LA FIESTA MEXICAN RESTAURANT
9513 NW 39 AVE · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County · FL 32606
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
30 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
22-49-4High Priority – Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishmachine not completing cycles and temps at 152F
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee wearing gloves entered building through the back door and begin prepping beef without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on new gloves. **Warning**
12A-18-4High Priority – Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Cook wearing gloves wiped hands on apron then handled, clean dishes, cooking equipment and touched food. **Warning**
12A-25-4High 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. Cook wearing gloves touched his face, then handled taco shell bowls, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. **Warning**
02C-01-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. The following items with the following dates in the Walk-in Cooler: beef July 24 and 27, Beans July 31. Manager advised that all the items had been prepared within the past 36 hours but new labels were not put on containers.
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. One small live roach open edge of reach in freezer in kitchen. Roach was killed. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. The following items and cold holding temperatures in the Walk-in Cooler: Milk 44F; Queso 52, 44F; Chicken 47,44F;Beef 45,44F; Sour cream 45F; Beans 44F. Walk-in-cooler door does not have a self closing mechanism and stays open. Ceviche in reach in cooler at 47F, employee advised that ceviche was out for a large order 30 minutes earlier **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. "Y" connector at mop sink is missing vacuum breaker on the non-chemical side of the "Y" connector.
Intermediate 5
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like substance in the grooves in kitchen. Interior of oven on cookline soiled with grease. Food-contact surface of commercial can opener soiled with food debris, mold-like substance. Mold like substance on the inside food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda gun dispensing machine at bar. **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink blocked with box of gloves and scooter handlebars **Repeat Violation**
16-62-1Intermediate – No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Establishment has no irreversible thermometer or temperature test strips available for measuring utensil surface temperature when hot water used as sanitizer in dishmachine. **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No towels at handwash sink on cookline. Manager restocked dispenser **Corrected On-Site**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. water at multiple handwash sinks less than 85F
Basic 17
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like substance in the grooves in kitchen.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Three dead roaches on edge of reach in freezer in kitchen **Warning**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating on back prep table. Manager told employee to eat outside. **Corrective Action Taken**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cellphone stored above prep table. Aprons and purse stored above sauce containers on dry goods storage rack
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Clean stacked Equipment (metal pans )not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting.
29-09-4Basic – Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Missing faucet handle at handwash sink by dishwash area
10-14-5Basic – Ice bucket not stored inverted or in a protected manner between uses. Ice bucket used to transport ice not stored inverted or in a protected manner by ice machine.
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. In-use utensil in temperature control food stored with handle touching food ( ice) in ice bin at bar. Manager removed handle. **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored between flip-top make table cover and frame
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control food stored with handle touching food (rice )
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket on reach in freezer in kitchen has mold like substance. Top of dish machine.
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels not removed from food containers before cleaning, stored on the clean ware rack, and in walk-in-cooler **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid open **Repeat Violation**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee open drinks in reach in cooler. Manager discarded drinks
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom reach in cooler at server station.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Churros in reach in freezer not covered **Repeat Violation**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk-in-cooler shelves showing rust and reach in cooler by ice machine rusting
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 3, 2026 12:02 PM.
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3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.