HOLIDAY INN GAINESVILLE UNIVERSITY CENTER
1250 West University Avenue
Gainesville, Florida, 32601
Alachua County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/27/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
7
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. Speaker on top of slicer and phone and vape next to that on back line, employee moved all items. Corrected On-Site
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor in walk in freezer soiled.
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Inside walk in cooler some tiles are missing.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Back of fryers. Food racks in walk in cooler. Repeat Violation
- 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. Sausage 1/14, 1/18, and 1/20 kitchen employee stated the dates were not accurate for the food items in containers, he relabeled items to reflect less than 7 days. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. 1 egg cracked in reach in cooler.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink by reach in cooler on back line, operator placed stack of napkins at sink. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/27/2025 revealed 7 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 8/15/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. -Inside walk in freezer in front of fans. -Wall tiles in walk in cooler next to walk in freezer door. -Door jam area of walk in cooler door in disrepair. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler fan guard. Walk in cooler food racks.
- 01B-24-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Sausage gravy marked 7/26, item was placed in freezer that day then pull thawed on 8/9, item expired 8/14.
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Butane fuel can over bags of grits. Sterno cans over single service items. Manager moved all items away from food. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/15/2024 revealed 4 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 5/6/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 53A-01-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Observed: the Certified Food Manager certificates shown were for employees unknown to the staff. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-06: No current Certified Food Manager certificate was available at time of inspection. Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/6/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 3/7/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
4
Basic
5
Total
9
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed: the ceiling in the walk-in freezer is peeling. Repeat Violation
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed: unsealed employee water bottle stored over bulk pancake syrup at the shelves by the table/desk. The bottle was moved to the bottom wire shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed: ice buildup upon the walk-in freezer by the door. Repeat Violation
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Observed lack of a visible choking poster.
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed: in the hallway, boxes of single serve knife, and spoon kits on the floor.
- 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 lack of a plan for hazardous clean up.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the mechanical slicer had food debris at the bottom back of the blade and blade guard.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed: the hand wash sink in the wait station had a pitcher in it. The pitcher was removed. Corrected On-Site
- 53A-01-7:Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Observed: the Certified Food Manager certificates shown were for employees unknown to the staff. Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/7/2024 revealed 9 total violations (0 high priority, 4 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 10/16/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
3
Basic
4
Total
8
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Inside walk in freezer the ceiling looks to be peeling. Floor tiles missing in the middle of the storage/catering area. Repeat Violation
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. The waffle irons on the cooks line the irons finish appears to be peeling off. Ice build up in walk in freezer.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in freezer on cooks line interior is soiled. The air vent on bread toaster is soiled. Fan guard in walk in cooler soiled. Repeat Violation
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters on server station not properly protected, manager placed in plastic sleeve to protect from any contaminates. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the mop sink the backflow is attached at the end of faucet but a splitter is added, spoke to manager about moved backflow to the end of splitter where the hose attaches. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 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. Milk in small reach in cooler by server station opened 2 days ago. Manager dated. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Reach in cooler drawers on cooks line the interior is soiled. Manager stated they do not use that cooler.
- 53B-13-5:Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. The restaurant manager and male cook working on cooks line. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/16/2023 revealed 8 total violations (1 high priority, 3 intermediate, 4 basic).