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COLD STONE CREAMERY #559

COLD STONE CREAMERY #559 located in GAINESVILLE has undergone 4 health department inspections, achieving a 2.6/5 overall safety rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

3822 Newberry Road
Gainesville, Florida, 32607
Alachua County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.6/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 9/26/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10892046

  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee food and drink stored on the food shelves in the walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer.
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water on the floor in front of the dipper well.
  • 42-03-5:Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Observed : a shop vac stored on the kitchen prep table.
  • 29-47-4:High Priority - Dipperwell faucet bent downward eliminating required air gap. Observed : the ice cream dipper well was bent down and touching the water. This was adjusted up to allow for an air gap. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed : staff put on gloves on the front line, no hand wash in advance, after being in the kitchen doing side work. This was brought to their attention and they went and washed their hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed : the open Almond Silk lacks a date and was open before today. Repeat Violation
  • 53B-09-4:Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Observed some paper copies for the employee certificate.

Inspection Date: 2/24/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8783595

  • 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: waffle batter on time as a public health control on the front line, no time mark. The batter was less than 4 hours old, MANAGER chose to discard. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 12/28/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8528672

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 10/17/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8390622

  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed: no current license is available for review.
  • 51-18-6:Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. Observed: the last inspection was not available for review.
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed: lack of a sign reminding employees to wash their hands prior to returning to work.
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed wet cloths inside the front line reach-in cooler. ALSO, under the blast freezer, food pans collecting water and wet cardboard.
  • 29-46-4: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
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed: bulk Dawn stored over clean dishes by the back door.
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed a gallon of milk in the front line reach-in cooler, opened yesterday, no date mark.
  • 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Observed: no visible written control plan for clean up of hazardous body fluids.
  • 53A-07-6:Intermediate - No certified food manager for establishment. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Observed lack of proof of a current Certified Food Manager. Warning
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed: lack of paper towels at the kitchen hand wash sink.
  • 53B-09-4:Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Observed: multiple employee certificates are paper copies(from a 2004 reprint of Safe Staff).