FAT TUSCAN CAFE
725 NE 1ST STREET, Gainesville FL 32601 · 3522831326
Last inspected Nov 10, 2025 · 5 visits since November 2023
4 inspections within 2 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with food debris, operator cleaned.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing at hand wash sink in kitchen.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Togo boxes in front room not inverted, operator flipped over.
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Stored food not covered. Bowls of salt by oven not covered.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled, operator cleaned and sanitized.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle with green liquid inside hanging on cart, owner labeled as simple green.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Small Togo boxes with the food contact surface facing upwards, operator flipped over.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 2 recorded.
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Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Only manager expired 2/2024.
Single-service articles improperly stored. On floor in side storage closet in kitchen. Operator placed on shelf.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cream in reach in cooler at bar area no date mark, operator discarded.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Stained white cutting board in prep area.
Equipment in poor repair. White cutting board in prep with deep cut marks. Wooden counter next to Handwash sink next to ovens the finish is peeling.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. White reach in freezer the gasket and side of door is soiled.
Stored food not covered. Salt uncovered in prep area in kitchen. Operator covered.
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.