LIQUID GINGER

Name: LIQUID GINGER
Address: 101 SE 2 PL STE 118, GAINESVILLE, FL, 32601, US
Rating: 84.3

101 SE 2 PL STE 118, GAINESVILLE, FL 32601

License #1102991

🍱 Japanese/Sushi ℹ️ Categories are auto-assigned based on restaurant names and may not be 100% accurate

84.3 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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LIQUID GINGER in GAINESVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 84.3 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on December 16, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 27 total violations — 6 critical, 6 major, 15 minor.

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The latest inspection on December 16, 2025 included 2 critical violations, 3 major, and 6 minor.

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Administrative complaint recommended
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over vinegar and tempura flakes in walk in cooler, operator moved eggs to the raw shelf.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. 2 cutting boards at end of cooks line with cut marks. Cutting board behind bar with cut marks.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Stained cutting board on rack at end of cooks line.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At Handwash sink in prep room.
[16-03-4] Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Inside the dish machine is soiled with lime build up.
[29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Faucet with hose attached under Handwash sink in prep room no backflow.
[35B-01-4] Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Exterior door located by walk in cooler, sun is shining through the bottom.
[12B-13-4] Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Opened can of energy drink in reach in cooler over dumpling filling, operator moved drink to the bottom.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink on cooks line had a whisk inside sink. Handwash sink across from walk in cooler had a strainer of bok choy inside sink. Operator moved all items.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood system above cooks line soiled.
[31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At Handwash sink in prep room and behind the sushi counter.

Administrative complaint recommended
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. salmon (45F - Cold Holding) items in walk in cooler, other items 41F or below. Operator moved to a different cooler.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Chest reach in freezer gasket/door jam soiled in back freezer room.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic containers on drying rack by dish machine.
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. Multiple boxes of togo boxes on floor in new prep kitchen.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing at sink in employee restroom.
[16-46-4] Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Metal container with old sticker still attached on clean rack by dish machine.
[21-07-4] Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket by drink machine, 0ppm, operator added bleach 100ppm.
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container by back door no label, operator labeled as cornstarch.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs over ready to eat sauce in reach in cooler in middle of kitchen.
[50-17-3] Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6/1/2025.
[32-02-4] Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Employee restroom.
[14-47-4] Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Wooden shelves in liquor room not sealed.
[29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Water faucet with hose attached under Handwash sink in new prep kitchen, missing backflow preventer.
[06-09-1] Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. 4 tuna steaks and 3 pieces of white fish in vacuum packaging with verbiage that states fish must be removed before thawing. See stop sale.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior ice machine deflector plate.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle by dish machine with pink liquid, operator labeled as cleaner.

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