7 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 4-10, 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 4-10 inspections and no violations were found.
1906 Farmhouse Restaurant, 25405 W. Newberry Rd, Newberry**
Axin Sushi and Hibachi, 14218 W. Newberry Rd, Newberry
Blackadder Brewing Company, 618a NW 60th St., Gainesville**
Cilantro Taco, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Dunkin Donuts / Baskin Robbins, 8181 NW 38th Ln, Gainesville**
First Magnitude Brewing Co, 1220 SE Veitch St., Gainesville
Five Star Pizza, 5001 NW 34th Blvd., Gainesville**
Green Tree, 14236 W. Newberry Rd, Newberry**
Momoyaki, 1624 SW 13th St., Gainesville**
Subway, 14248 W. Newberry Rd, Newberry**
Ten Seconds Rice Noodle, 5248 SW 34th St, Gainesville**
Vale Food Company Gainesville, 3841 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville**
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Alachua County restaurants had high priority violations?
Bone Of My Bone BBQ
Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Routine Inspection on March 6
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
7 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items in reach-in cooler across from pass through window: ribs (44F - Cold Holding); sour cream (46F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items were at proper temperature one hour earlier and door was being opened and closed often. Manager placed ice bags on items to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Centerplate
11211 N. County Rd 225, Gainesville
Routine Inspection on March 7
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
13 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One fly in storage area of kitchen above mop sink.
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Tray containing raw hamburger meat stored on top of case of bottled waters inside walk-in cooler. Manager removed hamburger meat from top of waters during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside hot holding unit in kitchen near grill: pork (119F - Hot Holding). Manager stated the pork had been stored inside unit for approximately 15 minutes and began reheating pork to 165F during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of window cleaner stored next to dressing behind front counter. Employee removed bottle of window cleaner. **Corrected On-Site**
Lakeside Event Center
5902 SE Hawthorne Rd, Gainesville
Routine Inspection on March 5
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
4 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 20 droppings in single service storage/hot water room. 5-10 droppings in front storage room. **Warning**
Main Street Bar & Billiards
108 S. Main St., Gainesville
Routine Inspection on March 5
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
8 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 6/1/2022, Operator tried logging onto website to pay but was unable to login with license. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - 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. Spray bottles (hanging on chemical shelves in storage room) over 500ppm.
Sweetwater Branch Inn
617 E. University Ave., Gainesville
Routine Inspection on March 6
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
11 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations
High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. 4 onions in walk in cooler.
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over cream in reach in cooler across from ovens. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Ricotta and mozzarella balls opened Tuesday of last week.
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Air freshener on same shelf as seasonings in kitchen, operator moved air freshener. **Corrected On-Site**
The Bagel Company
4113 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville
Routine Inspection on March 6
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
9 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle dawn dish soap over clean boards on clean dish rack. Operator moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the ends of splitter attached to faucet next to boiler equipment. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Zen Creative Catering
101 SE Second Place, Gainesville
Routine Inspection on March 4
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
10 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 can of queso on dry storage shelf.
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over cut green vegetables and onions in walk in cooler. Raw chicken, beef, and fish over uncut onions in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. -Approximately 7 crawling on floor around wheel of storage rack in dry storage room. -1 live on dish rack under Three compartment sink. -1 live on door gasket of dry storage reach in cooler on cooks line. -Also multiple egg sacks on floor to the right of dish machine and in glassware storage room. **Warning**
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 4-10, 2024
