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LOS AVINA MEXICAN RESTAURANT

Food safety records indicate LOS AVINA MEXICAN RESTAURANT in ARCHER has 3 inspections with a 1.3/5 overall rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

Archer Road
Florida, 32618
Alachua County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★☆☆☆☆ (1.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 10/20/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10901328

  • 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Two dead roaches on floor in dry storage room. Manager swept the area during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. 1. Drink cup on prep table at cookline beside cutting board. Manager removed drink cup from table during this inspection. 2. Employee drink cup sitting on top of deli slicer. Manager removed the cup from top of slicer during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Gaskets on cooler door at front counter soiled with mold-like substance. 2. Exterior of rice bins in dry storage room soiled with black substance. Repeat Violation
  • 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Wall in kitchen on right side of cookline soiled with grease and/or dust. Repeat Violation
  • 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. 1. One fly flying in kitchen at cookline. 2. One fly flying in dry storage area, near mop sink.
  • 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Three tied plastic bags containing frozen raw chicken stored on shelf directly above sealed tubes containing raw frozen hamburger meat. Manager moved all raw chicken to the bottom shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 27-05-5:Intermediate - Handwash sink does not provide water through a mixing valve or combination faucet. Handwash sink a front counter has separate faucets for hot and cold water.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sanitizer bucket stored down inside handwash sink at front counter. Manager remvoed bucket from sink during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle containing degreaser in warewash area. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 3/27/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8859926

  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on door of reach-in freezer near ice machine soiled with black substance. Repeat Violation
  • 42-03-5:Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Corded power drill stored on top of ice machine.
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw frozen fish and raw frozen shrimp thawing at room temperature in prep sink. Manager turned on running water over the pan of shrimp and moved the fish to the cooler to continue to thaw under refrigeration. Corrected On-Site
  • 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Wall behind equipment at cookline heavily soiled with grease. 2. Air vents throughout kitchen soiled with dust. 3. Top of green partition wall near front counter soiled with dust. Repeat Violation
  • 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer buckets near cookline and behind front counter both stored directly on floor. Employee removed both from floor during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 1. Bottom edge of deflector plate and area around door opening of ice machine soiled with mold-like substance. 2. Interior of onion bin near cookline soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwash sink at cookline. Employee replenished towels during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. One employee serving and handling food without proof they have been informed of their health reporting responsibilities. Manager stated the employee was hired one week prior. Inspector emailed manager a new copy of the health reporting agreement during this inspection.
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle containing degreaser missing label below handwash sink at cookline. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 8/14/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8839355

  • 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several cracked floor tiles at cookline.
  • 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle down inside sugar inside sugar bin behind front counter. Manager removed scoop from bin during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach-in freezer on left-side of kitchen soiled with black substance. Gaskets on reach-in cooler doors behind front counter soiled with black substance.
  • 16-48-4:Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Two bowls on clean dish shelf at cookline soiled with food debris. Manager moved the bowls to the warewash area to be washed, rinsed, sanitized, and air dried. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Wall on right side of cookline soiled with grease and dust. Ceiling above warewash area stained. Air vent above warewash area soiled with black substance.
  • 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Tubes of raw ground beef stored on shelf above pan containing raw shrimp inside reach-in freezer on left side of kitchen. Manager moved the raw shrimp to shelf above the hamburger meat during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade on shelf below grinder soiled with food debris. Bottom right side of deflector plate inside ice machine soiled with black substance.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sanitizer bucket stored inside handwash sink at front counter. Manager removed bucket from sink during this inspection.
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing bleach missing label hanging above mop sink. Manager added proper label during this inspection. Corrected On-Site