MCDONALD'S HAWTHORNE

MCDONALD'S HAWTHORNE maintains a 2.5/5 food safety rating based on 4 health department inspections in HAWTHORNE. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

Last inspection: 2 months ago · 4 reports on file

Southeast 57 Avenue
Florida, 32640
Alachua County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

1/21/2026· 2mo ago

Visit ID: 13615599

Met Inspection Standards

2 int, 5 basic

  • 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 jackets on clean prep table with single service by front counter. Operator removed the employee jackets. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line handling food contact surfaces and utensils missing beard restraint when needed.
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On storage shelf by employee break area, clean plastic sliding trays stacked while wet.
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Build up of standing water on the floor in front of the three compartment sink. Operator mopped water into drain. Corrected On-Site
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop head stored in mop sink in the dining room closet. Operator hung mop to dry. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold like substance interior of the bulk ice bin around the drop chute area. Nozzles of frappe dispenser with debris build up. Interior of reach in freezer on either side of the fryers has build up of frozen food debris. Employee began cleaning reach in freezers. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink on cook line blocked by trash can. Operator relocated the trash can. Corrected On-Site

12/6/2024· 1y 4mo ago

Visit ID: 8731785

Follow-up Inspection Required

2 high, 2 int, 1 basic

  • 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 jacket hanging over single service item boxes in dry storage. Employee relocated the jacket. Corrected On-Site
  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed two flies on hanging menu help boards over the cook line. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 41-18-4:High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Three compartment sink sanitizer over 500+ ppm turned strip bright blue not on color concentration chart. Operator emptied some sanitizer and added hot water. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Drive through soda dispenser has debris in the nozzle. Cook line microwave closest the first drive through window with food debris build up. Operator had employee clean both. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 31B-06-4:Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Hand wash sink on the backside of the cook line unable to dispense soap. Operator had employee replace batteries. Corrected On-Site

9/12/2023· 2y 7mo ago

Visit ID: 8443010

Met Inspection Standards
  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

7/12/2023· 2y 9mo ago

Visit ID: 8439342

Follow-up Inspection Required

2 high, 2 int, 3 basic

  • 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall missing tiles across from dishmachine. Person in charge states is on order. Also, floors to right of grease tanks with grease buildup. Floor under ice cream machine with debris buildup.
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer with ice buildup.
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing from front hand wash sink. Also, soap dispenser not working in back hand wash sink by dishmachine. Person in charge replaced batteries. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 4 flying insects in kitchen during inspection. Warning
  • 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Time marks missing from onions, tomatoes, on line. Person in charge marked appropriately. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold like substance like substance buildup on nozzles, ice chute at dining room soda dispenser. Warning
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice in back hand wash sink.