TERRA GAUCHA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE
4483 SOUTHSIDE BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32216
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
08B-02-4High Priority – Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Cooked pork not under sneeze guard, manager rearranged **Corrected On-Site**
12A-12-4High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee handled raw bacon then got mittens and grabbed tray with cooked bacon from oven, explained to him and he washed hands, placed mittens in laundry area **Corrective Action Taken**
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 grabbed a lemon and placed it in drink, explained to her and she got tongs **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. None, emailed one **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Yellow substance by box freezer, cook line, employee labeled it's cleaner, also a couple at bar by hand sink **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 10
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink above clean containers in server area, employee placed them on bottom shelf **Corrected On-Site**
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Scooping mashed potatoes, no beard guard
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook cooking, no hair restraint
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. In ice machine, employee moved it **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife in between wall and prep sink, employee removed them **Corrected On-Site**
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Rust on shelf in reach in cooler by cook line
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Aluminum trays in storage too,, employee inverted them **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw bacon 30f in prep sink, employee turned cold running water on **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed asparagus on shelf above cooked chicken, walk in cooler employee rearranged
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. White powdered in container at storage room, employee labeled it flour **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 7, 2026 12:55 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.