CARIBBEAN QUEEN

507 NW 5 AVE, GAINESVILLE, Alachua County. DBPR licence 1102843. 9 inspection visits from 2023-10-17 to 2026-11-09.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-11-09: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

5 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Alachua County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Alachua County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-11-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2	1.25	5 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2026-01-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	1.40	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-10-02	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-09-18	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	1	4	1.40	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-03-24	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	2	4	1.74	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-11-06	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-11-01	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	3	8	1.74	11 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-02-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	2	1.73	5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2023-10-17	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	1	7	1.73	8 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.