WAHOOS SEAFOOD GRILL
3833 NW 97 BLVD, GAINESVILLE 32606
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/17/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
13
Total
17
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used to scoop sauce from container in walk-in cooler in front of walk-in freezer. Manager discarded cup during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents in wait station dusty. Vents throughout the kitchen soiled with mold like buildup. **Repeat Violation**
- 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 backpack and coat on kitchen counter. Manager removed coat and backpack during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups in wait station.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket for walk-in cooler next to dry storage room.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Oysters in walk-in cooler next to dry storage room.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Shelves in walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. No choking poster posted. Manager posted choking poster during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above cook line. Gasket of reach-in cooler next to cook line. **Repeat Violation**
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster in corner of parking lot.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers in dry storage area. To go containers in wait station. Employee turned containers over during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-10-4:Basic - Soiled floors/carpeting. Floors underneath dish area shelves.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Fish stored in cook line grill drawers. Fish stored in reach-in cooler next to cook line grill. Employee stated fish in this cooler placed there the previous day. Employee began to take fish out of vacuum sealed bags.
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Fish stored in cook line grill drawers.
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Faucet next to office.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Pan stored in hand washing sink next to three compartments sink. Employee removed pan during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap and hand towels at bar area hand washing sink.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/17/2025 revealed 17 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 13 basic).
Inspection on 11/1/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed: the reach-in cooler door handles with an accumulation of dried food debris, on the cook line.
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed: the vents on the wait station line have an accumulation of dust.
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed: standing water in these multiple areas: On the cook line Under the hand wash sink at the end of the cook line Walk-in cooler floor Under both sides of the bar equipment. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed an accumulation of ice buildup up in the walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed a leaking pipe under the fans in the walk-in cooler.
- 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed: sanitizer red bucket store less than 6 inches off the floor, on the floor of the kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed: the bar dish wash machine at 0 ppm for chlorine.
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed: 3 flying insects under the hand wash sink at the bar.
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: cooked rice in a hot hold unit on the cook line, 112-129°.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: the bump bar on the cook line has an accumulation of dried food debris. ALSO, the ice maker shroud is soiled And the soda nozzles have build up on the mixing disks. Observed: multiple cutting boards on the cook line are stained. **Repeat Violation**
- 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Observed: lack of a qualifying irreversible temperature taking device. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/1/2024 revealed 11 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).