THE BLUE GATOR OF DUNNELLON
12189 S WILLIAMS STREET
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 12/5/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
11
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling and walls in bar area constructed with u sealed wood. **Repeat Violation**
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor near dry storage room behind indoor bar area. Manager cleaned area during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. 1. Wet nested drink cups on counter in bar area. 2. Wet nested pans on lower shelving below prep tables in prep room. **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Area around nozzles on fountain machine in bar area soiled with mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels stuck to sides of several pans on clean dish racks in prep room. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Ceiling, rafters, and fans in bar area soiled with dust. **Repeat Violation**
- 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. Dish machine chlorine 0ppm. Manager changed chlorine bucket and primed machine, then 50ppm. Inspector instructed manager to resanitize all dishes that have been washed today. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pans containing raw shrimp and raw hamburger meat stored on shelf directly above pans containing fully-cooked chicken wings inside walk-in cooler. Manager moved chicken wings to another shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Aerosol can containing glass cleaner on shelf directly above single-use foil pans in storage room behind bar. Manager removed chemicals from shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Nozzles on fountain machine in bar area soiled with mold-like substance.
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Manager unable to provide chlorine test kit for dish machine.
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/5/2024 revealed 11 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 7/19/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
0
Basic
11
Total
16
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Condiment cup without handle stored inside container of seasoning on shelf in prep room.
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling, rafters, and upper portions of walls in bar area made from unsealed wood.
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor in kitchen beside fryers.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested drink cups on shelf near fountain machine in bar area. Wet nested plastic pans on shelf in prep room. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Heavy ice buildup on shelving and boxes inside walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwash sign missing from handwash sink inunisex restroom near indoor bar.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on door of keg cooler in indoor bar area soiled with mold-like substance.
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Remnants of old labels stuck to four pans on clean dish shelf in prep room. **Repeat Violation**
- 35B-05-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. No door between outdoor bar and kitchen. Flies found in kitchen and outdoor bar.
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler near cookline.
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Floor in kitchen near fryers soiled with grease. Rafters in bar area heavily soiled with dust.
- 12A-16-4:High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Server entered the bar area from outdoors and scooped ice without first washing hands. Manager had employee stop and wash hands before continuing to work in bar area. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee entered kitchen from outside, touched personal drink, the put on gloves to begin work at cookline. Manager had employee wash hands and put on new gloves before continuing to work at cookline. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Three flies flying in kitchen at cookline. One fly in bar area.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pan containing cooked bacon stored on shelf below package containing raw hamburger meat inside reach-in cooler at cookline. Employee moved raw hamburger meat to the bottom shelf during this inspection. Packages containing cooked ham and salami stored directly on top of packaging containing raw pork and below shelf containing raw calamari. Manager had employee move cooked foods to a higher shelf,f during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 02C-01-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Container containing ranch dressing made with buttermilk with date mark of 08/05. Manager stated the ranch was made the previous night and added proper date mark. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/19/2024 revealed 16 total violations (5 high priority, 0 intermediate, 11 basic).