NOPAL RESTAURANT
5112 NW 34 BLVD, GAINESVILLE 32605
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 9/18/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
3
Basic
6
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Small plastic cups in jalapeños, corn salsa, and pico. Operator removed all cups with no handles. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees phone on prep table, operator moved phone. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Large plastic container cracked, operator discarded. Reach in cooler growers gasket is in disrepair on cooks line.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Chicken and corn on floor under shelves in walk in cooler.
- 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. In ice bin at drink machine in dining room, operator moved ice scoop. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-47-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Wooden shelf located above prep table not sealed, operator painted during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken (49F - Cold Holding); beef (50F - Cold Holding); pork (44F - Cold Holding) items in reach in cooler drawer across from grill, other items in cooler were 41F or below, operator added ice bags to items. Tetemped items dropping below 41F. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Buckets of paint stored on shelf next to bbq sauce bottles, operator moved paint to the bottom. **Corrected On-Site**
- 41-18-4:High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Three compartment sink quaternary ammonia tested over 500ppm, employee added water retested at 300ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior deflector plate inside ice machine. Interior oven on cooks line. **Repeat Violation**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. 2 knives in Handwash sink in dish room. Cups inside Handwash sink behind bar.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle hanging in host stand no label, employee labeled as sanitizer. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/18/2024 revealed 12 total violations (3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 7/18/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/18/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 7/17/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
9
Total
14
Disposition: Facility Temporarily Closed
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Inside flour container on dry storage shelf and pepper container in reach in cooler on cooks line.
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. In back storage area.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table by cutting board.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on shelf above reach in cooler on cooks line.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Red cutting board with multiple cut marks on clean dish rack. Spatula laying on prep table in disrepair.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under cooking equipment on cooks line and behind water heater. Walls soiled behind water heater. Air vent soiled in kitchen.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing sign at inside bar.
- 14-47-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Wooden shelves above prep table not sealed.
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Under ice bin behind outside bar.
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed approximately 10 flies sitting on old trash debris under table in warewashing room. **Warning**
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 3 crawling on wall behind freezers near ice machine, 2 crawling behind cove molding under prep area, approximately 10 on the top of wall in warewashing room. **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken (46,47F - Cold Holding); beef (46,47F - Cold Holding) reach in cooler across from grill. Other items in cooler were 41F or below, ice was added. wings (46F - Cold Holding); plantains (45F - Cold Holding); chicken (45F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler across from fryers. Employee stated during summer the kitchen is hotter causing the cooler temp to rise, they had ice in cooler but it had melted, employee placed multiple containers of ice in cooler. ribs (45F - Cold Holding); wings (44F - Cold Holding); pico (46F - Cold Holding); beef (45F - Cold Holding) items in walk in cooler. Employee stated they have the door constantly opened during morning/lunch, other items in cooler 41F or below. **Warning**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior reach in cooler under flat top. Cutting board on cooks line stained. Interior oven.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bag of stuff inside Handwash sink at outside bar.
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/17/2024 revealed 14 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 9 basic).