PEPPERS MEXICAN GRILL AND CANTINA

3236 SW 35 BLVD, GAINESVILLE, Alachua County. DBPR licence 1103821. 3 inspection visits from 2025-10-15 to 2026-07-29.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-29: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 9 basic violations

0 of 2routine 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
2026-07-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	9	1.25	11 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2026-01-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	6	1.40	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-10-15	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	4		7 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 11 Personnel with infections restricted 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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.