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BESTEA & THE LOOP CAKE

3045 SW 34 ST STE 20, GAINESVILLE, FL 32608

License #1103559

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Quick take

BESTEA & THE LOOP CAKE in GAINESVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 94.3 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 20, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 10 total violations — 3 major, 7 minor.

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  • Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Observed : a case of mangos stored in the front kitchen on the floor.
  • [25-06-4] Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed : the to go lids on the make table were food contact side up. All were inverted by the staff.
  • [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed : the ice maker shroud has calcium/lime build up.
  • [31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed : a bouquet of flowers in the front kitchen hand wash sink. These were removed.
  • [40-04-4] Cosmetics/toiletries stored with food, clean equipment and utensils, clean linens or single-service items. Observed : a personal care skin stick stored over the front kitchen prep table. This was given to an employee to store away. ALSO, petroleum jelly was stored on the same shelf and moved to the bottom shelf.
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BESTEA & THE LOOP CAKE looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?

B record

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