CONESTOGAS RESTAURANT
Main Street
Florida, 32655
Alachua County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.3/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/4/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
1
Basic
17
Total
22
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Top back of ice machine in server area has mold like substance.
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured behind establishment
- 32-12-6:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No covered waste receptacle provided in employee's unisex bathroom in kitchen.
- 14-71-4:Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used on pipes and window to back door.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone and speaker stored above steam table on cookline.
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles missing in kitchen, and floor unstable by entrance to kitchen. Repeat Violation
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Prepared salads in bowls stored in plastic container stored on floor of walk-in-cooler.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup on ceiling of walk-in-freezer Repeat Violation
- 33-11-4:Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Dumpster plug missing on cardboard dumpster
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filter above cookline soiled with grease. Repeat Violation
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink stored on top shelf of reach in cooler above food served to the public. Manager removed drink. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Liver in reach in freezer not covered. Repeat Violation
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce (mushrooms ) stored over ready-to-eat food ( cut lemons ) in walk in cooler. Manager moved both items
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Exterior wall/fence behind establishment soiled with grease spots and grease appears to be flowing onto mulch on the other side of the wall/fence Repeat Violation Warning
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop not in use stored in mop bucket Repeat Violation
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. House made Ranch dressing prepared early the day before not dated.
- 03D-01-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Gravy 101F,102F- cooling for 2 hours in reach in cooler on cookline.
- 22-41-4: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. Dishmachine sanitizer concentration at 10ppm CL. Warning
- 12A-28-4: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. Cook wearing gloves grabbed the waistband of his slacks then took bread out of bag and handled Ready-To-Eat bread and placed on plate, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves before touching bread. Discussed with Manager.
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Gravy 101F,102F- cooling for 2 hours in reach in cooler on cookline.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like substance in the grooves in kitchen. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/4/2025 revealed 22 total violations (4 high priority, 1 intermediate, 17 basic).
Inspection on 2/28/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
12
Total
13
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-03-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dish machine in dish area.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket of reach-in cooler at end of cook line torn.
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles in kitchen prep area.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ceiling and top shelf of walk-in freezer. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of reach-in coolers located across from cook line steam table, wait station reach-in cooler, and ice cream station reach-in cooler. Non food contact surface of coffee maker in first dining wait station. Repeat Violation
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Containers stored on dish area clean dish shelf.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers on shelf above cook line microwave. Manager placed container on top of containers to cover the containers. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Bucket of pickles stored in walk-in cooler. Breaded beef in reach-in freezer across from dish area.
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall above cook line hood. Wall beneath counter in dish area.
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe beneath mop sink. Repeat Violation
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mops stored in mop sink area.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Containers on shelf in dry storage area.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from steam table. Water nozzle of tea machine in first dining room wait station. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/28/2025 revealed 13 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 12 basic).
Inspection on 10/29/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of cooking oil stored on floor in kitchen. Employee placed case of cooking oil on shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach-in freezer across from cook line. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line. Area around soda nozzles of back dining room soda machine.
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe beneath mop sink behind building.
- 12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled dirty dishes then proceeded to handle clean dishes without washing hands in dish area. Manager had employee wash hands and rewash dishes. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw fish stored over cooked potatoes in reach-in cooler at end of cook line. Employee removed cooked potatoes from reach-in cooler. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Water nozzle for tea machine in back dining room wait station. Cutting boards stored underneath counter in dish area. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/29/2024 revealed 7 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 2/6/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 16-03-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dish machine in corner of kitchen.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on reach-in cooler across from pass through window. Manager removed employee drink. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of cooking oil stored on floor next to kitchen prep table. Manager placed cooking oil on dry storage shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Floor and shelf in walk-in freezer. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line. Repeat Violation
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Containers stored on clean dish rack next to dish machine.
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall in corner next to kitchen dish machine. Repeat Violation
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mops stored in mop sink. Manager placed mops to air dry. Corrected On-Site
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled dirty dishes and proceeded to handle clean dishes without washing hands.
- 09-01-4: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 handled toasted bun on cook line.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items in reach-in cooler next to pass through window on server side: butter (44F - Cold Holding); sour cream (45F - Cold Holding). Employee stated items placed in cooler two hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved items to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blade of can opener on kitchen prep table. Water nozzle of wait station coffee machine.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/6/2024 revealed 12 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 10/5/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone and keys stored on shelf at end of cook line. Employee removed items from shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 10-14-5:Basic - Ice bucket not inverted between uses. Ice buckets stored in front of ice machine. Manager had employee turn buckets over. Corrected On-Site
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach-in freezer on cook line.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above grill. Area around soda nozzles of soda machine in wait station.
- 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves in reach-in cooler at end of cook line.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers on shelf near back door. Manager turned containers over. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Liver in reach-in freezer across from dish area. Manager placed lid on container. Corrected On-Site
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall behind dish machine.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items in reach-in cooler across from cook line steam table: cheese (45F - Cold Holding); tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler 3 hours and 30 minutes prior to temperature being taken. Manager placed items in reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blade of can opener on prep table. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line steam table. Hot water nozzle on coffee machine in wait station. Water nozzle of tea machine in wait station. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/5/2023 revealed 10 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).