How many health inspections has Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City had?

Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City has had 0 inspections on record with Florida DBPR, averaging 0 violations per inspection, below the statewide average of 5.2.

Has Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City ever been shut down?

No, Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City has no emergency closures on record with Florida DBPR.

How many inspections has Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City had?

Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City has 3 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.

What did the most recent FDACS inspection of Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City find?

Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City was most recently inspected by FDACS on December 9, 2025 (Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements).

Has Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?

No, Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City has no stop-sale or stop-use orders on record with Florida FDACS.

Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City

1089 Sw Main Blvd, Lake City, FL 32025

Columbia County · Food Service
DBPR License: MFD2250156
FDACS Estab #: 413047

Overview

Tienda y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City has been inspected twice since February 2023, accumulating 17 violations across those inspections. A high-priority violation for raw animal food not separated from ready-to-eat food (cheese stored directly on top of raw pork) was documented in February 2023 and corrected on site. The most recent inspection on December 9, 2025 cited eight violations including a repeat violation for unmarked ready-to-eat food (milk without a date mark, voluntarily discarded), missing handwashing supplies at multiple sinks, a direct connection between the sewage system and a drain from the three-compartment sink, missing employee health reporting procedures, and unlabeled bread products (corrected during inspection). The facility has not been emergency-closed.

Summary generated from Florida DBPR public inspection records.

0Inspections

0Violations

0Closures

3FDACS Insp.

Last inspected FDACS: December 9, 2025

Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City: Comparison to Columbia County Averages

This Facility 0 violations / inspection 0 violations per inspection

Columbia County Avg 5.13 violations / inspection 5.13 county average

This Facility 0 emergency closures 0 closures

Columbia County Avg 0.23 closures / facility 0.23 county average

Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City: FDACS Inspection History (3)

Inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), which oversees grocery stores, convenience stores, bakeries, food manufacturers, mobile vendors, and vending machines.

2025 — 1 inspection

Dec 9, 2025 — Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements· 8 violations· Met Requirements

Inspector: GARRY OSTENDORF, ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I

Comments: When citations have been corrected and initialed, an electronic copy of the completed report may be emailed to [email protected]. Please note each observation that has been corrected. Guidance for Written Procedures for the Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events provided. Routine inspection. Employee Health Guide reporting agreement provided.

Risk-Based Violations

2-103.11(O) Person in charge does not ensure food employees and conditional employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. 2-103.11(O) PfPf

Person in charge could not provide employee reporting responsibilities in a verifiable manner.

3-501.18 Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food that requires date marking not discarded when it exceeds the 7-day limit, except time that the product is frozen, or does not bear a date mark and the correct date mark cannot be determined. 3-501.18 PPRepeat

Food processing area - Gallon of milk not date marked and date opened could not be determined. COS - Milk voluntarily discarded during inspection. x Print Date: 12/9/2025 Page 1 of 3 o Y o 24 Pf Citation Description: Establishment does not have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to an event that involves the discharge of vomitus or diarrhea onto surfaces at the food establishment, or procedures do not address specific actions employees must take to minimize the spread of contamination and the exposure of employees, consumers, food, and surfaces to vomitus or fecal matter. 2-501.11 Pf Observation: Establishment does not have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to an event that involves the discharge of vomit or diarrhea.

6-301.11 Handwashing sink or group of 2 adjacent handwashing sinks not provided with hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap. Handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks not provided with: individual, disposable towels; continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel; a heated-air hand drying device; or a device that employs an air-knife system that delivers high velocity, pressurized air at ambient temperatures. 6-301.11 and 6-301.12 PfPf

Soap and paper towels missing from multiple hand wash sinks.

3-201.11(C) Packaged food not labeled from the source as specified in law, including 21 CFR 101, 9 CFR 317, and 9 CFR 381. 3-201.11(C) PfPf

Packages of Bread products missing manufacturing information. Cos - Packages of bread labeled during inspection During Inspection.

Good Retail Practice Violations

3-602.11(C) Bulk food available for consumer self-dispensing is not prominently labeled in plain view of the consumer with the manufacturer's or processor's label; or a card, sign or other method that includes the common name of the food or adequate descriptive identity statement, (if made from two or more ingredients) a list of ingredients and sub-ingredients in descending order of predominance by weight; or the information does not include nutrition labeling as specified in 21 CFR 101 and 9 CFR 317 Subpart B. 3-602.11(C)

Food processing area - Bulk container of breading not labeled. COS - Bulk container labeled during inspection. x

3-305.11 Food not stored at least 6 inches above the floor; in a clean, dry location; or food stored where it is exposed to splash, dust or other contamination. 3-305.11

Food processing area - Bags of breading stored on floor. COS - Bags of breading moved during inspection.

4-601.11(B) Food-contact surface of cooking equipment or pan is encrusted with grease deposits or other soil accumulation. 4-601.11(B)

Food processing area - Baking pans has excessive crust build up.

5-402.11 Direct connection exists between the sewage system and a drain originating from equipment in which food, portable equipment, or utensils are placed. 5-402.11 Pf

Direct connection exists between the sewage system and a drain originating from 3 compartment sink.

2024 — 1 inspection

Aug 15, 2024 — Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection

Inspector: GARRISON SWEAT, ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST II

Comments: Visit performed to follow-up on Hurricane Debby

No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.

2023 — 1 inspection

Feb 24, 2023 — Met Inspection Requirements· 9 violations· Met Requirements

Inspector: GARRY OSTENDORF, ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I

Comments: Request # 5093505 Certified Food Protection Manager information, Employee Health Guidelines and reporting agreement provided. All requests for a new food permit submitted January 1 through June 30, shall be assessed a permit fee per F.S. Chapter 500 and Rule 5K-4. All requests for a new food permit submitted July 1 through December 31, shall be assessed permit fees of fifty percent (50%) of the applicable fee per F.S. Chapter 500 and Rule 5K-4. Payments can be made online at https://foodpermit.fdacs.gov or can be mailed to Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, P.O. Box 6720, Tallahassee FL 32314-6720. Checks and money orders are to be payable to Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. All payments must include the Food Establishment number and reason of payment type in the memo section of the check or money order.

Risk-Based Violations

3-302.11(A)(1) Raw animal food not separated during storage, preparation, holding or display from ready-to-eat raw animal food, other raw ready-to-eat food, cooked ready-to-eat food, or fruits and vegetables before they are washed. 3-302.11(A)(1) PP

Food processing area - Cheese stored directly on top of raw pork. COS - Cheese moved during inspection. x

Person in charge does not ensure food employees and conditional employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. o

2-102.11(C)(2)-(3) Person in charge does not correctly respond to questions that relate to preventing transmission of foodborne disease by a food employee who has a disease or medical condition that may cause foodborne disease, can not describe symptoms associated with diseases that are transmissible through food, or can not explain how to comply with reporting responsibilities and exclusion or restriction of food employees. 2-102.11(C)(2)-(3) and (17) PfPf

Person in charge does not correctly respond to questions that relate to preventing transmission of foodborne disease by a food employee who has a disease or medical condition that may cause foodborne disease, can not describe symptoms associated with diseases that are transmissible through food, or can not explain how to comply with reporting responsibilities and exclusion or restriction of food employees. o

2-501.11 Establishment does not have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to an event that involves the discharge of vomitus or diarrhea onto surfaces at the food establishment, or procedures do not address specific actions employees must take to minimize the spread of contamination and the exposure of employees, consumers, food, and surfaces to vomitus or fecal matter. 2-501.11 PfPf

Establishment does not have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to an event that involves the discharge of vomit or diarrhea. o

Back room area - No soap or paper towels provided at hand wash sink next to warewash sink. COS - Paper towels and soap provided during inspection. x Print Date: 2/24/2023 Page 1 of 4 8 Citation Description: Sign or poster notifying food employees to wash their hands not provided at all handwashing sinks used by food employees, or handwashing signage not clearly visible to food employees. 6-301.14 Observation: Back room area - No hand wash sign in unisex bathroom. COS - Hand wash sign obtained during inspection. o

95 Establishment does not have a certified food protection manager who has passed a test through a recognized accredited program. 5K-4.021(1), F.A.C.

No Certified food protection manager. o

Good Retail Practice Violations

6-202.15 Outer opening not protected against the entry of insects and rodents by filling or closing holes and other gaps along floors, walls, and ceilings; closed, tight-fitting windows; and solid, self-closing, tight-fitting doors. Windows or doors kept open for ventilation or other purposes not protected against the entry of insects and rodents by 16 mesh to 1 inch screens; properly designed and installed air curtains to control flying insects; or other effective means. 6-202.15

Seating area - Windows not tight fitting. o

4-302.14 Test kit or other device that accurately measures the concentration in MG/L of sanitizing solution not provided. 4-302.14 Pf

No chemical test strips provided during inspection. COS - Chemical test strips obtained during inspection. o

6-202.14 Toilet room located inside the food establishment not completely enclosed or not provided with a tight-fitting self-closing door. 6-202.14

Back room area - Unisex restroom door not self closing. o

Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City: Frequently Asked Questions

How many health inspections has Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City had?: Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City has had 0 inspections on record with Florida DBPR, averaging 0 violations per inspection, below the statewide average of 5.2.
Has Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City ever been shut down?: No, Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City has no emergency closures on record with Florida DBPR.
When was Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City last inspected?: Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City was last inspected by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) on December 9, 2025. Inspection type: Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements.
How many inspections has Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City had?: Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City has 3 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.
What did the most recent FDACS inspection of Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City find?: Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City was most recently inspected by FDACS on December 9, 2025 (Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements).
Has Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?: No, Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City has no stop-sale or stop-use orders on record with Florida FDACS.
What are the most common violations at Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City?: The most frequently cited FDACS violations at Tienda Y Taqueria Jerusalem in Lake City are: 2-103.11(O): Person in charge does not ensure food employees and conditional employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. 2-103.11(O) Pf; 2-102.11(C)(2)-(3): Person in charge does not correctly respond to questions that relate to preventing transmission of foodborne disease by a food employee who has a disease or medical condition that may cause foodborne disease, can not describe symptoms associated with diseases that are transmissible through food, or can not explain how to comply with reporting responsibilities and exclusion or restriction of food employees. 2-102.11(C)(2)-(3) and (17) Pf; 6-301.11: Handwashing sink or group of 2 adjacent handwashing sinks not provided with hand cleaning liquid, powder, or bar soap. Handwashing sink or group of adjacent handwashing sinks not provided with: individual, disposable towels; continuous towel system that supplies the user with a clean towel; a heated-air hand drying device; or a device that employs an air-knife system that delivers high velocity, pressurized air at ambient temperatures. 6-301.11 and 6-301.12 Pf.