LA GRAN PARADA FOOD STORE
5266 Beach Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207
Duval County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/10/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
4
Basic
9
Total
17
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Scooping cooked rice, Repeat Violation
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Above prep cooler, moved by employee Corrected On-Site
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cutting tomatoes, explained to her and got one Corrected On-Site
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked container for cracked lettuce
- 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. On sugar, employee moved it, bar area
- 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In one prep cooler
- 51-18-6:Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. Repeat Violation
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At cook line Repeat Violation
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Aluminum trays on top shelf for catering, employee inverted them Corrected On-Site
- 12A-20-4:High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. After picking something from floor. Explained to employee and washed again properly with soap Corrected On-Site
- 01A-03-4:High Priority - Food prepared in a private home. See stop sale. Tres leches made at home Admin Complaint
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp on shelf above cut tomatoes and salsa, also shelled eggs on shelf above cooked plantains, employee rearranged both reach in cooler 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. For cooked yuca, employee write time **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 12A-03-4:Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Washed hands in triple sink before putting gloves, explained to her and she washed hands again Corrected On-Site
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Spatula and tongs in it, hand sink at cook line, employee moved them Corrected On-Site
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 2 expired on 2024, has books to give them
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chlorine by triple sink, per owner and one at bar
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/10/2025 revealed 17 total violations (4 high priority, 4 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 10/15/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
2
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-74-7:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Door doesn't seal well in upright cooler Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-15: 54f cooler Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 58f raw chicken and cooked chicken in upright cooler, less than 4 hrs, manager placed them on ice and relocated them, door doesn't seal well Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-15: 51f empanadas, cooked chicken, 47f raw beef ribs in upright cooler, brought half hr ago, employee took them back to walk in coller Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/15/2024 revealed 2 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 10/8/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
13
Total
18
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. On sugar at bar, employee removed it Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Door doesn't seal well in upright cooler Warning
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jacket above lids, bar, employee moved it Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cracked on door for warm cabinet, door doesn't seal well in upright cooler
- 29-09-4:Basic - Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Cold water turning and water doesn't come out, hand sink at bat, manager fixed it Corrected On-Site
- 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. In ice machine, bar employee moved it Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed one
- 51-18-6:Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand sink by triple sink, employee placed one Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan by prep area Repeat Violation
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe on hand sink by triple sink Corrected On-Site
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On prep table
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. White powder at bar, sugar, labeled per employee Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef in commercial bag on top of to go container with cooked chicken, box freezer, raw chicken on shelf above cooked chicken in upright cooler, Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 58f raw chicken and cooked chicken in upright cooler, less than 4 hrs, manager placed them on ice and relocated them, door doesn't seal well Warning
- 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. For some foods, manager wrote times **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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. Emailed one 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. For a new employee Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/8/2024 revealed 18 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 13 basic).
Inspection on 3/7/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
6
Basic
8
Total
18
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. On salt, employ moved it Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On prep table, employee, mgr moved it to bottom shelf Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Handling open foods
- 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Employee moved it, bar
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan in kitchen
- 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Cutting ends of green bananas, explained to her
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Faucet at hand sink at bar
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk sugar at bar labeled by employee Corrected On-Site
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Mgr leaked hand to try rice season and then stirred rice with spatula, explained to her and she washed hands 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. Raw chicken on shelf above empanadas on tray, raw beef in open bag on shelf above veggies, upright freezer, raw longaniza/sausage in bag in same container with cheese in bag, mgr rearranged Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw shelled eggs on shelf above raw shrimp in reach in cooler, mgr rearranged Corrected On-Site
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Coloring all wet
- 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. For new employee and a couple that mgr couldn't find certificates
- 53B-13-5:Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Daughters here for more than 2 months
- 02B-02-5:Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Undercooked eggs if requested, gave one and posted it Corrected On-Site
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chlorine by triple sink and at bar, labeled chlorine Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand sink at bar, employee turned it on Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 45-02-4:Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. By entrance to kitchen
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/7/2024 revealed 18 total violations (3 high priority, 6 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 9/26/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One expired in 2020 Repeat Violation Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-26: No time to do this yet, she took the book to start reading Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/26/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 9/25/2023
High Priority
6
Intermediate
8
Basic
9
Total
23
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. On salt, mgr moved it
- 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Door not sealing well in reach in cooler by cook line at 53f Warning
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Above clean dishes, mgr rearranged 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. Employee food on shelf above customer food in upright freezer, mgr rearranged Corrected On-Site
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Cook with watch
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked scoop for sugar, mgr removed it Corrected On-Site
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Box with plantains
- 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. In walk in cooler
- 14-06-4:Basic - Wood non food-contact surface not properly sealed. Above raw plantains
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Vitamins above prep able and clean dishes, explained to her and she moved them Corrected On-Site
- 12A-27-4:High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked eggs then went to scoop yuca, explained to gopher and she washed hands Corrected On-Site
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One by hand sink at bar
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef and chicken on shelf above cooked food in upright freezer, explained to her, emailed storage bulletin Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 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. Raw beef in open bag on shelf above raw shrimp in upright freezer, exposed to her
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 58f Cooked chicken, cheeses, raw beef, shrimp, in reach in cooler, less than 4 hrs, brought them from other cooler, employee moved them back to other cooler **Corrective Action Taken** 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. Emailed to her Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Cooked pork left at room temperature and not checking temperature, 82f both temperature, room temperature at 82f, explained proper cooling procedure
- 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. For cooked pork above steam table, had time on, mgr wrote it on time as public health control **Corrective Action Taken**
- 53A-14-4:Intermediate - Person in charge unable to answer basic Food Code questions pertaining to safe operation of establishment. Mgr didn't know cooling temperatures
- 05-10-4:Intermediate - Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures. When cooling
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One expired in 2020 Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chlorine, by triple sink, mgr labeled it Corrected On-Site
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. In hand sink at bar, mgr turned it on Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/25/2023 revealed 23 total violations (6 high priority, 8 intermediate, 9 basic).