CHEFFREY'S FOOD TRAILER AND SPECIAL EVENTS
219 NW 10TH AVENUE, Gainesville FL 32601 · 3522562141
Last inspected Jun 23, 2026 · 10 visits since October 2023
5 inspections, swinging between A and F. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Live, small flying insects found. 1 fly flying in food truck.
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Inspection history
10 visits, newest first
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 8 recorded, 1 high priority.
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Live, small flying insects found. 1 fly flying in food truck.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. 2 containers of arugula and one empty plastic container in Handwash sink, employee moved items.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Manager certification expired J.Allen 3/21/2026.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One employee who has been employed longer than 60 days.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. With grease/old food debris under grill.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bottom shelf under prep table across from grill soiled with grease and old food debris.
Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door wide open, all windows open no screens being used with 1 fly flying in truck.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of Togo containers on floor by back door, operator placed 6 inches off of floor.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled with grease under flat top.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Side of flat top soiled with grease.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Operator has printed paper but employee (cashier) has not signed.
Equipment in poor repair. The side of small reach in freezer lid has exposed insulation.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under grill. Wall soiled under grill.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 12 violations recorded, 5 high priority.
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Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee was outside then stepped inside and immediately started taking orders and hanging tickets no handwashing occurred.
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. Employee topped burger with feta cheese, tomato, and lettuce with bare hands.
Live, small flying insects found. 1 flying insect in food truck.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pickled onions heat treated (45F - Cold Holding); cheese (50F - Cold Holding) items in small reach in cooler by Handwash sink. Ambient thermometer states 45F. Items not in cooler longer than 4 hours, operator moved all time/temperature control for safety food to reach in cooler that's ambient temp is below 41F.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Pickled onions heat treated no time mark, item was out 40 minutes.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Catch plate inside reach in cooler under flip top food containers.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. 1 employee.
Equipment in poor repair. Chest reach in freezer lid has exposed insulation exterior by back door. Black cutting board with cut marks.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In small cooler by Handwash sink.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Chest reach in freezer gasket and door jam area.
Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door propped open with one flying insect in food truck.
Wash/Rinse/Sanitizing solution not maintained clean. Sanitizing solution in Three compartment sink soiled.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 1 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked onions (77F - Cold Holding); cut cabbage (73F - Cold Holding) items sitting on counter for 1 hour, operator placed in cooler. corned beef (51F - Cold Holding); cheese (51F - Cold Holding); raw beef (50F - Cold Holding); pork (53F - Cold Holding) items in reach in cooler, operator stated he had a busy lunch rush the cooler was held open and some items taken out of cooler very frequently.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded, 1 high priority.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked onions (77F - Cold Holding); cut cabbage (73F - Cold Holding) items sitting on counter for 1 hour, operator placed in cooler. corned beef (51F - Cold Holding); cheese (51F - Cold Holding); raw beef (50F - Cold Holding); pork (53F - Cold Holding) items in reach in cooler, operator stated he had a busy lunch rush the cooler was held open and some items taken out of cooler very frequently.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior small silver cooler.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Napkin dispenser in Handwash sink, operator moved item.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On silver reach in cooler.
Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Near cooking equipment.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bottom legs and shelf of prep table.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On reach in cooler.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior containers holding extra equipment.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded.
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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. Vacuuming sealing raw pork belly. Sous vide cooking pork belly.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked noodles 2 days ago, operator labeled.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Chest reach in freezer by door.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Where the wall and prep table come into contacted.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed mushrooms over sauce in reach in cooler, operator moved mushrooms to the bottom.
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