CHOP STIX CAFE
3500 SW 13 ST, GAINESVILLE, FL 32608
License #1102727
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Solid Health Score
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CHOP STIX CAFE in GAINESVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 85 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on August 6, 2026. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 11 total findings; InspectFL has detailed violation rows for 10 of them so far.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on August 6, 2026 shows 10 observation rows: 1 critical, 3 major, and 6 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Bowls in center of kitchen stored not inverted or protected.
- [31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwashing sink next to sushi cooler contained a pan and food debris in the basin. Manager removed.
- [08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Open jug of cooking oil on floor at woks. Container of broth on floor in walk-in freezer.
- [41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle of sanitizer with no label on shelf next to three compartment sink. Manager labeled bottle.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Prep reach-in cooler cutting boards soiled with food debris and mold-like substances.
- [40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee purses stored in contact with sauce containers. Manager moved purses.
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Prep reach-in cooler cutting board soiled with mold-like substances.
- [21-12-4] Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on cutting boards soiled with of reach-in cooler. Manager moved to sani-bucket.
- [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cookline: shell egg, 1 hour (65F - Cold Holding). Manager moved to ice bath to cool.
- [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board grooved. Jamb around walk-in freezer door damaged and exposing insulation.
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