14 Alachua County restaurants cited for food violations in last week's inspection report

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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. You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name.

Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Alachua County, Florida, for the week of Oct. 16-22, 2023. 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 its 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 Oct. 16-22 inspections and no violations were found.

** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week

Which Alachua County restaurants had high-priority violations?

Amelia's

235 S. Main St., Ste 107, Gainesville

Routine inspection on Oct. 17

Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

17 total violations, with three high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Small first aid kit on top of cookie container at dessert area.

  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee cutting tomatoes with bare hands when inspector walked in door. Employee quit cutting tomatoes and washed hands. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter (54F - Cold Holding); reach in cooler nearest ovens the individual containers up top were placed in a large metal pan, cold air not fully reaching food items. Other items down below were 41F or below. butter (52F - Cold Holding); cream sauce (51F - Cold Holding) items in top of flip top cooler in prep area gaps where no food containers were present, cooler lid kept open by back door that was open (screen present), items in bottom cooler were 41F or below and some items cooling. Operator moved cooling items and covered gaps and closed lid. Items below 41F. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Bingo Deli & Pub

619 S. Main St., Unit 1A, Gainesville

Routine inspection on Oct. 16

Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

10 total violations, with three high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of pills on shelf next to seasoning containers.

  • High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 0ppm, Employee had just changed sanitizer refill jug, operator ran sanitizer for a little to properly dispense sanitizer amount. Retested at 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Cooked pork dated 10/7 in walk in cooler.

Caribbean Queen

507 NW 5th Ave., Gainesville

Routine inspection on Oct. 17

Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

Nine total violations, with two high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over vegetables in reach in cooler in kitchen. Raw shell eggs over bread in reach in cooler in storage shed. Operator moved all raw items below ready to eat items. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray disinfectant next to Togo boxes in back storage room, operator moved spray. **Corrected On-Site**

Cold Stone Creamery #559

3433 Archer Road, #A3, Gainesville

Routine inspection on Oct. 17

Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

11 total violations, with two high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Hose attached to dipperwell faucet eliminating required air gap. Observed: the ice cream dipper well spout was below flood rim. It was adjusted and ver the flood rim. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed: bulk Dawn stored over clean dishes by the back door.

Haile Village Bistro

5323 SW 91st Ter., Ste A, Gainesville

Routine inspection on Oct. 19

Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

12 total violations, with five high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 1 fly in the dessert area. Items were plastic wrapped after that. ALSO, 2 flys at the bar, floor drain.

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw pork over in the white upright reach-in freezer. All items were not commercially sealed. The park was moved below. ALSO, Observed raw pork over in the walk-in freezer. All items were not commercially sealed. The park was moved below. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Observed: eggs on the dessert prep table, no time mark. A time mark for 2.5 more hours was produced. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed grits at 128F hot holding. These were placed on the flattop until reaching 165F. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed: sanitizer stored by the alcohol,(at the bar). This was moved below. **Corrected On-Site**

Holiday Inn Gainesville University Center

1250 W. University Ave., Gainesville

Routine inspection on Oct. 16

Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

Seven total violations, with one high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the mop sink the backflow is attached at the end of faucet but a splitter is added, spoke to manager about moved backflow to the end of splitter where the hose attaches. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Home 2 Suites Gainesville

2115 SW 13th St., Gainesville

Routine inspection on Oct. 16

Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

One total violation, with one high-priority violation

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed the license expired on 6-1-2023. **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-16: Administrative Complaint is pending **Admin Complaint**

Humble Wood Fire

619 S. Main St., Unit 1B North, Gainesville

Routine inspection on Oct. 16

Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

Six total violations, with two high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. cooked garlic sauce (74F - Cold Holding)

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sauce (45-46F - Cold Holding) in walk in cooler, manager stated she had the door open while cleaning and organizing cooler. Other items in cooler were 41F or below. cooked garlic sauce (74F - Cold Holding) item in squeeze bottle on top of reach in cooler in corner of kitchen, item out of cooler for 4.5 hours see stop sale. **Warning**

Jimmy John's

1724 W. University Ave., Gainesville

Routine inspection on Oct. 18

Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

Four total violations, with one high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed: blue sanitizer spray stored next to gloves used for food service in dry storage.

Red Lobster #0861

6910 W. Newberry Road, Gainesville

Complaint inspection on Oct. 18

Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

12 total violations, with four high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee adjust pants and hat then continued cooking with the same gloves.

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Portioned cooked chicken Alfredo bowls under raw lobster in reach in cooler on cooks line, operator moved chicken to the top. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. noodles (54-60F - Cold Holding) item on cooks line placed in container of ice. Operator stated item was only there for 2 hours, she moved item to ice bath to rapidly chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Cleaner spray bottle on top of coffee maker next to sugar. Operator moved bottle. **Corrected On-Site**

Subway 38191

3424 SW Williston Road, Gainesville

Routine inspection on Oct. 16

Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

10 total violations, with one high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: at the front line 3 channel left unit, left end: tuna 47, chicken 45, sliced ham 45F. Items further from the hot well are at lower temperatures. Also, cooked chicken on the back prep table, 62F. This has been sitting out for 45 minutes. This was placed in the wic to chill back down. ** Warning** **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

That Bar and Table

2725 SW 91st St., Ste 100, Gainesville

Routine inspection on Oct. 19

Follow-up inspection required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

Six total violations, with one 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: 0 ppm, corrected to 100 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**

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 and food truck inspections Oct. 16-22

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