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PUPUSERIA Y RESTAURANTE MARIA

4241 UNIVERSITY BLVD S, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32216

License #2616083

🌮 Mexican/Latin ℹ️
55 Grade F / 100

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Latest inspection
August 24, 2026 · 26 findings · 7 critical
Routine - Food
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The latest inspection on August 24, 2026 shows 26 observation rows: 7 critical, 5 major, and 14 minor.

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  • Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
  • [03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 75f cooked beef and chicken on table, explained 4 hrs procedure, employee placed them in reach in cooler, less than 4 hrs
  • [11-26-1] No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. New cook here hasnt read it, has blank copy, explained to them
  • [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn in reach in cooler by cook line
  • [14-42-4] Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. One missing
  • [29-05-4] Plumbing line from a removed fixture not capped off. By hand sink in back prep area
  • [35A-02-8] Live, small flying insects found. One fly by cook line
  • [41-07-4] Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine on shelf above drinks, employee moved medicine, upright cooler at front counter
  • [41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Cleaner on prep table, food on table, employee moved cleaner
  • [51-13-4] No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed one
  • [08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food on shelf above customer drinks, front counter, employee rearranged upright cooler, employee rearranged
  • [08B-17-4] Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed celery on shelf above cut veggies in reach in cooler, employee rearranged
  • [12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened drink for employees, on prep table, also in back prep table
  • [09-01-4] Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Making palesnas/ like a quesadilla, ran out of gloves, manager arrived with gloves, she got gloves
  • [02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. White powdered in bulk container on shelf at cook line, employee stated its sugar, two more container in back prep area
  • [08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Flour on floor, back prep area, employee placed it on shelf, water bottles on floor in back closet
  • [05-09-4] No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Upright cooler with glass door, no thermometer
  • [08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef on shelf above sauces and cur cabbage, in reach in cooler, raw chicken above drinks in upright cooler at back prep, raw shrimp on shelf above cooked carrots in open bag, upright freezer, employee rearranged
  • [41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue substance on shelf at back prep, employee stated its cleaner
  • [12A-12-4] Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee grabbed raw beef then grabbed a drink for customer, explained to her and she washed hands, discarded drink
  • [31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink by triple sink, employee placed one
  • [29-11-4] Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Base of handle in hand sink by cook line, hand sink pipe leaking
  • [40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse above prep table, back prep, employee moved purse
  • [31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand sink by cook line, also in hand sink by triple sink, emailed one
  • [31B-03-4] No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand sink by triple sink, employee placed one
  • [32-12-6] Covered waste receptacle not provided in womens bathroom.
  • [53B-14-5] Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Only employee expired in 2/2026
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