FLACOS CUBAN BAKERY AND COFFEE SPOT

Name: FLACOS CUBAN BAKERY AND COFFEE SPOT
Address: 200 W UNIVERSITY AVE, GAINESVILLE, FL, 32601, US
Rating: 86.6

200 W UNIVERSITY AVE, GAINESVILLE, FL 32601

License #1103131

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86.6 Grade B / 100

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FLACOS CUBAN BAKERY AND COFFEE SPOT in GAINESVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 86.6 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on January 15, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 19 total violations — 4 critical, 4 major, 11 minor.

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[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.
[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.
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. 2 tanks upstairs not secured to anything.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Soda syrup box on floor upstairs.
[29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Flip top reach in cooler on cooks line has standing in the bottom.
[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.
[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.
[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.

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. 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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At Handwash sink on front cooks line.

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