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La Nopalera Mexican Restaurant

4530 ST JOHNS AVE, #3 JACKSONVILLE 32210 Jacksonville

La Nopalera Mexican Restaurant

Inspection Date 12/21/2023
Inspection Disposition Administrative complaint recommended

Inspection December 21st, 2023

Violations

Code Description
36-37-5

Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas

Ceiling tiles are acoustic tiles in back storage area and are not easily cleanable. Repeat Violation

24-05-4

Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner

Ice bucket was not inverted on top of soda machine. Manager flipped it over. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

06-09-1

Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale

In reach in cooler by walk in cooler, fish package was not opened before thawing.

50-09-4

Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed

License display expired 6/1/23.

35A-03-4

Basic – Dead roaches on premises

In back storage room behind the bar, dead roach was observed in corner. Manager picked it up. Corrected On-Site

12B-12-5

Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container

Employee seen drinking from open container on cook line of kitchen.

08B-49-4

Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public

In bar area cooler, employee food is not separated or identified. Manager discarded food. Corrected On-Site

40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items

Employee hats placed next to exposed to go containers on cook line shelf left of flat top.

14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair

Walk in cooler by back door, the door is in disrepair.

36-73-4

Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. nUnderneath ice machine in bar area is soiled. Repeat Violation

36-17-5

Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair

Tiles in throughout kitchen area are in disrepair.

08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor

Cooking oil was stored on floor next to fryer under cook line. Manager removed oil from floor. nBar mixer is stored on floor. Manager removed from ground. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

36-24-5

Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall

Wall at the hand wash station by the bar has a hole in it.

38-01-4

Basic – Light shield damaged/in disrepair

Fixture above dish machine. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust

Gasket of walk in cooler by back door is soiled. Repeat Violation

36-64-5

Basic – Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment

Employee bathroom by the back door has strong odor coming from inside.

33-16-4

Basic – Open dumpster lid

Shared dumpster behind establishment. Repeat Violation

35B-03-4

Basic – Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors

Outer back door doesn't fully self close.

08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered

Two pans of beef and one pan of salsa in walk in cooler were not covered. Repeat Violation

29-11-4

Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle

Pipe for hand wash station by back door of establishment is leaking into a bucket. Repeat Violation

12A-13-4

High Priority – 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 washing dishes did not wash hands after handling dirty dishes before handling clean dishes.

35A-02-6

High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area

Observed 4 flying inspects in back storage area behind bar next to mop bucket.

08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food

Raw beef was placed over cooked ground beef in reach in cooler drawers on cook line under flat top. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

01B-03-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product

Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale

In reach in cooler by walk in cooler, fish package was not opened before thawing.

41-10-4

High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored

Cleaning chemicals stored over avocado. Manager removed cleaning supplies

nCleaning supplies were next to oil on the ground in storage room by back door. Manager picked up off floor. Corrected On-Site

02C-03-5

Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening

Milk opened yesterday did not have date marking. Manager marked it. Corrected On-Site

12A-03-4

Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink

Employee washed hands at dish sink instead of hand wash station.

31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink

No paper towels at hand wash station behind then bar. Repeat Violation

51-16-7

Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. nIn front bar area, triple sink removed and replaced by dish machine AND hand wash sink moved to different location in bar. Inspector spoke with Plan Review and was told new plans need to be submitted. Warning

31B-03-4

Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink

Sink by bar area did not have soap.

  • Ownership Changed: Current
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  • Expiration Date: 06/01/2024

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Business License ID 2614356

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