MCDONALDS
1030 East University Avenue
Gainesville, Florida, 32601
Alachua County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/21/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
2
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee at front counter scratched head then placed foods into togo bags. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-21: Observed: at the drive thru, staff scratch right side of their head, and continue icing drinks, lidding cups, adjusting fries. Admin Complaint
- 12A-28-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. -Employee pulled up sleeves then continued making a coffee to give customer at togo window. -Employee adjusted mask on face on cooks line then continued building sandwich. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-21: Drive thru staff was given a mask to put on, they did, and continued packaging bags and lidding drinks. Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/21/2025 revealed 2 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 4/15/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
9
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
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. Phone on shelf above prep cooler, employee placed phone in pocket. Corrected On-Site
- 36-11-4:Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Metal sheet flooring in walk in freezer, 2 sheets are peeling from the surface making the floor not smooth easily cleanable.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In French fry reach in freezer on cooks line.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler drawer gasket soiled on the left of flat top. Repeat Violation
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee at front counter scratched head then placed foods into togo bags. Warning
- 12A-28-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. -Employee pulled up sleeves then continued making a coffee to give customer at togo window. -Employee adjusted mask on face on cooks line then continued building sandwich. Warning
- 03F-01-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. Butter pats at the front counter marked with a label that says 24 hours, spoke to manager she stated they are only allowed to be out of cooler for 4 hours. She updated time stamp. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -OJ dispensing nozzle. -Interior sides of hot holding unit on cooks line across from French fry hot holder.
- 45-02-4:Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Extinguisher outside of office the yellow arrow is in the recharge zone.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/15/2025 revealed 9 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 9/13/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
7
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Above dry storage racks by back door.
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach by back door in kitchen.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in freezer with sliding door the sliding door is bent and will not close properly when slide shut.
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Cracked tile on cooks line near fryers, missing tiles by mop sink in kitchen. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Backsplash area of juice dispensers and creamer dispenser. Manager and employee started cleaning during inspection. The metal bolts on the front side of the icee dispensing nozzles. Reach in cooler gasket soiled in coffee area. Floating cooler that is not working the door jam and gasket is soiled. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In reach in cooler at coffee area holding whipped cream cans.
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. At Handwash sink across from dish washing area. Repeat Violation
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Sink in coffee area, employee placed towels at sink. No soap in men's bathroom, customer removed soap dispenser, employee placed soap bottle in sink while manager ordered new soap dispenser. Handwash sink in back corner across from cooks line, employee replaced soap. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/13/2023 revealed 8 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic).