EL QUETZAL CUISINE
10916 ATLANTIC BLVD STE 1, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32225
License #2616030
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Solid Health Score
How is this score calculated? →EL QUETZAL CUISINE in JACKSONVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 92.5 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on November 10, 2025. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 20 total findings; InspectFL has imported detailed violation rows for 16 of them so far.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on November 10, 2025 included 2 critical violations, 3 major, and 4 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken and pastas
- [12A-13-4] Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee was using cell phone, didnt wash hands and placed on gloves
- [13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook on line no hair restraint. Hair restraints provided
- [14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. 2 ox cup in granulated garlic container, removed
- [29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Water at bottom of cooler
- [31B-05-4] Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. -Handsink in kitchen unable to dispense - handsink in dish area States batteries low
- [53B-02-5] No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Lady cook in kitchen
- [10-17-4] In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored between coolers, moved
- [08A-20-5] Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw shrimp and raw beef in reach in cooler, moved to store correctly
What do locals think?
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Would you eat here?
EL QUETZAL CUISINE looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?
Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.
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