inspection. **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
86
Oct 5, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - 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.
29-34-4
High Priority - 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. **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - 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.
09-01-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Items stored in hand wash sink in external prep room.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - 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.
02C-02-5
Basic - 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.
36-11-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. In storage shed cases of food on floor. Onions stored on floor in hallway by kitchen.
08B-38-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. All stand up reach in freezer have heavy ice buildup.
14-69-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in water at 80F at prep table. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-07-4
Basic - 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.
02D-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Cases of single service items in red storage shed stored on floor.
25-05-4
Basic - 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.
42-03-5
37
Mar 31, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Mar 2, 2023
Complaint Full
4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided written procedures and discussed with person in charge. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on flip-top coolers stained with food debris.
22-02-4
Intermediate - 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. Employee handler training expired, establishment is on warning from previous inspection on 1/27/23
53B-01-5
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Provided employee reporting agreement and discussed with person in charge. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
11-26-1
Basic - Food being prepared outside. Tomatoes being peeled outside next to storage shed. Person in charge moved tomatoes inside secondary kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-32-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Cooking oil on floor in storage shed. Person in charge placed oil on shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on flip-top cooler top coolers in kitchen soiled with black/green mold like substance.
23-03-4
Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Shelves in food storage exposed wood. **Repeat Violation**
14-06-4
55
Aug 9, 2022
Complaint Partial
No violations found.
100
Aug 4, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Outdoor hose bibb on corner of building by parking lot. Owner attached hose breaker during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
29-34-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Several sealed packs of tortillas in hand washing sink next to dishwashing area. Owner removed the packages. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under main cookline has accumulation of debris.
36-73-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. All reach in freezer units, both inside and outside, have accumulation of ice on all shelves. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with debris. Top of chest freezer in secondary outside kitchen has accumulation of mold like substance and old paint.
23-03-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls behind cookline have has accumulation of debris, food, and grease.
36-27-5
Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Shelves of dry storage shed are not sealed. **Repeat Violation**
14-06-4
61
Frequently Asked Questions
When was El Amigo Mexican Restaurant last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at El Amigo Mexican Restaurant on file is from Mar 31, 2026. The public record contains 13 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at El Amigo Mexican Restaurant?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at El Amigo Mexican Restaurant.
How does El Amigo Mexican Restaurant compare to other restaurants in Crescent City?
El Amigo Mexican Restaurant most recently scored 74 out of 100, which is lower than the Crescent City average of 82.
Has El Amigo Mexican Restaurant's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at El Amigo Mexican Restaurant have averaged around three violations per visit, down from roughly 12 earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at El Amigo Mexican Restaurant means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is El Amigo Mexican Restaurant inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, El Amigo Mexican Restaurant is inspected around four times per year on average.
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