ZEN NOODLES BAR
3117 SW 34TH ST STE 2 · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County · FL 32608
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
41-05-4High Priority – Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Bottle of "Raid" on cook-line. Employee sprayed Reach-in-cooler door with it to kill live roach. **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Total of eleven live roaches observed, including three on gasket of cook-line reach-in-cooler; four under broken dish machine, two live on top of prep table, and two next to vertical reach-in-cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. One egg sack on floor next to vertical reach-in-cooler. Roach droppings present under broken dish machine. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Bags of produce contaminated by bug spray: 1 cabbage, 1 sprouts, 2 onions, and 2 broccoli.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In cookline reach-in-cooler: meatballs (48F – Cold Holding); lettuce (66F – Cold Holding); shell eggs (52F – Cold Holding); chicken (47F – Cold Holding). **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of isopropyl alcohol on prep table. **Repeat Violation**
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Front reach-in-cooler cutting board soiled with mold-like substances. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 13
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Current license not displayed.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Eleven dead roaches in back-line prep area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Two opened employee drinks on prep tables.
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 oven.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Reach-in-cooler gaskets torn. Front reach-in-cooler cutting board grooved.
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Daylight shining through gap at bottom of exterior back door.
08B-19-4Basic – Food contaminated by unsanitized equipment or utensil. See stop sale. Bags of produce contaminated with bug spray.
14-47-4Basic – Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Wooden shelf used for dry storage. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in-cooler gaskets soiled with mold-like substances. **Repeat Violation**
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Vertical reach-in-cooler racks with exposed rust. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in cookline reach-in-cooler
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Frozen container of chicken in reach-in-freezer not covered.
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Two bags of frozen pork in bucket on floor thawing. One bag of frozen pork in pan on prep table thawing. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 17, 2026 11:20 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.