La Nopalera Mexican Restaurant
8206 Philips Hwy Ste 29, Jacksonville, FL 32256
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 Sep 2, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Aug 27, 2026.
- Passed 14 of 23 graded inspections since 2024.
- Keeps coming up: Time and temperature control for safety foods, cited 8 times, plus 18 other repeat issues.
- #68 in Jacksonville's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 28 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 23 visits
- 2026
- Passed Sep 2
Callback Reinspection
No violations
- Failed Aug 27
Callback Reinspection
1 violation, 1 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Passed Aug 25
Routine Inspection
12 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Water source safe, hot (100°F) and cold under pressure
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Passed Jun 18
Routine Inspection
12 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Chemicals/toxic substances
- Critical Approved source
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Water source safe, hot (100°F) and cold under pressure
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
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BiteKarma scores around La Nopalera Mexican Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.