LA PERLA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 2
1265 LANE AVE S STE 9 · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32205
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee chopping onions with no gloves on. Onions are chopped in bulk for later use. Onions offered on menu raw as a garnish and condiment. Spoke with the manager about using gloves he spoke with employee she put on gloves.
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Non food grade bag used to store French fries and tortillas in reach in freezer.
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Red stain marks on white cutting board.
Basic 8
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Card board lining double door cooler. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on double door cooler.
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Handle of ice scoop stored in large ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
02D-03-4Basic – Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Desserts in clear door display case. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Black build up on stainless steel behind stove. Gasket on white freezer.
36-64-5Basic – Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. Near restroom and mop sink.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Whole cooked chickens and pork stored in cooler uncovered. **Repeat Violation**
38-08-4Basic – Twenty (20) foot-candles of light not provided inside equipment where food is stored. Upright stainless cooler at end of cooks line. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 18, 2026 7:28 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.