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TAINO ROOTS ARTISAN KITCHEN

219 NW 10 AVE, Gainesville FL 32601 · 352.260.4458

Last inspected Jul 20, 2026 · 5 visits since January 2025

Licence typeMobile Food Vehicle
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceMFD1150414
Grade history
JAN 25
AUG 25
JAN 26
JUL 26
▲ GETTING WORSE

4 inspections trending down, 13 points off where it started.

Worst finding on record
Live, small flying insects found. 1 live fly flying around truck.
High priority/35A-02-7
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

5 visits, newest first

Jul 20, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked pepper hot sauce (73F - Cold Holding) item sitting at room temperature on display. Provided time as a public health control application via email.
High priority/03A-02-5
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. Cashier/dishwasher.
Intermediate/11-26-1
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. No handle bowl in rice, bowl removed.
Basic/14-01-5/Corrected On-Site
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in 83F water by hand wash sink.
Basic/10-07-4
Jan 30, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Live, small flying insects found. 1 live fly flying around truck.
High priority/35A-02-7
Aug 26, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Aug 25, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded, 2 high priority.

2 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Grouper served raw (soaked in lime juice) operator does not have parasite destruction.
High priority/01D-01-5/Warning
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw pork over cabbage in reach in cooler by door.
High priority/08A-05-6
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk opened 2 days ago.
Intermediate/02C-03-5
Jan 3, 2025Inspection 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.