DQ GRILL & CHILL
9700 Northwest 39th Avenue
Gainesville, Florida, 32606
Alachua County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/14/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
3
Basic
8
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on counter across from registers.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on counter across from front register.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of fries on walk-in freezer floor. Cases of shake mix on walk-in cooler floor.
- 10-14-5:Basic - Ice bucket not inverted between uses. Ice bucket stored on prep table across from walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach-in freezer in front of cook line broiler.
- 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop stored on kitchen ice machine.
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. No choking poster posted. Inspector provided operator with choking poster. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster behind building.
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Containers of gravy stored on cook line in drawers of holding unit next to cook line broiler: gravy (104F - Hot Holding). Employee stated gravy placed in holding unit one hour prior to temperature being taken. Employee voluntarily discarded containers of gravy. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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. No written procedure available. Inspector provided operator with written procedure. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on cook line reach-in cooler. Mixer heads for tabletop mixers in drive thru area. Repeat Violation
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Wringer for mop bucket stored in hand washing sink next to kitchen ice machine.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/14/2025 revealed 12 total violations (1 high priority, 3 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 7/26/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/26/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 7/17/2023
High Priority
3
Intermediate
4
Basic
8
Total
15
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard on kitchen shelf beneath toppings.
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Two dead roaches in cabinet across from sandwich make line. Repeat Violation
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee bottle of water stored in reach-in cooler next to sandwich make line.
- 10-14-5:Basic - Ice bucket/shovel not inverted between uses. Ice buckets stored across from ice machine.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach-in freezer in front of broiler.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Top of front counter ice cream machine. Inside of cabinets across from sandwich make line.
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Containers stored over three compartment sink. Repeat Violation
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored on floor in front of mop sink. Repeat Violation
- 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee handled garbage can and proceeded to handle clean pans without washing hands and changing gloves. Manager had employee wash hands, change gloves and return pan to dish area. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 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 fryers: tomatoes (45F - Cold Holding); lettuce (45F - Cold Holding); cheese (46F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in grill two hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager had employee place items in ice bath to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Items held in cook line warmer: fries (115F - Hot Holding); chicken (121F - Hot Holding); hamburger (125F - Hot Holding). Manager stated items placed in warmer 20 minutes prior to temperature being taken. Employee reheated items and served. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 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. No written procedure available for establishment. Inspector provided written procedure for establishment. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzles on drive thru soda machine. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from fryers.
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quaternary test kit available. Repeat Violation
- 53A-05-6:Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/. Four employees working with no certified food manager present. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/17/2023 revealed 15 total violations (3 high priority, 4 intermediate, 8 basic).