ADEGA GAUCHA
8204 CRYSTAL CLEAR LN STE 1700, Orlando FL 32809 · 407.250.4455
Last inspected May 6, 2026 · 7 visits since December 2023
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▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Ground beef, black beans, creamy corn at 46F per operator placed in cooler for more than 4 hours.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
1 case · $400
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4--2016055334 | Sep 8, 2016 | Mar 23, 2017 | $400 |
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
May 6, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate8 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 11 findingsThe state's own report →
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Bar soda guns, operator cleaned and sanitized during inspection.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Provided form. Operator filled out during inspection.
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Server station personal drinks at prep table. Operator removed.
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Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. By 3 compartment sink.
Food-contact surface of silverware provided for customers at salad bar/buffet not properly protected. Staff turned it over.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven door. Operator removed.
Missing drain plug at dumpster.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand sink by walk in cooler. Operator put sign during inspection.
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket in dessert station. Operator lifted from the floor.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. By dry storage cans and oil.
Jan 5, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. -Farof and bread, on buffet line not protected with sneeze guard. Operator immediately removed under sneeze guard
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. -Hand sink blocked by trash can at bar. - hand sink blocked by trash can and co2 tank at wait station.operator removed all
Hot water sanitizing dishmachine final rinse not reaching proper temperature at manifold. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Tested several times. Less than 160F. Maintenance immediately done on dishwasher to set up as chemical sanitation. Tested at 100ppm chlorine
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. In warewashing area
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Operator removed
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn in prep cooler on line
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Gasket in cheese sauce prep cooler
Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. -Water on floor at wait station. And underneath dishwasher
Dec 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Ground beef, black beans, creamy corn at 46F per operator placed in cooler for more than 4 hours.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ground beef, black beans, creamy corn at 46F per operator placed in cooler for more than 4 hours.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener
Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Exposed insulation reach in cooler for desserts
Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination.
Apr 1, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Meat prep station
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Sanitizer spray bottle with no label by dish area
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Salmon at cook line
Dec 20, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Operator has last date sold on separate sheet,but not on tag.
Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Walk in cooler on cook line.
Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Slow draining hand sink in front of cook line
May 1, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. 2 hose bibbs at mop sink.
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
Dec 12, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 ppm. Sanitation must be done in triple sink till fixed. Operator called ECO lab
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Heavy cream
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda Gunn nozzle both bar
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters
Open dumpster lid.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.