AREPA PLEASE
474 RIVERSIDE AVE, Jacksonville FL 32202 · 904-356-8055
Last inspected Feb 3, 2026 · 6 visits since August 2023
MAR 24
AUG 24
APR 25
SEP 25
FEB 26
— STEADY
5 inspections within 31 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired June 1, 2024
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Feb 3, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate9 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Men's restroom
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Clear soufflé cup used to scoop Parmesan cheese.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two c02 tanks not secured by back wall near ice machine.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Coffee cup near panini press, employee moved beverage.
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Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on white cooler, torn gasket on double door cooler.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop touching uncooked rice.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled with white cooler/freezer, gaskets soiled double door cooler and freezer.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Food debris on wall behind meat slicer.
Sep 29, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker missing on one faucet at mop sink.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Whisk stored in hand wash sink near register.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Clear soufflé cup used to scoop Parmesan cheese on cooks line.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Three co2 tanks not secured near ice machine.
Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on double door cooler.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at hand sink near mop sink.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket soiled on flip top cooler and double door cooler. Hood filters are soiled with grease debris.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall soiled with Food debris near meat slicer.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. White powdery substance in clear container on shelf under rice cookers.
Apr 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Black hose connected to faucet at mop sink
Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Photo copy of employee training provided at inspection
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue chemical spray bottle is unlabeled stored in server area
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Small clear soufflé cup used to scoop cheese on prep line
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. 2 co2 tanks not secured near ice machine
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet clean dishes stacked on shelf across from ware washing area
Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on double door cooler, torn gasket in freezer door
Food stored on floor. Open case of salt stored on floor in dry storage room
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket soiled on white freezer and stainless coolers
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Food debris on bottom of reach in cooler
Aug 14, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 10 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority2 Intermediate6 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired June 1, 2024
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked chicken (102-108F - Hot Holding) chicken was store in steam table. Steam table was turned off. Employee reheated chicken on flat top grill during inspection. cooked chicken (165.7F - Reheating)
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Stain marks on Cutting board
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Cooked Beef cooked previously and frozen on 8/6/24 was thawed and being used to prepare food items. No time marking added once frozen food was thawed and held in refrigeration.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. White build up at top of interior of machine and door
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet clean dishes stacked on shelf across from triple sink
Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on double door cooler
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled gasket on double door reach in freezer
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Black debris on wall Under triple sink and the side of triple sink.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Unlabeled clear container with a White powdery substance stored inside underneath prep table
Mar 18, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker missing on one faucet at mop sink
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Food debris on Can opener blade
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like substance on interior of ice machine, manager cleaned ice machine during inspection
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Bowls stored not inverted on shelf across from triple sink.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Old license displayed
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet clean dishes stacked on shelf across from triple sink
Equipment in poor repair. Torn gaskets on reach in cooler and freezer
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled gaskets on coolers in the back of establishment
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Rust on reach in cooler shelves
Aug 14, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate10 Basic
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Cook-chill or sous vide reduced oxygen packaged food held more than 48 hours not labeled or with a label that lacks required information. Name of product missing
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Food debris on Can opener blade Soil residue on Drink nozzles in dining area
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. 2 c02 tanks not properly secured near ice machine
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Bowls stored on shelf across from triple sink
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No covered waste receptacle in women's restroom
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Old license displayed expire June 1, 2023
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food items without a hair restraint
Equipment in poor repair. Torn gaskets on double door reach in cooler
Food stored on floor. Case of Water and oil stored on floor in dry storage area
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of blue scoop touching rice in clear container
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled on double door reach in freezer
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Food debris on walls in prep and storage area
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.