VERDESPICE
219 NW 10 AVE, Gainesville FL 32601
Last inspected Aug 12, 2026 · 7 visits since June 2024
5 inspections within 23 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed : lack of thermometers in 2 reach-in coolers.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 3 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
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Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Quaternary ammonia tested over 400ppm, operator added more water retested at 200ppm.
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water not working, operator needs to replace battery on hot water heater.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filter above fryer.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Over 500ppm, Quaternary ammonia operator added water retested at 300ppm.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food over bags of cheese in reach in cooler.
Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board on reach in cooler with deep cut marks.
Met inspection standards. 4 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. Cutting board stained on reach in cooler. The gas range inserts are soiled.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle by Handwash sink no label containing bleach water, operator labeled.
Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Togo boxes on shelf, operator flipped.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee pulled up pants with gloved hands and then touched tongs and placed chicken on flat top, operator had him stop and wash hands.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Inspector gave operator some quaternary ammonia test strips for today.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
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.