DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

CAVA

3744 Archer Road
Gainesville, Florida, 32608
Robinswood
Alachua County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.4/5)
Based on 11 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 4/4/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10767519

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 1/28/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10766249

  • 12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed: front line staff use touch screen register with gloves on, then plate food for next order, touch screen and then remove gloves. Warning

Inspection Date: 1/8/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8889284

  • 10-02-4:Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Observed: clean utensils stored in a soiled food pan in the prep area. The pan was moved to dish. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed: raw prepped lamb stored over unprepared cucumbers. The lamb was moved to the correct shelf area. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 9/13/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8787942

  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed: a tank by the back door not secured.
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed a back pack stored on a case of bulk soda.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed: the area over the soda nozzles is soiled. Repeat Violation
  • 21-44-1:Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed: a sanitizer bucket stored next to cases of avocados under the back prep table.
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet cloths on the cook line not in a solution.
  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed: 1 flying insect by the clean dish rack.
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: white long grain rice under the expo window, 114°. ALSO, black lentils on the stove, 104°. These were discarded by the manager. This item-Corrected On-Site Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the last soda nozzle with build up.

Inspection Date: 5/1/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8386938

  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed: in the customer service area, the area around the soda machine has an accumulation of soil/debris.
  • 21-44-1:Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed: in the kitchen, on a prep table with clean dishes, an in use sanitizer bucket.
  • 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Observed: the pans of cut leafy greens in the stand up display on the front line, no time mark was visible.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed: a vinyl apron in the dish wash machine area hand wash sink.

Inspection Date: 4/3/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8644208

  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed the reach-in cooler on the front line is at 49F Ambient air temperature, no food is in this reach-in cooler.
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed: avocados on the front line, cut with labels still attached.
  • 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed: the secondary faucet in the mop sink area, lack of back flow device on the non chemical side of the splitter.
  • 41-15-5:High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed: the 3 compartment sink sanitizer at 400+ ppm for quaternary ammonia. Water was dumped and added until it reached 250 ppm. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed multiple cutting boards are stained.
  • 53B-10-4:Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Observed: multiple certificates that only have an employee name, no date no trainer.

Inspection Date: 1/4/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8539533

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 10/30/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8482326

  • 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed: the area over the soda nozzles is soiled. **repeat** ALSO, the surface of multiple dining room tables has a gummy residue. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-30: The area over the soda nozzles is still soiled. The table tops have not been replaced nor received. Admin Complaint
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: the soda nozzles and ice chute are soiled. - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-30: No change for dining area nozzles **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 10/30/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8524699

  • 32-07-4:Basic - Bathroom facility not clean. Observed: both restrooms with paper towels throughout and garbage cans overflowing. Warning
  • 33-10-4:Basic - Inside/outside of dumpster not clean. Observed: the inside and outside of the dumpster has an accumulation of grease and soil. Warning
  • 36-10-4:Basic - Worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting. Observed: the floor and baseboards under the dish cleaning equipment has and accumulation of grease and soil. Warning

Inspection Date: 8/24/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8482162

  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed: the area over the soda nozzles is soiled. **repeat** ALSO, the surface of multiple dining room tables has a gummy residue. Warning
  • 21-44-1:Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed: quaternary amonia sanitizer stored on a mid kitchen prep table. This was moved below. Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed: raw lamb over tomatoes in the walk-in cooler. These were switched. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: the soda nozzles and ice chute are soiled.

Inspection Date: 8/24/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8323904

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed