Zen Noodle Bar Gainesville (34th & Archer)
3117 Sw 34th St Ste 2, Gainesville, FL 32608
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Last inspected Oct 22, 2026: perfect, no violations.
- Passed 10 of 18 graded inspections since 2024.
- Keeps coming up: Time and temperature control for safety foods, cited 8 times, plus 19 other repeat issues.
- #53 in Gainesville's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 19 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 18 visits
- 2026
- Perfect Oct 22
Complaint Inspection
No violations
- Passed Sep 16
Callback Reinspection
No violations
- Failed Sep 15
Callback Reinspection
1 violation, 1 critical
- Critical No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Failed Sep 14
Routine Inspection
13 violations, 5 critical
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Approved source
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
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