Escobar's Mexican Restaurant
104 College Dr Unit 8, Orange Park, FL 32065
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
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 2 times, plus 11 other repeat issues.
- Passed 2 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Oct 1, 2026: failed with 7 violations.
- 4 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 5 visits
- 2026
- Failed Oct 1
Routine Inspection
7 violations
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Failed Jun 3
Routine Inspection
8 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Passed Jan 6
Routine Inspection
9 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- 2025
- Passed Apr 29
Licensing Inspection
3 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
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BiteKarma scores around Escobar's 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.