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MCDONALD'S

MCDONALD'S maintains a 2.9/5 food safety rating based on 8 health department inspections in GAINESVILLE. Food safety practices have remained consistent.

6003 Newberry Road
Gainesville, Florida, 32605
Beville Heights
Alachua County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 8 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 10/13/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13539102

  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard. Manager directed employee to put on a beard guard. Employee complied. Corrected On-Site Warning

Inspection Date: 8/18/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13492710

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 8/14/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13491206

  • 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach in fire equipment closet. Two dead roaches by the breaker boxes by the back door Admin Complaint
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean stacked Equipment ( bins )not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting.
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor is self serve soft drink dispenser from Ice dispenser continually dispensing ice. Standing water by reach in freezer on prep line in kitchen
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled with frozen dirt in walk-in-freezer.
  • 33-09-4:Basic - Garbage not placed in a receptacle for storage until pick up to make the garbage inaccessible to insects and rodents. Bagged trash and cups and paper on ground behind wall of dumpster enclosure
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup at bottom of walk-in-freezer door
  • 14-36-5:Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Ice machine sensor in ice machine hanging above ice.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the lemonade and orange juice dispensing machine at server station.
  • 16-48-4:Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Butter coating bottom of clean plastic bin in prep area.
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid open behind establishment
  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of single service gloves on floor in office. Manager removed gloves from floor Corrected On-Site
  • 33-31-5:Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Two reach in cooler not operating in kitchen
  • 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Leaking faucets at mop sink and two at three-compartment sink
  • 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Wet wiping cloth solution at 0ppm CL. Manager refreshed and brought to 50ppm CL Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee wearing gloves took soiled equipment to dishwash area then returned to cook line and handled a spatula, then took a Wet wiping cloth and began wiping prep table and equipment, then touched their nose and continued wiping brown equipment, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Discussed with Manager.
  • 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. One live roach in employee lounge Admin Complaint
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. The following items and cold holding temperatures in the reach-in Cooler on cook line: Hamburger 52F, cooked eggs 50F, Manager advised that both items had only been in the reach in cooler for 2 hours, and that the breaker was off. Items were placed in walk-in-cooler
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Plastic spoon in handwash sink by front counter
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwash sink by front counter and dishwash area. Missing handwash sink sign in mens room. Manager placed sign in men's room. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 2/20/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8758905

  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters over cook line grill. Gasket of reach-in freezer next to fry station fryers. Top of dish machine.
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers on make line. Manager turned containers over during inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Nozzle for front counter sugar dispenser. Repeat Violation
  • 53B-10-4:Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Manager signature missing on some training certificates. Manager signed certificates during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 1/22/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8594616

  • 16-03-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dish machine next to three compartment sink.
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach-in freezer on wall next to fryers. Repeat Violation
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster behind building. Manager closed lid. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters stored behind front counter. Manager turned coffee filters over. Corrected On-Site
  • 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 office: cheese (44F,45F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler thirty minutes prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved items to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature: cheese (41F,40F - Cold Holding). Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of sanitizer stored next to cups on shelf in drive thru. Manager moved bottle to area where chemicals are stored. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Water nozzle of hot water machine behind front counter.

Inspection Date: 9/11/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8481919

  • 29-18-4:Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Drain in mop sink. Manager had employee place cover on drain. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach-in freezer on wall next to fryers across from office. Repeat Violation
  • 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop stored on top of kitchen ice machine. Manager had employee wash, rinse and sanitize scoop, then place scoop in holder on side of ice machine. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Area around soda nozzles of drive thru soda machine. Repeat Violation
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster behind building. Manager had employee close lids. Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items in reach-in cooler in prep area next to drive thru order area: cheese (61F - Cold Holding); lettuce (51F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler 30 minutes prior to temperature being taken. Manager voluntarily discarded item. **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. Item stored in basket above grease in fryer across from office: chicken (120F - Hot Holding). Employee stated item had been there for 15 minutes. Manager voluntarily discarded item. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Deflector plate inside of ice machine in front of walk-in cooler.

Inspection Date: 8/9/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8466322

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 8/8/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8368131

  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach-in freezer on wall across from office.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Area around nozzles of juice machine in drive thru.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items in walk-in cooler: rehydrated onions (48F - Cold Holding); butter (47F - Cold Holding); tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding); eggs (46F - Cold Holding). Manager stated cooler was operating at 40F at 4 am according to HACCP checklist. Manager opened door to walk-in freezer to reduce temperatures in walk-in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Nozzle of hot water machine behind front counter. Repeat Violation
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Kitchen hand washing sink used to fill up pitcher with water.
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No hand towels at hand washing sink behind front counter. Manager provided hand towels at hand washing sink. Corrected On-Site