FLACOS CUBAN BAKERY AND COFFEE SPOT

Name: FLACOS CUBAN BAKERY AND COFFEE SPOT
Address: 200 W UNIVERSITY AVE, GAINESVILLE, FL, 32601, US
Rating: 82.1

200 W UNIVERSITY AVE, GAINESVILLE, FL 32601

License #1103131

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82.1 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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FLACOS CUBAN BAKERY AND COFFEE SPOT in GAINESVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 82.1 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on January 15, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 25 total violations — 7 critical, 6 major, 12 minor.

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The latest inspection on January 15, 2026 shows 9 observation rows: 1 critical, 2 major, and 6 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Soda syrup box on floor upstairs.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Microwave interior top the paint is chipping off located on cooks line. Silver reach in freezer interior doors has exposed insulation, cooler in back storage/oven room.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior white reach in freezer soiled with old food debris in back oven room. Reach in cooler door jam soiled with black substance, cooler across from customer ordering area on cooks line, employee cleaned.
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. 2 tanks upstairs not secured to anything.
[35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. Inside the bottom of white reach in freezer in side storage room, employee discarded bug and cleaned area.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior ovens soiled with old food debris/grease. Interior bottom of warm display case with old food debris.
[29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Flip top reach in cooler on cooks line has standing in the bottom.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At Handwash sink in employee bathroom in the back of kitchen, employee placed paper towels in restroom.
[22-43-4] Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 0-100ppm, water filled to the top of sink with 4 tablets added, operator added 1 more tablet to water. Retested at 200ppm.

Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
[14-36-5] Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Reach in freezer doors exposed insulation in back prep kitchen.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior oven in back prep kitchen. Coke and Sprite nozzle soiled on drink machine.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets and door jams on cooler in side storage room. Interior white reach in freezer in back prep kitchen.
[24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets with the food contact surface facing upwards on table in back dining(closed)/storage area, operator flipped.
[29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Main reach in cooler on cooks line.
[50-17-3] Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6/1/2025.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice bucket inside Handwash sink on cooks line, inspector moved bucket to wash hands.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle on window seal in prep kitchen by Handwash sink no label. Bottle hanging on shelf by Three compartment sink in kitchen no label. Operator labeled both as all purpose cleaner.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Small cup with no handle in sugar container on cooks line, operator removed cup.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. real butter (72F - Cold Holding) item sitting at room temperature on cooks line, operator stated it has been out for 2.5 hours, provided time as a public health control application.
[31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At Handwash sink on front cooks line.
[31B-03-4] No soap provided at handwash sink. Missing at Handwash sink in back prep kitchen, inspector placed extra soap bottle from restroom by Handwash sink to wash hands.
[03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. beef empanada (108F - Hot Holding); chicken empanada (111F - Hot Holding) items in heat display case, operator stated he forgot to turn unit on, food had been in case for no more than 1.5 hours. Case had been turned up high to rapidly reheat items.
[03D-02-5] Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. pork overnight(68F - Cooling); chicken overnight(55F - Cooling) multiple bags of meat double bagged and tied tight in reach in cooler on cooks line, operator stated at night they turn steam tables off, tie bags, then sits in cooler overnight. Items had been in cooler overnight, see stop sale.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of toilet cleaner next to coffee/above salt in side storage room, operator moved chemical.

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