LOS PORTALES MEXICAN GRILL

2245 CR 210 W #109, SAINT AUGUSTINE, St. Johns County. DBPR licence 6501709. 11 inspection visits from 2023-08-10 to 2026-05-11.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-05-11: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 6 basic violations

4 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the St. Johns County average that year (1 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-01-15)

2inspections 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
2026-05-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	6	1.52	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-12-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	4	1.52	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2025-04-24	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-03-24	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	2	4	1.64	7 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-02-25	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	2	2		7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils 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
2025-01-16	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2025-01-15	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	0	1	1.64	1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2025-01-15	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	0	0		2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-01-14	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	5	2	4	1.64	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-02-02	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	6	2	1	1.81	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly
2023-08-10	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	1	8	1.81	13 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 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 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.