MINERVA INDIAN RESTAURANT
8661 Baymeadows Road
Jacksonville, Florida, 32256
Duval County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.8/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 3/6/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 08B-01-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. At buffet, missing sneeze guard at curry station, griddle, soup, ice cream cones presented on tray with no protection. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-06: Operator needs more to obtain. **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/6/2025 revealed 1 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 3/5/2025
High Priority
9
Intermediate
2
Basic
10
Total
21
Disposition: Facility Temporarily Closed
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Scoops used with no handles in multiple dry goods.
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed two dead roaches on top of the dishmachine. Person in charge discarded. **Corrective Action Taken** **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. Multiple pairs of shoes stored on shelf with clean dishware. Also, multiple employee phone stored on prep surfaces, food storage surfaces.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed handle to walk in cooler broken, a piece of plastic wrap being used as makeshift handle.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Multiple buckets of food stored on floor in walk in cooler. Cases of food stored on floor in walk in freezer. Also, multiple items in walk in cooler uncovered. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer with ice buildup.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging with food surface contact below knee level at oven.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. External of clean pots and pans, food tubs with grease buildup. Hood filters with grease buildup. Sides of fryers/ cooktop with grease buildup. Exterior of can opener, holster, food processor with debris buildup. High touch surfaces, handles, exterior of reach in cooler with debris buildup. Fans in walk in cooler with debris buildup.
- 24-11-4:Basic - Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination. Bowls and plates at buffet are not inverted or protect. Service side facing upwards.
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall at prep stations, hand wash sink in back kitchen with splatter debris. Wall at dishmachine/ triple sink with mold like substance buildup.
- 35A-09-4:High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed two live insects in direct contact with dry lentils in dry storage area. Observed one live insect in direct contact with rice flour in dry storage. Observed one live insect in direct contact with turmeric in dry storage area. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed approximately 15 live roaches on top of dishmachine. Observed two live roaches on clean pots stored on shelf across from dishmachine. Observed one live roach on counter next to dishmachine. Person in charge attempted to kill. Unable to kill all live roaches. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 35A-23-4:High Priority - Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Observed two egg sacs on top of dishmachine. Person in charge discarded. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 08B-01-4:High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. At buffet, missing sneeze guard at curry station, griddle, soup, ice cream cones presented on tray with no protection. **Warning**
- 29-37-4:High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Spray hose at dishmachine hangs lower than flood plain. Person in charge raised. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed two live insects in direct contact with dry lentils in dry storage area. Observed one live insect in direct contact with rice flour in dry storage. Observed one live insect in direct contact with turmeric in dry storage area.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler on far left opposite cook line fish, cauliflower, samosas 49-53F. Lids open during inspection. Person in charge closed lids, turned unit down. In far right sauce reach in cooler opposite cook line cheese, sauce 44F. Items in far right cooler retemped at 43F or below. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical stored with food on shelf in dry storage area. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 28-13-5:High Priority - Wastewater on ground of establishment. Observed wastewater leaking from pipe under dishmachine. Person in charge added catch bucket during inspection. Will utilize triple sink until repairs can be made. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink at warewashing area blocked. Person in charge made accessible. Also, items stored in hand wash sink by dishmachine. Items stored in hand wash sink on server line. Items were removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 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. All items made more than 24 hours ago in walk in cooler missing date mark.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/5/2025 revealed 21 total violations (9 high priority, 2 intermediate, 10 basic).
Inspection on 10/1/2024
High Priority
6
Intermediate
2
Basic
7
Total
16
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Door handles of reach in coolers in kitchen with debris buildup. Also, exterior of clean dishware with staining, buildup. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Black cutting board at server area, worn, grooved to the point where black color has worn off. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floors walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walls at dishmachine and at triple sink with mold like substance buildup. Also, floors around tandoori stove, ice machine with debris buildup. Wall at prep area with debris buildup in kitchen. Floors in dry storage area unsealed concrete, has debris buildup.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets of food stored on floor in walk in freezer. Also, multiple items stored uncovered in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils at cook line in water at 84F. Person in charge moved to stovetop. Also, tongs hanging from handle of oven at knee height. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 33-31-5:Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Observed large amount of unused equipment stored outside back door. Also, observed discarded pallets stored in dumpster enclosure.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk white powdery dry goods unlabeled in dry storage. Person in charge began labeling. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Observed onion gravy cooked last night at 9pm at 45-46F in covered 5 gallon buckets in walk in cooler.
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. One can of chickpeas with dent along seam. Also, observed container of cardamom with live insect observed crawling on food product. Person in charge discarded. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishmachine testing at 0ppm. Person in charge fixed during inspection and retested at 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
- 35A-09-4:High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed one live insect in container of cardamom pods. Observed visible holes in several cardamom pods. Also, observed one dead roach on the floor of the kitchen. Person in charge discarded. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 02C-01-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Observed cooked beans in walk in cooler made 9/29 with discard date of 10/10. Person in charge marked appropriately. **Corrected On-Site**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed onion gravy cooked last night at 9pm at 45-46F in covered 5 gallon buckets in walk in cooler.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of ice machine with staining. Also, can opener blade with debris buildup.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed grate stored on hand wash sink in server area. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 46-01-4:Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Marked exit blocked on right side of restaurant with old buffet and decorative screens observed.
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/1/2024 revealed 16 total violations (6 high priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic).