EL POTRO MEXICAN REST

226 SAN MARCO AVE, ST AUGUSTINE, St. Johns County. DBPR licence 6501298. 11 inspection visits from 2023-11-15 to 2026-10-08.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2026-10-08: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic violations

2 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the St. Johns County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, St. Johns County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-08	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	4	1.86	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-04-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.52	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2)
2025-10-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.52	3 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-05-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	1.64	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-09-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-09-11	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	0	2	1.64	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-05-08	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-05-06	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	1	5	1.81	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-11-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-11-17	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	2	0	1		3 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2023-11-15	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	2	6	1.81	10 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.