GATORS DOCKSIDE
8316 MERCHANTS WAY
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/12/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/12/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 1/9/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
8
Total
13
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents/walls/floors soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Wall above hand wash sink at three compartment sink has dust. Multiple vents and surrounding ceiling tiles in kitchen and food prep areas are soiled and/or have dust. Floors under left shelving in walk in cooler, in beer walk in cooler and around mop sink area are soiled. Repeat Violation
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Two cutting boards on clean pan storage rack by prep area have deep cuts, no longer smooth.
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Beard guards absent on grill cook and prep cook.
- 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Loose debris/garbage on the ground inside of dumpster enclosure. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of bins of flour at breading station have heavy grease/soiled. Top of reach in coolers across from the fryers have excessive dust/debris. Two bus tubs storing clean lids on storage rack by prep areas are soiled. Repeat Violation
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Both dumpsters have left lids open. Employee closed lids. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of both larger reach in coolers on cook line have build up of food debris, one area in right cooler with mold in back right corner. Warning
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. In walk in cooler, washed and portioned bags of mushrooms are stored in the original mushroom box which has visible dirt on box interior.
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One live flying insect in dry storage room. One live flying insect at bag in box soda rack. One live flying insect at fryers. One live flying insect at dishmachine. Repeat Violation Warning
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken held at expo window at 88F. Observed container stored beyond end of heat lamp. Employee could not determine how long ago chicken was prepared and voluntarily discarded cooked chicken. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 41-15-5:High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Wiping cloth solution at prep area tested at 200+ppm chlorine. Manager remade solution to 100ppm chlorine. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade has food debris. Sandwich press at end of cook line is soiled. Manager states has not been used. Repeat Violation
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Cailee H certification expired 8/8/2023, Danielle O certification expired 9/4/2024, Tyrone B certification expired 6/4/2023 and Austin S certification expired 6/20/2021. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/9/2025 revealed 13 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 8/19/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
3
Basic
11
Total
15
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents above dish machine and prep table on make line have dust build up.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Under prep table by triple sink, employee headphones over box of gloves and paper towels.
- 36-12-4:Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Entrance of walk in cooler floor showing raw concrete. Repeat Violation
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. In walk in cooler, three cases of raw chicken on ground. Manager removed boxes from ground. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Dumpster enclosure has build up of bagged and unbagged trash around enclosure. Repeat Violation
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Both interior microwaves in kitchen are soiled with food debris.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have grease build up.
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. 10 plus plastic clean containers have old labels.
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Open dumpster lid. Repeat Violation
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee energy drink in standing walk in cooler to the left of make line. Employee drink removed. Corrected On-Site
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of to go cups and lids on ground next to canned storage rack in kitchen. Repeat Violation
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed two flying insects in dish area of kitchen. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Open milk container in walk in cooler that was open 10 am day prior was not dated. Manager added date mark. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled has build up of food debris.
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One employee training expired two months prior. Manager stated employee is in process of getting renewed.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/19/2024 revealed 15 total violations (1 high priority, 3 intermediate, 11 basic).
Inspection on 12/12/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 53B-13-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Missing for some employees. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-12: Employee training records provided, some are expired. Manager states that cooks still need completed and will be completed today. Admin Complaint **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/12/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 12/7/2023
High Priority
6
Intermediate
3
Basic
12
Total
21
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Two blue ice buckets near ice machine in kitchen. Buckets inverted. Corrected On-Site
- 36-12-4:Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Floor at entrance to walk in cooler in kitchen is cracked.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floors, walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor in walk in cooler. Floor in walk in freezer. Floor and floor drains in bar. Wall under dish machine.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Plastic juice bottles stored on floor in beer cooler. Bottles moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site
- 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Dumpster area on east side of establishment. Area cleaned by employee. Corrected On-Site
- 14-42-4:Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Missing filter above fryers in kitchen. Manager states that filter recently broke and new one has been ordered. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In walk in freezer.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above cooking equipment in kitchen. Sides of fryers on cook line. Multiple trash containers in kitchen. Cabinet below beer taps in bar. Repeat Violation
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Both dumpster lids are open. Lids closed. Corrected On-Site
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of to go containers on floor in dry storage area of kitchen. Containers moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet cloth stored on cook line in kitchen. Wet cloth stored on server station in kitchen. Cloths moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site
- 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Red sanitizer bucket on cook line. Bucket moved and stored correctly. 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. On cook line in kitchen, employee dropped glove on floor, picked glove up and placed into trash, and immediately placed new glove on without washing hands. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 12A-17-4:High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Dish washer washed hands at hand washing sink near dish machine for approximately three seconds. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Dishwasher washed hands again. **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 approximately 40 live flies in establishment: one in the dish area in kitchen area, four near service bar at bar, and 35 behind drink dispenser at bar in dining area. Flies were landing on clean plastic cups and to go cups, and cut lemons near drink dispenser at bar. Employee began cleaning area at bar. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On pass through window cold well, coleslaw and ranch dressing 49F. Items placed into service approximately two hours prior. Items moved to reach in cooler to cool. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle containing chemical cleaner stored on shelf below dish catch area with clean pots. Can of grill cleaner stored on shelf below prep area next to clean salad spinner. Both items moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing on faucet at dish area for ice dump. Missing on right faucet where black hose is attached in small prep area.
- 53B-13-5:Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Missing for some employees. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In reach in cooler at end of cook line (dish side), pasta prepared yesterday not dated. Employee dated pasta. Corrected On-Site
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing chemical cleaner stored on shelf below dish catch area with clean pots. Bottle labeled. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/7/2023 revealed 21 total violations (6 high priority, 3 intermediate, 12 basic).
Inspection on 7/17/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
6
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. One employee in prep area,employee corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Around door frame of 2 reach in cooler make tables on cook line. Repeat Violation
- 35B-03-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Door next to cook line in kitchen does not close all the way by itself.
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of 2 reach in cooler make tables on cook line.
- 21-44-1:Basic - Sanitizer spray bottle stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. With to go cups under table at bar area. With clean pots under table in dish area. Manager removed all bottles. Corrected On-Site
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In beer reach in cooler at bar. Repeat Violation
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 live flying insects in men's bathroom. 1 live flying insect in food prep area in kitchen.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. french fries (34F-71F - Cold Holding) sitting in fryer basket, per employee fries have been in basket less hen 1 hour, fries dropped down in fryer to be reheated. raw shrimp (45F-46F - Cold Holding) in standing reach in cooler on cook line near dish area, per employee container has been consistently taken in and out of cooler for no more then a couple of hours, shrimp moved to walk in freezer. shredded cheddar cheese (48F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler at server area by service window, per manager cheese was placed in cooler approximately 1.5 hours prior. All items in walk in freezer at or below 41F. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 1 expired
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/17/2023 revealed 9 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic).