CHEFFREY'S FOOD TRAILER AND SPECIAL EVENTS

With 7 inspections documented, CHEFFREY'S FOOD TRAILER AND SPECIAL EVENTS maintains a 3.3/5 food safety rating in GAINESVILLE. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

219 Northwest 10th Avenue
Gainesville, Florida, 32601
Alachua County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.3/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 9/9/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10922908

  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. The side of small reach in freezer lid has exposed insulation. Repeat Violation
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under grill. Wall soiled under grill.
  • 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. Operator has printed paper but employee (cashier) has not signed. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 4/24/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8887862

  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Chest reach in freezer lid has exposed insulation exterior by back door. Black cutting board with cut marks.
  • 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In small cooler by Handwash sink.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Chest reach in freezer gasket and door jam area. Repeat Violation
  • 35B-05-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door propped open with one flying insect in food truck.
  • 16-05-4:Basic - Wash/Rinse/Sanitizing solution not maintained clean. Sanitizing solution in Three compartment sink soiled.
  • 12A-16-4:High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee was outside then stepped inside and immediately started taking orders and hanging tickets no handwashing occurred.
  • 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee topped burger with feta cheese, tomato, and lettuce with bare hands.
  • 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. 1 flying insect in food truck.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pickled onions heat treated (45F - Cold Holding); cheese (50F - Cold Holding) items in small reach in cooler by Handwash sink. Ambient thermometer states 45F. Items not in cooler longer than 4 hours, operator moved all time/temperature control for safety food to reach in cooler that's ambient temp is below 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 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. Pickled onions heat treated no time mark, item was out 40 minutes.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Catch plate inside reach in cooler under flip top food containers. Repeat Violation
  • 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. 1 employee.

Inspection Date: 9/13/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8887810

  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked onions (77F - Cold Holding); cut cabbage (73F - Cold Holding) items sitting on counter for 1 hour, operator placed in cooler. corned beef (51F - Cold Holding); cheese (51F - Cold Holding); raw beef (50F - Cold Holding); pork (53F - Cold Holding) items in reach in cooler, operator stated he had a busy lunch rush the cooler was held open and some items taken out of cooler very frequently. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-13: Cooked onions 46, corned beef 46. Admin Complaint

Inspection Date: 9/12/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8709908

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On silver reach in cooler. Repeat Violation
  • 38-01-4:Basic - Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Near cooking equipment.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bottom legs and shelf of prep table. Repeat Violation
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked onions (77F - Cold Holding); cut cabbage (73F - Cold Holding) items sitting on counter for 1 hour, operator placed in cooler. corned beef (51F - Cold Holding); cheese (51F - Cold Holding); raw beef (50F - Cold Holding); pork (53F - Cold Holding) items in reach in cooler, operator stated he had a busy lunch rush the cooler was held open and some items taken out of cooler very frequently. Warning
  • 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior small silver cooler.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Napkin dispenser in Handwash sink, operator moved item. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 2/27/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8517423

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On reach in cooler.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior containers holding extra equipment. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 12/8/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8517330

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 10/4/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8332091

  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Chest reach in freezer by door.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Where the wall and prep table come into contacted.
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed mushrooms over sauce in reach in cooler, operator moved mushrooms to the bottom. Corrected On-Site
  • 03G-50-1:Intermediate - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Vacuuming sealing raw pork belly. Sous vide cooking pork belly. Warning
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked noodles 2 days ago, operator labeled. Corrected On-Site