TASTE OF DADE
794 E DUVAL ST, Lake City FL 32055 · (786)- 622- 0727
Last inspected Feb 24, 2026 · 3 visits since December 2023
3 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 flies flying around water heater.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Roy Pollock Food Manager Certification expired 1-16-2026.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Reach-in cooler cutting board soiled with mold-like substance.
Equipment in poor repair. Reach-in cooler cutting board grooved.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled with grease accumulation and debris.
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with grease accumulation.
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two live flies in truck. One dead fly observed on reach-in cooler next to cutting board.
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 two days prior and not date-marked. Operator marked.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled with mold-like substance.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink blocked by pans. Operator removed.
Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board grooved.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled with grease accumulation and debris.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler and reach-in freezer gaskets soiled with mold-like substances and old food debris.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 flies flying around water heater.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw fish fillets over fries in reach-in cooler. Operator moved fish.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained.
Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board on reach-in cooler with burn marks.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled. Reach-in cooler gasket soiled.
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.