TERRELL'S BBQ
1323 S MAIN ST, GAINESVILLE, FL 32601
License #5250622
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Solid Health Score
How is this score calculated? →TERRELL'S BBQ in GAINESVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 90.1 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on February 5, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 13 total violations — 4 critical, 2 major, 7 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on February 5, 2026 included 2 critical violations, 1 major, and 4 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [12A-05-4] Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee came inside, "washed" hands in soap/bleach water in bucket. Spoke to employee about washing hands with running warm water and soap at Handwash sink.
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior top shelf in reach in cooler soiled.
- [29-11-4] Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Clean water intake leaking when sinks turned on, fresh water leaking from faucet, water stopped leaking during inspection.
- [14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Small black cup no handle in sugar bin.
- [02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk container no label, employee stated it is sugar.
- [16-25-5] Warewashing conducted in outdoor area. Soiled pan outside shed by water spigot, evidence of wash water on ground.
- [41-15-5] Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket tested over/at 200ppm, spoke to operator about adding water.
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TERRELL'S BBQ looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?
Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.
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