MECHANISM COFFEE ROASTERS
11526 LAKE MEAD AVE 103, Jacksonville FL 32256 · 904.619.2657
Last inspected Feb 12, 2026 · 7 visits since October 2023
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5 inspections trending up, 20 points better than where it started.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Cooked onions, buttercream, cream cheese frosting dated 4/1-4/17.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Feb 12, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. One shell egg in baking reach in cooler with cracked shell.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop in ice at ice machine in roast room. Person in charge removed.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket testing at 0ppm. Person in charge set up with chlorine at 100ppm until dispenser can be serviced.
Aug 29, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed raw shell eggs stored over case of avocados. Person in charge moved to appropriate location.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Quatanery ammonium sanitizer bucket testing at 0ppm. Person in charge remade to 300ppm.
Apr 25, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over ready to eat items in reach in cooler. Person in charge moved to appropriate location.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Cooked onions, buttercream, cream cheese frosting dated 4/1-4/17.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Scoops in several dry goods with no handle. Person in charge removed.
Dec 17, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 5 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority3 Intermediate0 Basic
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Butter, cookies with buttter cream frosting made onsite at room temperature in kitchen since 7am per person in charge at 67F.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter at room temperature in kitchen since 7am per person in charge at 67F. Cookies with made in house butter cream at 73F in unit since 7am. Also pooled eggs at 47-51F in container on ice with low amount of ice, not covered by ice on all sides. Person in charge iced correctly. Recommend holding items on time. Provided time paperwork.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board with staining at make line.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Coffee pot top stored in front hand wash sink. Item was removed.
Required employee training provided by an unapproved provider. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One employee with training from Always food safe with no HMCS information on certificate.
Mar 13, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Mar 11, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cinnamon rolls and cookies frosted with frosting containing cream cheese in display case at 68F. Person in charge states has been in case longer than 4 hours.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cinnamon rolls and cookies frosted with frosting containing cream cheese in display case at 68F. Person in charge states has been in case longer than 4 hours. Butter at room temperature in kitchen at 70F. Person in charge states has been out less than 4 hours, recommended holding on time. In fliptop onions, peppers, cream cheese, chicken, beans at 44-47F. Lid open during inspection and items double panned. Person in charge moved to drawer below holding items at 38F.
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. No proof employees have been informed of reporting requirement. Provided form to operator.
Whole fruit displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided. Whole apples in reach in cooler in lobby for self service not wrapped.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Light visible under front door of dining room and roasting room.
Food stored on floor. Buckets of coffee beans stored on floor in roasting side of establishment.
Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Self service dessert at counter with no minimum labeling.
Oct 3, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker missing from non chemical side of splitter at mop sink.
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.