HAVANA-JAX CAFE
2578 ATLANTIC BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 322073666
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
25 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Aloe Vera for burning on shelf above prep area, mgr moved it **Corrected On-Site**
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee scrubbed pan with soap then grabbed clean cutting board, explained to him and he washed hands **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01D-01-5High Priority – Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. For raw shrimp ceviche **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 122f plantains hot held, explained to him and he reheated them to 165f **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hand sink by dish machine **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 5
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. Emailed one **Corrected On-Site**
31A-04-4Intermediate – Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Hand sink closer to cook line was removed, hand sink is in plan review from 2009, hand sink mug be placed back in that area **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Repeat Violation**
05-06-4Intermediate – Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Reading 0f in ice water, mgr calibrated it **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Empanadas made on Saturday, mgr placed date on **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 15
29-18-4Basic – Drain cover(s) missing. By prep sink
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. O card with spices, entrance to kitchen
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purses on shelf above straws at bar, mgr rearranged **Corrected On-Site**
29-09-4Basic – Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Handle is broken on hand sink by triple sink at bar/server area
14-42-4Basic – Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Gap in between them
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. In ice bin at bar across other long bar, employee removed it **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. On salt, mgr moved it **Corrected On-Site**
51-13-4Basic – No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed one **Corrected On-Site**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Upright cooler by stove, mgr placed one **Corrected On-Site**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand sink by ice bin by server/bar area and other hand sink at long bar and at 2 bar across long bar
36-64-5Basic – Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. By back prep area in kitchen
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand sink by dish machine
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. By grill, employee placed them in bucket **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm, mgr made new solution 50ppm chl **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. White powder in bulk container, employee wrote name on **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 22, 2026 12:43 PM.
Violation category totals
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3 observation(s)
1 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.