LA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT
111 BARTRAM OAKS WALKS · SAINT JOHNS · St. Johns County · FL 32259
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
22 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. At time of inspection chlorine dish machine at 0ppm. Operator replaced sanitizer bucket and primed dish machine to 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee enter the kitchen from the dining room area, place on single service gloves and begin food preparation work without first washing hands.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the walk in cooler, raw shell eggs stored over container of ready to eat tamales. Operator began to switch the storage levels in the walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
29-37-4High Priority – Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Spray hose at the three compartment sink hangs below the flood plane.
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottle stored on prep table with clean silverware. Operator relocated the chemical spray bottle. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 4
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In the walk in cooler two containers of open undated milk, per operator opened within last two days. Operator asked employee to label the open milk. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
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. No bodily fluid clean up kit or written procedures available. Inspector provided written procedures. **Corrective Action Taken**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Utensil stored in hand wash sink in the prep/dry storage hand wash sink. Operator removed the utensil from the hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
53B-05-5Intermediate – Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. At time of inspection all food handler training certificates are expired. **Warning**
Basic 13
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. On the interior back wall of the bulk ice bin, mold like substance dripping. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vent over the dry storage and prep area has build up of dust. **Repeat Violation**
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Large metal pot on the top shelf of the prep area not inverted or covered for protection.
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Current license displayed at the host stand expired 06/01/2022. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage stored over the steam table at the pass through window. Employee beverage stored on clean prep table by the three compartment sink. Operator relocated the employee beverages. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. On the storage shelf at the back of the walk in beer cooler, clean containers stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Flip top reach in cooler on the main cook line has a torn cooler door gasket. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Bulk container of beans stored on the floor. Multiple containers of cooking lard stored on the floor through the kitchen area. **Repeat Violation**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave on the main cook line has build up of food debris on the rotating plate.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employee hand wash signage at hand wash sink in the dish area. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up of grease on the cook line hood filters. Walk in beer cooler door gasket has build up of mold like substance.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. In the walk in cooler, uncovered container of tamales. In the prep area, uncovered bulk container of salt. **Repeat Violation**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored with mop head in bucket of used mop water.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 21, 2026 1:07 PM.
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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.