Eat SafelyIn Florida
Neighborhood

Jacksonville32256

Restaurants267
Spotless inspections3%
Ordered shut32
Fines$46k
How the grades fall here
A 68B 36C 28D 26F 85Not rated 24

Grades describe each kitchen's last twelve months. The spotless figure above counts every inspection ever recorded here that ended with the inspector writing nothing down at all — a much harder bar than an A.

What inspectors wrote here recently
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Sushi chef handling ready to eat Krab with bare hand contact. Inspector intervened.

High prioritySAKE SUSHI →Aug 27, 2026

Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Overstacked salmon in reach in cooler / make table at 46°. Placed at about 11 am. Moved by manager

High prioritySAKE SUSHI →Aug 27, 2026

Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Food service employee entered in from outside, put on gloves without washing hands. Inspector intervened.

High priorityBABA'S HALAL →Aug 27, 2026

Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Tub of raw chicken over ready to eat carrots, olives in walk in cooler. Moved by manager.

High priorityBABA'S HALAL →Aug 27, 2026

Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Frontline staff not changed gloves after handling, money, touch soiled equipment. Inspector intervened.

High priorityBABA'S HALAL →Aug 27, 2026

Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Drawer Cooler : beef 51. Chicken cut tomato 52. Chicken 51. Placed about 1 hr ago from prep. Items iced down. Items in walk in cooler : Raw beef 45. Raw chicken 45. Raw pork 45. Beans 45. Some items iced down. Some moved to other cooler. Per Person In Charge. Door broke earlier today. Service company on way.

High priorityLA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT →Aug 27, 2026

Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottle by single service. Moved by manager.

High priorityCOMPASS GROUP USA →Aug 26, 2026

Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Yogurt relish /Raita at 60° in kitchen. At 2:35°. Per Person In Charge was placed at 11am. Moved by manager to walk in freezer. For rapid cooling.

High priorityMAA KITCHEN →Aug 25, 2026

Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Food service employee retuned form rear outside storage and began work without washing hands. Manager intervened.

High priorityLA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT →Aug 25, 2026

Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Food service employee put on gloves without washing hands.. Manager intervened.

High priorityLA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT →Aug 25, 2026

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. Dishwasher handled cleaned dishware after dirty dishware without washing hands. Manager intervened.

High priorityLA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT →Aug 25, 2026

Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Establishment Dish machine is only used for washing and rinsing. Sanitizing cycle not functioning. Dishware not sanitized in Three compartment sink. Manager intervened, had employee bring back dishware and sanitize them 100 ppm chlorine.

High priorityLA NOPALERA MEXICAN RESTAURANT →Aug 25, 2026