El Potro Mexican Restaurant
1553 N 3 St, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 3 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.
- Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 5 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.
- Last inspected Aug 24, 2026: failed with 7 violations, 4 critical.
- 9 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 5 visits
- 2026
- Failed Aug 24
Routine Inspection
7 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Approved source
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Failed Feb 4
Routine Inspection
8 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Approved source
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food; alternative operating procedure
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- 2025
- Passed Aug 20
Routine Inspection
6 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Passed Feb 24
Routine Inspection
6 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food; alternative operating procedure
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
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BiteKarma scores around El Potro Mexican Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.