TINKER LATIN RESTAURANT TIOGA
140 SW 128 ST BLDG 5 STE D · NEWBERRY · Alachua County · FL 32669
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle containing "Ibuprofen" stored on shelf directly above prep table and open box containing food storage bags near microwave. Manager removed the medicine from the area during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-28-5High Priority – Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. On shelves inside walk-in cooler: 1. Pan containing cooked rice and beans with date mark of 1/16. 2. Pan containing pico w/cut tomatoes with date mark of 1/16. 3. Pan containing cooked beans with date mark of 1/15.
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee at cookline pulled up pants with gloved hands, then proceeded to handle clean utensils at the cookline with the same gloved hands without first washing hands. Inspector had the employee wash hands and put on new gloves before continuing to work at cookline.
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. Four flies flying around floor drain below three-compartment sink.
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Open pan containing raw frozen fish stored on shelf directly above bag containing frozen plantains inside reach-in freezer near cookline. Manager moved the raw fish to a lower shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside refrigerated make-table at cookline: corn (44F – Cold Holding); pico (47F – Cold Holding); ham (51F – Cold Holding); queso (47F – Cold Holding). Manager stated all items were placed into the unit approximately two hours prior from the walk-in cooler. Manager moved all items into another cooler to cool to 41F and adjusted the temperature of the cooler to be colder. corn (44F 12:20, 35F 1:20 – Cooling); pico (47F 12:20, 32F 1:20 – Cooling); ham (51F 12:20, 34F 1:20 – Cooling); queso (47F 12:20, 43F 1:20 – Cooling) **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink at cookline blocked by large trash can. Manager unblocked the sink during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 10
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Hole in ceiling tile near walk-in cooler.
14-74-7Basic – 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. Reach-in cooler at cookline ambient temperature is 48F. Manager moved the items to another unit and adjusted the temperature during this inspection, then 35F **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table in bar above clean equipment and food. Employee removed the phone from the area during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Two employees handling food at cookline with watches on wrists.
14-38-4Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. One cracked clear plastic pan on dish rack in warewash area.
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Buildup of ice on shelving and gaskets inside reach-in freezer in bar area. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging from oven door handle at cookline. Manager removed the tongs from the handle during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Gaskets on reach-in freezer doors in back of kitchen soiled with mold-like substance. 2. Gaskets on reach-in cooler doors in bar area soiled with mold-like substance.
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door of kitchen propped open approximately three inches. Live flies found in warewash area of kitchen.
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Several boxes containing single-use bowls stored directly on floor in corner, near cookline.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 8:45 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.