El Maguey Mexican Restaurant

4327 66 St N, Kenneth City, FL 33709
Last inspected: Jan 28, 2026
37
Score
High Risk

El Maguey Mexican Restaurant is a restaurant located at 4327 66 St N, Kenneth City, FL.

Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.

8
Inspections
3
Critical latest
2
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 28, 2026
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
37
Jul 23, 2025
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
64
Jan 30, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
52
Aug 22, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
61
Apr 8, 2024
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
82
Oct 30, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
58
Jun 26, 2023
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
86
Jan 12, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
22
Violations — Jan 28, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. -ceiling tiles throughout dining room have water damage stains **Repeat Violation**
36-32-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. -ceiling in kitchen soiled with dust -wall behind ice machine soiled with dust **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach in cooler behind bar used for holding bottled drinks and salsas not keeping salsas in temperature. salsa roja hot (66F - Cold Holding); salsa verde (49F - Cold Holding); salsa roja mild (46F - Cold Holding) Outside display shows temperature of 37F. Operator put thermometer inside that's reading 43F. Operator has contacted a repair person. Stop Sale issued on salsas and unit will not be used for temperature sensitive foods until it has been repaired. **Corrective Action Taken**
14-74-7
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach behind reach in cooler in back room near restrooms Operator cleaned up. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-03-4
Basic - Dumpster rusted out on bottom.
33-12-4
Basic - Grease receptacle on dirt, not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface.
33-23-4
Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometer in reach in cooler behind bar holding salsas. Operator put ambient thermometer inside. **Corrected On-Site**
05-09-4
High Priority - Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Establishment is using bleach with additives for laundry as sanitizer in 3 compartment sink and sanitize buckets. Operator went to store and got proper bleach. Tested sanitizer buckets at 50 PPPM. **Corrected On-Site**
22-48-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Reach in cooler behind bar used for holding bottled drinks and salsas not keeping salsas in temperature. Salsa (66F - Cold Holding) All salsas had been in unit overnight. No way to determine how long they'd been out of temperature. Operator had not taken temperatures of salsas in that unit today. Outside display shows temperature of 37F. Operator put thermometer inside that's reading 43F. Operator has contacted a repair person. Stop Sale issued on salsas and unit will not be used for temperature sensitive foods until it has been repaired.
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler behind bar used for holding bottled drinks and salsas not keeping salsas in temperature. Salsa (66F - Cold Holding) All salsas had been in unit overnight. No way to determine how long they'd been out of temperature. Operator had not taken temperatures of salsas in that unit today. Outside display shows temperature of 37F. Operator put thermometer inside that's reading 43F. Operator has contacted a repair person. Stop Sale issued on salsas and unit will not be used for temperature sensitive foods until it has been repaired.
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cooked chorizo in reach in cooler in back storage room made 1/26 not date marked. Operator labeled with date. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures.
05-10-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)