4 Alachua County restaurants cited for high-priority violations
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Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you.
For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Alachua County restaurant inspections site.
Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Alachua County for the week of March 18-24, 2024. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a 'snapshot' of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.
For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Alachua County restaurant inspection site.
Which Alachua County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?
These restaurants met all standards during their March 18-24 inspections and no violations were found.
Bite Of Power, 1412 W. University Ave. Ste C, Gainesville**
Cantina Anejo, 1680 W. University Ave., Ste 10, Gainesville**
Clock Restaurant, 2010 N. Main St., Gainesville
Cowboyz Bar B Q and Catering, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Lakeside Event Center, 5902 SE Hawthorne Rd, Gainesville**
Munecas Downtown Taco Garden, 317 SW Fourth Ave., Gainesville**
Sublime Tacos, 1818 NE Waldo Rd, Gainesville**
Vale Food Company Gainesville, 3841 SW Archer Rd, Unit B, Gainesville**
Zaxby's, 1 NW 10th Ave., Gainesville**
Zen Creative Catering, 101 SE Second Place, Gainesville**
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Alachua County restaurants had high priority violations?
Anf Gyros and Grill
826 W. University Ave., Gainesville
Complaint Inspection on March 19
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
9 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. cheesecakes (46F - Cold Holding)
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cheesecakes (46F - Cold Holding) items in display reach in cooler the outside thermostat read 46-48F the internal thermometer read 46F, some items were just placed in the cooler this morning and some overnight, the overnight items were discarded and ones that juts restocked were moved to a different cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Fly spray can on top of ice machine.
La Quinta Inn and Suites Gainesville
908 NW 69th Terrace, Gainesville
Complaint Inspection on March 19
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
9 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed 0 ppm for quaternary amonia. Chlorine was brought in from laundry. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed: raw bacon stored over juice containers. The bacon was moved to the bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed: 3 bottles of spray sanitizer stored hanging on a wire shelving unit with canned gravy and apples. The sprays were moved to cleaning. **Corrected On-Site**
Sonic Drive In
2162 NW 39th Ave., Gainesville
Routine Inspection on March 19
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
8 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. ice cream mix (49F - Cold Holding) item came from the walk in cooler and was placed in reach in cooler, employee stated reach in cooler was turned off so she turned it on. Employee placed ice inside unit to help rapidly chill food item. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
That Bar and Table
2725 SW 91st St., Ste 100, Gainesville
Routine Inspection on March 20
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
11 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed: the dish wash machine at 0 ppm for chlorine. A new jug was brought up and primed. 100 ppm achieved.**Corrective Action Taken** **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?
Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.
How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?
If you see abuses of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for health violations online.
Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database.
What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?
Basic violations are those considered against best practices.
A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.
An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: "Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over."
An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.
A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Gainesville area restaurant/food truck inspections: March 18-24, 2024
