Latest Violations
Florida restaurant inspection violations, sorted by most recent. Grouped by restaurant.
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6944 NW 10 PL, GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
- Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed : raw chicken in the walk-in cooler, stored over butter.
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed : in the flip top reach-in cooler on the cook line: chicken 49,48, pork 50,48, pasta 52, sprouts 48, cabbage 46, egg yolk 46. an ice block was in a pan in the reach-in cooler.
- Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed the license expired on 6-1-2026.
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed : the soda gun at the bar is soiled.
- Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed : the back corner hand wash sink had a pan in it. The pan was removed.
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4001 SW 43 ST, GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Prep reach-in cooler cutting boards soiled with mold-like substances.
- Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles damaged in kitchen.
- Equipment in poor repair. Prep reach-in cooler cutting boards on cookline grooved. Ice buildup on floor of walk-in freezer.
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested bins on back storage rack. Manager removed.
101 SE 2 PL STE 118, GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
- Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed : paint and varnish remover stored over the back prep sink.
- Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed the license expired on 6-1-2026.
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed : shaved beef at 54°. This was stored over the cold hold area of the flip top since 2:30. Now this was placed below uncovered. ALSO, batter fried shrimp 82° in the kitchen. This was cooked at 2:00 pm. This was placed in the reach-in cooler uncovered to finish off the cooling process.
- No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed : lack of soap at the prep sink hand wash sink. This sink was missing paper towels and a sign. The bar hand wash sink is missing a sign.
- Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Observed : some training expiration dates were incorrect. This was corrected by management.
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3262 SW 35 BLVD, GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Prep-line cutting board soiled with mold-like substances.
- Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sani-bucket on shelf next to BBQ rub. Manager moved bucket.
- Vending machine exterior soiled. Prep-line reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with old food debris and mold-like substances.
- Equipment in poor repair. Prep-line cutting board grooved.
- Stored food not covered. Bag of onion rings not covered in reach-in freezer. Manager wrapped.
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1228 W UNIVERSITY AVE, GAINESVILLE · Alachua County
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed : in the wait station glass front reach-in cooler., 1/2 1/2, 49°. This had been left on the counter after being opened. This was placed in the walk-in freezer with the lid off, 42° in 10 minutes.
- Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed : the license expired on 6-1-2026.
- Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed : yellow spray sanitizer bottle stored next to single serve lids in dry storage. The lids were moved above.
- In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed : the tongs are protruding in the cook line walkway. The tongs were adjusted in.
- Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Observed the dumpster lids are open/comprimised.
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1445 SW MAIN BLVD #170, LAKE CITY · Columbia County
- Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee placed raw fish on grill changed gloves but did not wash hands.
- Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Open and serving the public with an expired license of 6/1/2026, operator updated license during the inspection.
- Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw ground beef over raw shrimp in reach in cooler drawers, manager placed raw beef below.
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Can opener blade soiled with old food debris. -Stained cutting boards on reach in cooler cooks line. -Interior microwave on cooks line soiled with food debris. -Soda guns in bar area soiled with old food debris.
- Equipment in poor repair. -Cutting boards on coolers on cooks line with deep cut marks. -Metal lining behind 3 compartment sink in disrepair.
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14197 S US HWY 441 STE 120, LAKE CITY · Columbia County
- Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Two cans of pineapple.
130 NW JAN CT, LAKE CITY · Columbia County
- Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
- Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Multiple bottles with chemicals inside no label.
- Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Top of reach-in refrigerator soiled with mold-like substance.
3529 NW BASCOM NORRIS DR, LAKE CITY · Columbia County
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pork (58F - Cold Holding) item sitting in reach in cooler, manager stated item was sitting out for 20 minutes he placed item in freezer to rapidly drop.
- Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Open and operating with expired license of 6/1/2026.
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on prep table and reach in cooler stained. Deflector plate inside ice machine soiled.
- Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle by 3 compartment sink not labeled.
- Equipment in poor repair. Gasket in reach in cooler torn.
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1175 NW LAKE JEFFERY RD, LAKE CITY · Columbia County
- Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
- Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipes with water filter on the exterior of truck leaking when hand washing sink is turned on.
6514 NORWOOD AVE, JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In cook line flip top reach in cooler, chicken (47F - Cold Holding) stored at side of cooler with lid propped open by tongs. All other time/temperature control food for safety in temperature. Operator removed tongs to allow flip top to close.
- Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Current license expired 06/01/2026. Operator renewed license during inspection.
- Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In standup reach in freezer, uncooked breaded chicken over ready to eat sausage, operator switched storage levels.
- Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. One can of pizza sauce at bottom shelf of prep area with large dent in seal of can. Operator removed from shelf.
- Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. At time of inspection two food handling training expired, per operator other two food handling employees recently hired in last month.
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9760 LEM TURNER RD, JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
- Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line over grill, pork (119F - Hot Holding); fried chicken (98F - Hot Holding). Per employee on cook line left out from lunch. Relocated to the walk in cooler.
- Live, small flying insects found. Observed live fly on employee drink cup in warewashing area.
- Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Chlorine dish machine at 0ppm during inspection. Employee primed machine to 100ppm.
- Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the walk in cooler, raw shell egg over ready to eat brownies and cooked Mac and cheese also raw bacon over cooked ready to eat potato.
- Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In reach in cooler on cook line, turkey (47F - Cold Holding); cheese (54F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (49F - Cold Holding); cooked egg (48F - Cold Holding) per employee in reach in cooler since 11am. Ambient air of reach in cooler 47F. In sliding top reach in cooler at bar counter, ranch (46F - Cold Holding); milk (47F - Cold Holding). Standing water at base of cooler, operator states will have employee clean to adjust temperature. In interior walk in cooler; coleslaw (47F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (46F - Cold Holding); Mac and cheese (48F - Cold Holding); cooked potatoes (46F - Cold Holding); corn (47F - Cold Holding); potato salad (46F - Cold Holding); oysters (46F - Cold Holding); raw bacon (49F - Cold Holding); cooked egg (48F - Cold Holding). During inspection walk in cooler ambient air holding at lowest 44F.
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1436 BEACH BLVD, JACKSONVILLE BEACH · Duval County
- Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed employee hand washing sink blocked by large fan. Employee removed and stored properly.
- Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle containing degreaser without a label. Employee placed label on spray bottle.
- Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed plastic jugs stored in clear bag on the floor next to ice machine. Manager removed and stored properly.
- Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed interior of ice machine soiled near ice chute of unit.
- Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink on prep table. Employee removed and stored properly.
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1324 DUNN AVE, JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the reach in freezer on the cook line, breaded shrimp (69F - Cold Holding); cheese bites (70F - Cold Holding) stored in reach in freezer overnight with breaker tripped off. Operator discarded.
- Live, small flying insects found. Observed live fly on clean plastic container over three compartment sink. Operator swayed away from clean container.
- Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No backflow preventer for black hose at mop sink after splitter.
- Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In the reach in freezer on the cook line, breaded shrimp (69F - Cold Holding); cheese bites (70F - Cold Holding) stored in reach in freezer overnight with breaker tripped off. Operator discarded.
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf over three compartment sink, clean containers stacked while wet.
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9300 BAYMEADOWS RD, JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Liquid eggs in kitchen cooler. 53°. 53°. 54°. Stop sale issued . Unable to determine duration.
- Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. No sneeze guard on open oatmeal and grits containers at buffet line.
- Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Individual butters, Individual créme cheeses held on Time Temperature Controlled for Safety not discarded at end of 4 hr hold. Stop sale issued.
- Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Liquid eggs in kitchen cooler. 53°. 53°. 54°. Stop sale issued . Unable to determine duration. Individual butters, Individual créme cheeses held on Time Temperature Controlled for Safety not discarded at end of 4 hr hold. Stop sale issued.
- No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at family restroom.
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6310 103 ST, JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
- At callback, no live roaches observed in establishment.
- Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/ Observed establishment open and serving food to the public with no license. Establishment was cited warnable violations at time of licensing inspection.
- At callback, observed one (1) dead roach on floor under handwash sink on cook line. Also, observed one (1) dead roach on floor in dish area near three compartment sink.
9051 SOUTHSIDE BLVD, JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
- At callback :time needed to submit. (Note : Establishment is on open warning from initial inspection: 4/22/26 for remodeling)
331 MARSH LANDING PKWY, JACKSONVILLE BCH · Duval County
- Live, small flying insects found. Observed total of 2 flying insects. 1 flying insect in prep area. 1 flying insect in dining area.
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in reach in cooler on cook line Cut tomatoes (54F - Cold Holding). Tomatoes were filled over lip of pan. Employee removed excess tomatoes from pan and placed in reach in cooler. Observed on cook line prep table Jack cheese (52F-56F - Cold Holding); Cheddar mix cheese (52F-56F - Cold Holding). Manager removed and placed smaller amount in ice bath. Inspector spoke to manager regarding Time As A Public Health Control for cheese held near grill.
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed area around soda nozzles soiled with mold like substance.
- Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed interior of ice machine soiled near ice chute of unit.
- Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed in prep area ceiling air vents dusty.
12777 ATLANTIC BLVD, JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
- Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker needed on NON-Chemical side of splitter. Manager provided a new breaker at time of call back
- Pesticide use not in accordance with manufacturers directions. pesticide-emitting fly strips stored in back prep area ceiling hanging where employees are present for more than 4 consecutive. Strip removed
- Live, small flying insects found. 3 live flies near towels basket
- No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ 4 employees on shifts
- Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Pizza maker wearing artificial painted nails, placed on gloves
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6001 ARGYLE FOREST BVLD STE 32, JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
- Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee was a pan at the three compartment sink with soapy water, rinse the pan and place the pan on the clean pan storage table in the kitchen. No sanitizer was applied to the pan. Person in charge placed pan in the sink for proper sanitizing.
- Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. All hot, cold and sushi buffets do not have the time marked on the buffet glass as indicated in establishments written procedures. Person in charge states all food placed at the buffet at 12:45 and added time marking to glass.
- Employee washed hands with no soap. Observed employee place dirty dishes into a bus tub then wash hands at service station hand wash sink without using soap. Employee coached to use soap and employee rewashed hands with soap.
- Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Open trays of raw chicken stored over open case of raw fish on speed rack in the walk-in freezer.
- Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Vacuum breaker missing on threaded faucet with attached hose outside right back exit door.
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13375 ATLANTIC BLVD, JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
- Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers in walk in soiled with dust
9942 OLD BAYMEADOWS RD, JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
- Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Three compartment sink Quaternary ammonium 0ppm. Person In Charge added more Quaternary ammonium. 300 ppm thereafter.
- Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Unsecured CO2 tank/s at kitchen. Secured by manger.
- Single-service articles improperly stored. Boxed single service items on floor Moved by manager.
13170 ATLANTIC BLVD #56, JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Bean sprouts 68f sitting out on counter at room temperature
- No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ 4 employees on shift
- No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at handsink next to triple sink area, manager provided
- Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. General chicken cooked 2 days ago
- Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification.
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