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THE HUNGRY CATERPILLAR

2624 ATLANTIC BLVD #3, Jacksonville FL 32207

Last inspected Oct 7, 2024 · 4 visits since July 2023

□ Not on the state's active licence list

This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.

Licence typeFood service
Licence2615962
Grade history
DEC 23
OCT 24
Worst finding on record
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Bean mix made on 12-12, explained to mgr
High priority/01B-24-5
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★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

4 visits, newest first

Oct 7, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority3 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findings
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 100 ppm cooked sweet potatoes above oven, explained time as public health control and he wrote time on, emailed procedure.
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrective Action Taken
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. With cart and trash can, hand sink by triple sink, manager moved them
Intermediate/31A-09-4/Corrected On-Site
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Veggie burgers taken out of freezer, manager wrote time on
Intermediate/02C-08-5
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. 74f water in hand sink at front counter, manager fixed it, 85f, 72f water in hand sink in back prep room, manager fixed 85f
Intermediate/27-16-4/Corrected On-Site
Show the remaining 3 findings ▾
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Backpack above box freezer, manager moved it
Basic/40-06-5/Corrected On-Site
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Handle in hand sink, manager cleaned it
Basic/23-03-4/Corrected On-Site
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Ginger and jack fruit not washed above washed veggies, upright cooler in storage
Basic/08B-17-4/Corrected On-Site
The state's own report →
Dec 19, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Bean mix made on 12-12, explained to mgr
High priority/01B-24-5
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Water damage in kitchen
Basic/36-32-5
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket in upright cooler, dish washing room
Basic/14-11-5/Repeat Violation
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Upright cooler in storage area, mgr removed it to clean
Basic/22-16-4/Corrective Action Taken
Aug 25, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jul 25, 2023Call Back - Extension given, pendingRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.

0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. They have a new prep room/ storage, there is a hand sink
Intermediate/51-16-7/Warning/Return visit Jul 25, 2023 · Application submitted in June 5th, plan review not working on it yet Time Extended

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.