Los Avina Mexican Restaurant
Last inspected: Sep 30, 2025
30
Score
Los Avina Mexican Restaurant, located at 2008 Nw 11Th Dr in Chiefland, Florida, had a high-risk inspection on September 30, 2025. This inspection identified five critical, one major, and seven minor violations. The facility has a history of mostly high-risk inspections.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Sep 30, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
30
Feb 4, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
43
Oct 14, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
61
Mar 4, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
35
Nov 6, 2023
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 5 major violations. 8 minor violations.
19
Feb 27, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
43
Aug 23, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
43
Violations — Sep 30, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Metal bowl without handle stored down inside bin of rice in dry storage area.
14-01-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of rice stored directly on floor in dry storage area. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Trash scattered on ground around dumpster inside enclosure. **Repeat Violation**
33-19-4
Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Lid of grease receptacle left open.
33-29-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Exterior of lids on rice and beans bins in dry storage area soiled with black substance. 2. Hood filters above grill soiled with grease.
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Lid of dumpster left open. **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Wall in dry storage room near ice machine soiled with dust. 2. Several air vents on ceiling soiled with dust in kitchen.
36-50-4
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee at cookline handled raw chicken with gloved hand, changed glove without first washing hands, then continued to handle food and equipment at cookline. Inspector had employee wash hands and put on new gloves before continuing to work at cookline. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Raw shrimp stored inside grocery bag inside reach-in freezer near cookline. Employee placed shrimp in a food grade container during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
14-31-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pan containing raw beef stored on shelf directly above open pan containing sauce inside reach-in cooler at cookline. Employee moved the raw beef to the bottom shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On rolling cart at cookline: raw beef (48F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (54F - Cold Holding). Employee stated the chicken and beef have been held outside of refrigeration at cookline for approximately one hour. Inspector had employee add ice to both items to rapidly cool to 41F.
03A-02-5
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Aerosol can containing "WD-40" stored directly on top of case of beer in kitchen, near walk-in cooler. Manager removed chemical from top of beer during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Deflector plate inside ice machine soiled with brown substance. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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