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CEDAR RIVER SEAFOOD

Food safety records indicate CEDAR RIVER SEAFOOD in GAINESVILLE has 5 inspections with a 1.9/5 overall rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

1592 West US Highway 90
Florida, 32055
Columbia County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.9/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 8/11/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10940297

  • 35A-06-4:Basic - Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Fly strip with approximately 20 dead fly's hanging from ceiling in ware wash area.
  • 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Glasses and pitchers on top shelf near ice machine. Flipped over. Corrected On-Site
  • 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Snapper and cobra fish in packages that bear label to open prior to thawing.
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On salad make table.
  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employees on cookline
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Near ice bath in kitchen
  • 51-18-6:Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. Last inspection not available at time of inspection
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Sink on cookline
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1.) Gaskets soiled on two door reach in cooler in walk way.
  • 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves rusty in reach in cooler Repeat Violation
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Case of mushrooms and tomatoes on shelf over bags of pre washed salad.
  • 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. Staff person grabbed frozen corn on the cob with bare hands
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Crab Stuffing 46F in reach in cooler overnight.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Crab Stuffing 46F in reach in cooler overnight.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 1.) Mold like substance on top wall of ice machine. 2.) Mold like substance on cutting board at salad make table. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 3/5/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10727319

  • 16-03-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dish machine in dish area.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on dish machine. Manager removed drink during inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 35B-08-4:Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Fly tape in wait station. Manager removed fly tape during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Fish stored on walk-in freezer floor. Manager placed fish on shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. No choking poster posted. Inspector provided operator with choking poster. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf across from cook line fish ice bath.
  • 03F-02-5: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. Hush puppies on cook line. Manager stated hush puppies placed on cook line thirty minutes prior. Manager placed proper time marking on hush puppies. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blue cutting board in prep area. Blade of can opener on kitchen prep table. Bin for wait station ice machine. Water nozzle for wait station tea machine. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 11/21/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8724768

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed: a styrofoam cup with employees drink on the cook line prep table. This was discarded. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed: employee food in a plastic shopping bags stored over guest food, in the reach-in cooler across from the cook line. The food was moved below. Corrected On-Site
  • 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed floor tiles by the ice machine, cracked/broken around the drain.
  • 51-18-6:Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. Observed: the last inspection was not available for review.
  • 36-10-4:Basic - Worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting. Observed: the baseboards near the office have an accumulation of soil.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: scooped house mix at 47° in the reach-in cooler across from the cook station. This was placed in the walk-in freezer for quick cooling. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 03F-02-5: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: the fresh hush puppy mix lacking a time as a public health control mark. A time mark was added. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed: personal perfume/spray stored on a shelf next to, to go packets. The box of personal items was moved to the office. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: the dish wash machine well with an accumulation of food debris on the wall.
  • 53B-10-4:Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Observed: a date of birth was missing on a certificate.

Inspection Date: 1/3/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8440634

  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Portioned sauces stored on floor in walk-in cooler.
  • 33-11-4:Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Dumpster on side of building.
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster on side of building.
  • 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach-in cooler across from walk-in cooler.
  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed five flies in area with beer kegs.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Water nozzle of wait station tea machine.

Inspection Date: 7/10/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8387837

  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and vents throughout the kitchen. Repeat Violation
  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee container of food in reach-in cooler across from pass through window. Manager discarded container of food. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cooler used as warmer for baked potatoes on cook line.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood above fryers greasy. Area behind soda nozzles on soda machine in wait station. Repeat Violation
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blade of can opener on prep table across from cook line. Manager cleaned blade. Nozzle of tea dispenser in wait station. Repeat Violation