LAS CARRETAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT
3501 Southwest 2nd Avenue
Gainesville, Florida, 32607
Alachua County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/13/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
5
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cups used to scoop at cook line **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Above prep station next to ice machine and server station
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. At cook line. Operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple containers at reach in freezer **Corrected On-Site**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Rice, beans and flour containers next to walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Eye drops in reach in cooler. Operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-01-4:High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Self-service Salsa bar lacking sneezeguards by dining area
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled with food debris **Corrected On-Site**
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Facility expanded dining area, added 2 bathrooms and removed hand wash sink at cook line next to ovens **Warning**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chlorine spray bottle with no label by dish area **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/13/2025 revealed 10 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 11/7/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. In cook line
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Entrance of walk in freezer
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled gaskets in cook line reach in cooler
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In server reach in cooler and cook line reach in cooler
- 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. Shredded chicken and braised pork Per operator cooling over night 48-50F in walk in cooler
- 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 octopus over ice cream in reach in freezer **Corrected On-Site**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Shredded chicken and braised pork Per operator cooling over night 48-50F in walk in cooler
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Knife inside handwash sink in server station **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/7/2024 revealed 8 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).