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CARIBBEAN SPICE PATTIES

1310 NW 23 AVE STE C, Gainesville FL 32605 · 352-377-2712

Last inspected Mar 20, 2026 · 4 visits since September 2024

Licence typeMobile Food Vehicle
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceMFD1150404
Grade history
SEP 24
APR 25
NOV 25
MAR 26
— STEADY

4 inspections within 20 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment has an expired license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants dated June 1, 2025
High priority/50-17-3/Admin Complaint
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

4 visits, newest first

Mar 20, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed : 1 male employee who works on the truck, lacks a current employee certificate.
Intermediate/53B-13-5
Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle. Observed : the license number 1150404 is not posted on the service window side of the truck. (It is posted on the backside.)
Basic/50-04-4
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Observed : the choking poster is in a binder and not posted. A copy will be made, and then posted.
Basic/51-13-4
Nov 14, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 1 violations recorded, 1 high priority.

1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment has an expired license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants dated June 1, 2025
High priority/50-17-3/Admin Complaint
Apr 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority3 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Spray bottle with quaternary ammonia tested over 500 ppm.
High priority/41-15-5
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior reach in cooler nearest driver passenger seat area.
Intermediate/22-02-4
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quaternary ammonia used on the truck, no test strips. Operator ordered strips during inspection.
Intermediate/16-37-1/Corrective Action Taken
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Operator ordered thermometer online during inspection.
Intermediate/05-08-4/Corrective Action Taken
Sep 12, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic

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.