CARIBBEAN SPICE

Name: CARIBBEAN SPICE
Address: 1310 NW 23 AVE UNIT C, GAINESVILLE, FL, 32605, US
Rating: 94.1

1310 NW 23 AVE UNIT C, GAINESVILLE, FL 32605

License #1103524

🌴 Cuban/Caribbean ℹ️ Categories are auto-assigned based on restaurant names and may not be 100% accurate

94.1 Grade B / 100

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CARIBBEAN SPICE in GAINESVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 94.1 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on November 14, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 14 total violations — 3 critical, 1 major, 10 minor.

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The latest inspection on November 14, 2025 shows 10 observation rows: 2 critical, 0 major, and 8 minor.

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Inspection timeline

Inspection History

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[25-06-4] Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Open bags for patties left open and upright and not protected
[36-03-4] Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. cove molding missing under handwash sink in kitchen. Cove molding separating from wall by back door.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee hat stored on drinks. Aprons hanging from clean ware rack.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink bottle on dough machine table.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach-in coolers throughout kitchen soiled with mold-like substances.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean stacked ( metal bins )not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting.
[14-15-4] Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Two nonfood-grade grocery bags containing raw dough inside reach-in cooler near kitchen entrance. Manager transferred the dough into a food-grade bags during this inspection.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Carton containing raw shell eggs stored directly on top of pan containing cut cabbage. Manager moved the raw eggs to the bottom shelf during this inspection.
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of take out trays and cutlery stored on floor I storage area.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Broken door on reach-in cooler door near kitchen entrance.

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