LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT
14333 BEACH BLVD STE 39 · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32250
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Cook coming from outside began working with cooked food without washing hands. Reviewed handwash policy with cook. **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1. Approximately 12 live small flying insects on cook line and warewashing area. 2. Approximately 85 live small flying insects in food storage room located outside of kitchen under a covered shed. 3. 25 live small flying insects on juice bottles stored in outside storage room. **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 4 rodent droppings present in food storage room located outside of kitchen in covered shed. **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 1. house made salsa (67°F); house made flan (61°F)stored in glass door stand alone reach in cooler next to expo station on cook line. Cooler has an ambient temperature of 65°F. Cook stated food was placed in cooler from main cooler last night. Cook discarded food. 2. cut tomatoes (47°F); raw shrimp (49°F); raw steak (49°F); raw chicken (46-48°F) in drawer cooler under flat grill on cook line. Cook stated food was restocked from walk in cooler last night. Cook discarded food. 3. cooked peppers (46°F); cooked chicken (47°F); raw fish (49°F); raw steak (49°F) in double glass door reach in cooler on cook line. Cooler has an ambient temperature of 50°F. Cook stated food was placed in cooler from walk in cooler last night. Cook discarded food. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1. house made salsa (67°F); house made flan (61°F)stored in glass door stand alone reach in cooler next to expo station on cook line. Cooler has an ambient temperature of 65°F. Cook stated food was placed in cooler from main cooler last night. Cook discarded food. See Stop sale. 2. cut tomatoes (47°F); raw shrimp (49°F); raw steak (49°F); raw chicken (46-48°F) in drawer cooler under flat grill on cook line. Cooler has and ambient temperature of 47°F. Cook stated food was restocked from walk in cooler last night. Cook discarded food. See Stop sale. 3. cooked peppers (46°F); cooked chicken (47°F); raw fish (49°F); raw steak (49°F) in double glass door reach in cooler on cook line. Cooler has an ambient temperature of 50°F. Cook stated food was placed in cooler from walk in cooler last night. Cook discarded food. See Stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked rice (118-120°F) stored inside oven. Oven is turned off. Cook stated rice is back up for the steam table. After reviewing with cook, cook began reheating rice. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
53A-05-6Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Certified manager not present during inspection. There are 4 food handler employees present. **Warning**
31B-05-4Intermediate – Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Unable to dispense paper towels at handwash sink on cook line. **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pork and chicken not date marked in walk in cooler. Cook stated food was cooked yesterday morning. Reviewed date marking with cook. **Warning**
Basic 10
36-36-4Basic – Ceiling tile missing. 1. Ceiling tiles missing above container of chips in storage room. 2. Floor tiles missing in warewashing station **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. 1. Ceiling, floors, and walls soiled throughout kitchen, warewashing area and outside food storage room. 2. Floor covered with standing water in chips storage room. **Warning**
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. 1. Drawer cooler under flat grill on cook line has an ambient temperature of 47°F and also a torn gasket. 2. glass door stand alone reach in cooler next to expo station on cook line has an ambient temperature of 65°F. 3. double glass door reach in cooler on cook line has an ambient temperature of 50°F **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cellphone next to food in expo station. Employee removed cellphone. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-11-4Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Drawer cooler under flat grill on cook line has a torn gasket and an ambient temperature of 47°F **Warning**
36-11-4Basic – Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Floor not smooth and durable in walk in cooler and walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall in expo station. **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of oven and microwave has accumulation of food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometer in double glass door cooler on cook line. **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Stored raw fish not covered in walk in freezer. Cook covered fish. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 5:13 PM.
Violation category totals
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4 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.