MUNECAS DOWNTOWN TACO GARDEN
317 SW 4 AVE · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County · FL 32601
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 4
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Container of medicines on top of ice machine.
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. White paper towels lining tempeh container and cilantro in walk in cooler.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked sauces (63-64F – Cold Holding) item on front counter for 1 hour, operator placed item back in reach in cooler to rapidly drop to below 41F. **Corrective Action Taken**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the end of splitter attached to bibb outside of back door.
Intermediate 3
03G-42-1Intermediate – Establishment using food additives or adding components such as vinegar as a method of food preservation or to make the food not time/temperature control for safety without an approved variance from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Preserving hot sauce. **Warning**
03G-50-1Intermediate – Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Preserving hot sauce with vinegar. **Warning**
53B-14-5Intermediate – Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One employee expired 1/1/2024.
Basic 8
14-71-4Basic – Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. White piece of duct tape on seasoning shaker on cooks line.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on prep table where employees put together orders. Employee moved drink to the bottom. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on shelf next to canned beer and container of peppers.
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. The back door in kitchen at the bottom the sun is shining through indicating a gap.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Oil on floor in outside storage shed.
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 in outside storage shed not sealed.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan guards in walk in cooler.
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with/above ready-to-eat food. Unwashed tomatoes in original cardboard boxes over cut cilantro in walk in cooler.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 14, 2026 1:18 PM.
Violation category totals
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.