POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN #128
1412 North Main Street
Gainesville, Florida, 32601
Alachua County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/3/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
6
Total
7
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 coffee drink next to steam table at prep area.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under hot water heater. Standing water on floor in women's restroom. Repeat Violation
- 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Behind dumpster multiple pieces of trash and wooden pallet.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in freezer and walk in cooler door handles soiled. Fan guard in walk in cooler. Cabinet under fry hot holding basket/area. Pass through window soiled. Exterior bulk seasoning containers. Reach in cooler on cooks line the door jam where the gasket meets the door is soiled. Repeat Violation
- 16-48-4:Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Metal containers in clean dish rack that has seasoning spilled on items. Repeat Violation
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Under Handwash sink across from walk in freezer.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Hot water nozzle soiled on tea machine and nozzle by Three compartment sink in prep area. Sandwich station reach in cooler interior. Interior chicken thaw box. Interior hot box on cooks line next to bagging area. Flour/seasoning scoop under chicken battering station is soiled. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/3/2025 revealed 7 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 9/25/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 24-07-4:Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Large plastic containers on floor in back storage hallway, manager placed clean ones on shelf and the bottom soiled one at dish area. Corrected On-Site
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Throughout back prep kitchen in between floor tiles has a flour build up. Wall soiled above/behind hot box in prep area.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Soda syrup box on floor by soda box storage, manager placed item on shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler door handle. Exterior hot box in prep area. Chicken racks in walk in cooler. Hooks that hold Togo bags near Togo window. Exterior ice machine above lid. Flour bin the lid handle is soiled. Repeat Violation
- 16-48-4:Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. On clean metal lids and containers on dish rack outside of walk in cooler. Old label peeling off of chicken breader/flour bin.
- 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0ppm, once sanitizer was delivered the employees refilled buckets with sanitizer, retested at 200ppm. Corrected On-Site
- 22-43-4:High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 0ppm, operator stated they ran out of sanitizer, employee from a different location brought sanitizer, employee added sanitizer to water and retested at 200ppm. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior hot box in prep area. Interior reach in cooler at sandwich station. Interior thawing cabinet. Soda nozzles on drink machine in lobby. Interior ice bin by Togo window. Repeat Violation
- 22-38-5:Intermediate - No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. At beginning of inspection the establishment did not have any sanitizer, manager called another Popeyes store and an employee delivered sanitizer during inspection. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/25/2024 revealed 9 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 5/31/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
2
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : 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. Observed: front line staff spill deli paper on the floor, pick up and put in trash, then grab tongs for plating food, no hand wash. ALSO, drive thru staff drop ice scoop on floor, pick up and place in hand wash sink, and then back to getting drinks and food, no hand wash. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-31: Employee at cookline squeegeed the floor, the. Proceeded to scoop chicken from the fryer without washing hands or putting in gloves. Inspector had employee stop and wash hands before continuing to operate the fryer. Admin Complaint **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: the dining area ice chute has foreign substance on the internal side lip. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-31: Right side of ice chute at fountain machine in lobby area soiled with black substance. Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/31/2024 revealed 2 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 4/12/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Crumbs on front counter in front of cooked chicken. Manager cleaned. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/12/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 3/29/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
8
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed: reach-in cooler handles with build up of debris.
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed: the current license was not available for review.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed: the reach-in cooler at the sandwich prep station, non time/temperature control for safety items at 62F. The internal bar thermometer read 62F.
- 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. Observed: front line staff spill deli paper on the floor, pick up and put in trash, then grab tongs for plating food, no hand wash. ALSO, drive thru staff drop ice scoop on floor, pick up and place in hand wash sink, and then back to getting drinks and food, no hand wash. Warning
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed: front line staff used guest drink cup to scoop ice for drink at the drive thru soda machine. Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: shredded chez at 72F in the walk-in cooler. The lid was set ajar to promote cooling. Other items in the walk-in cooler at 35F. This was used for Mac n cheese, batching pans. The temperature was dropped to 62F in 17 minutes. It had been left out while prepping for 25 minutes. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: the dining area ice chute has foreign substance on the internal side lip. Warning
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed the front line hand wash sink used to store small ware.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/29/2024 revealed 8 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 12/5/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
7
Total
10
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. Jacket on top of boxes of bread in side room, operator moved jacket to office. Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Rice container the lid is cracked.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of shortening on floor on cooks line.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on handle next to fryers. Repeat Violation
- 14-47-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Wooden pieces under water heater.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Thawing reach in cooler door handle soiled. Walk in cooler door handle soiled. Shelves and cooling racks soiled in walk in cooler. Exterior ice machine. Repeat Violation
- 16-48-4:Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. On metal pans and lids on shelf outside of walk in cooler. Repeat Violation
- 11-22-5:High Priority - Employee with sore/cut/burn/wound on exposed portion of the arm without an impermeable cover on the wound is handling food, clean equipment or utensils, or unwrapped single-service items. One newer manager with a burn on upper arm.
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken (127F-Hot Holding) in sandwich station hot box, operator stated the left side of hot box the element does not work properly. He stated the chicken does not sit in hot box more than 45 minutes. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of hot box at sandwich station. Interior reach in cooler at sandwich station. Interior reach in cooler thawing chicken. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/5/2023 revealed 10 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 9/20/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
3
Basic
5
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in freezer gasket torn on cooks line.
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. In front of soda machine/ Handwash sink at front counter. Wall in disrepair at mop sink. Repeat Violation
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On the cooks line. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler door handle. The interior walk in cooler door. Fans blowing in kitchen soiled. Hot water bath equipment in prep area the on/off handle is soiled. The exterior of hot holding unit at sandwich making area. Ceiling inside walk in cooler soiled. Cooling racks inside walk in cooler. Hot box handle area soiled in prep area. Thawing cooler the racks are soiled. Repeat Violation
- 16-48-4:Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. On metal containers and lids on clean dish rack outside of walk in cooler. Old label peeling off of bulk seasoning container to the right side of Three compartment sink. Repeat Violation
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. mac n cheese (117F - Hot Holding) item in small cups in hot holding unit between cooks line and front counter, manager stated prep employee had just portioned out Mac n cheese pans from oven.
- 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. Inspector emailed copy.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Hot water dispensing spout. Tea machine the hot water spout. Tea bag holder tip is soiled. Repeat Violation
- 53B-10-4:Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Some training certificates are missing the employees full first and last name.
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/20/2023 revealed 9 total violations (1 high priority, 3 intermediate, 5 basic).