CINCO DE MAYO AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT
301 E BAY ST #1, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202 · Permanent Food Service
Inspection summary
CINCO DE MAYO AUTHENTIC MEXICAN RESTAURANT has been inspected 2 times by Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants since July 7, 2026. The most recent inspection, on July 10, 2026, found no infractions.
1 of 2 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 2 inspections with 16 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Food source, labelling and allergens, Food temperature control and Cleaning and sanitizing.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk
Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.
Recorded 2 times on July 7, 2026. For example:
Approved source
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.
Recorded 2 times on July 7, 2026. For example:
Time and Temperature Control – potentially hazardous/time/temperature control for safety foods (PH/TCS)
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.
Recorded 2 times on July 7, 2026. For example:
Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded 2 times on July 7, 2026. For example:
Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded once on July 7, 2026. For example:
Food protection, cross-contamination
About this data
These results come from Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
2 inspections
- Complaint Full
0 infractions
- Complaint Full
16 infractions
- 01: Approved source
- Risk factor
- 02: Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Risk factor
- 03: Time and Temperature Control – potentially hazardous/time/temperature control for safety foods (PH/TCS)
- Risk factor
- 06: PH/TCS foods properly thawed
- 08: Food protection, cross-contamination
- Risk factor
- 14: Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- 14: Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- 21: Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- 22: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Risk factor
- 23: Non-food contact surfaces clean
- 24: Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- 31: Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Risk factor
- 31: Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Risk factor
- 35: No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals, outer openings protected from insects/pests, rodent proof
- Primary concern
- 40: Employee personal belongings
- 41: Chemicals/toxic substances
- Risk factor
- 01: Approved source
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