GATORS DOCKSIDE OF ST JOHNS

485-1 SR 13 N

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 9 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 8/19/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8859842

  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 3 live flying insects around soda nozzles of soda machines in server area in kitchen. 1 live flying insects around triple sink next to cook line kitchen. Approximately 2 live flying insects around pipes under dish machine in warehouse washing area. Approximately 4 live flying insects around pipes and drains in bar area. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-14: Approximately 8 live flying insects around triple sink in prep area in kitchen. 1 live flying insect around dish machine in ware washing area. Approximately 6 live flying insects around pipes and drains at bar area. Approximately 2 live flying insects around soda machines in server area in kitchen. Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-19: Approximately 4 live flying insects around dish area in back of kitchen. Approximately 2 live flying insects around soda machines in server area in kitchen. Manager killed and cleaned up approximately 4 live flying insects. **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**

Inspection Date: 8/14/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8856388

  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 3 live flying insects around soda nozzles of soda machines in server area in kitchen. 1 live flying insects around triple sink next to cook line kitchen. Approximately 2 live flying insects around pipes under dish machine in warehouse washing area. Approximately 4 live flying insects around pipes and drains in bar area. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-14: Approximately 8 live flying insects around triple sink in prep area in kitchen. 1 live flying insect around dish machine in ware washing area. Approximately 6 live flying insects around pipes and drains at bar area. Approximately 2 live flying insects around soda machines in server area in kitchen. Admin Complaint

Inspection Date: 8/12/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8784673

  • 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Stacks of clean plates and baskets over make line in kitchen left out over night not currently in use. Repeat Violation
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under dish machine and drain boards in ware washing area. Under large ice machine in kitchen. Under all equipment in bar area. Also walls around dish machine have a build up debris. Repeat Violation
  • 36-11-4:Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Multiple sections on cook line. Repeat Violation
  • 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Handle laying in container of raw chicken in reach in cooler on cook line.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of drawer of prep table in prep area in kitchen.
  • 36-64-5:Basic - Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. In men's bathroom.
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of reach in cooler on cook line closest to ware washing area.
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Stacks of to go containers on make line and server area.
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed green bell peppers and unwashed mushrooms stored over containers of cut romaine and cut lettuce in walk in cooler.
  • 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. Employee at bar cutting lemons and limes with bare hands.
  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 3 live flying insects around soda nozzles of soda machines in server area in kitchen. 1 live flying insects around triple sink next to cook line kitchen. Approximately 2 live flying insects around pipes under dish machine in warehouse washing area. Approximately 4 live flying insects around pipes and drains in bar area. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. individual sour cream (45F - Cold Holding); individual ranch (45F - Cold Holding) in standing reach in cooler in server area right next to door, per manager door has been consistently open for less then 30 minutes. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blade of can opener on table in prep area.
  • 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. Ribs on cook line in reach in cooler, per manager ribs were made Friday. Bags of portioned cooked potatoes in reach in cooler on cook line and in walk in cooler not dated, per manager box of precooked potatoes opened on the 6th. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 5/20/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8674191

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 5/15/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8674116

  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up of grease on all cooking equipment and tables on cook line in kitchen. Warning
  • 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Build up of grease on walls and pipes behind cook line in kitchen. Warning

Inspection Date: 1/16/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8438619

  • 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Multiple stacks of clean plates through kitchen and bar area that are not in use and left out overnight not protected.
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under make line in kitchen.
  • 36-11-4:Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Multiple sections throughout kitchen are cracking and in disrepair.
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk container of sugar in sever area. Repeat Violation
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Alfredo sauce (58F - Cold Holding); pot roast (57F - Cold Holding); mashed potatoes (58F - Cold Holding); Mac and cheese (59F - Cold Holding); spinach dip (60F - Cold Holding); cooked peppers (58F - Cold Holding); cooked onions (59F - Cold Holding) all items in reach in coolers at end of make line near ware washing area, GFI plug tripped, GFI reset, per manager all items have been in cooler since yesterday and the GFI must have tripped sometime overnight, ambient air temperature of both coolers got below 41F during inspection.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Alfredo sauce (58F - Cold Holding); pot roast (57F - Cold Holding); mashed potatoes (58F - Cold Holding); Mac and cheese (59F - Cold Holding); spinach dip (60F - Cold Holding); cooked peppers (58F - Cold Holding); cooked onions (59F - Cold Holding) all items in reach in coolers at end of make line near ware washing area, GFI plug tripped, GFI reset, per manager all items have been in cooler since yesterday and the GFI must have tripped sometime overnight, ambient air temperature of both coolers got below 41F during inspection.
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Two chemical spray bottles on rack facing box of single use gloves and straws and over containers of sugar and salt, bottles removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-05-5:Intermediate - Combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food held more than 24 hours not date marked according to the date the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety ingredient was opened/prepared. Tempura batter in reach in cooler marked 1/4, per manager batter was made 1/14, employee corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station at bar facing outside seating area.

Inspection Date: 7/10/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8439277

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 7/7/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8416414

  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed roughly 14 small flies in the dry storage room by the bulk ice bin. Observed 4 small flies on the waitstation line by the iced tea dispenser. Operator states just has pipes in kitchen cleaned which flushed the flies to the open areas. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-07: At time of follow up inspection observed roughly 9 small flies in the dry storage area of the kitchen. Operator has been taking action to eliminate flies and will take further action to remove flies from establishment. **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 7/5/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8383165

  • 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 phone and speaker stored on bags of flour at the end of the main cook line by the fryers. Operator relocated the employee items. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-14-5:Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. Two ice buckets stored on the floor in front of the bulk ice bin. Operator relocated the ice buckets. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler has build up of mold like substance on the door gasket.
  • 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On the storage shelf between the warewashing area and the cook line, clean container with old stickers attached. Operator relocated the container to the dish area to have sticker removed and be rewashed. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop stored with mop head in the mop sink. Operator hung the mop to dry. Corrected On-Site
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk container of sugar on the waitstation line missing product labeling. Employee labeled the bulk sugar container. 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 roughly 14 small flies in the dry storage room by the bulk ice bin. Observed 4 small flies on the waitstation line by the iced tea dispenser. Operator states just has pipes in kitchen cleaned which flushed the flies to the open areas. 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. On the main cook line pass through window; boneless chicken (117F - Hot Holding); chicken wings (111F - Hot Holding). Employee placed both products into the fryer to bring temperature over 165F. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 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. No bodily fluid clean up kit or written procedures available. Inspector provided written procedures. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Green cutting board on the bottom shelf of the prep table has build up of food residue staining. Operator removed the cutting board to the dish washing area to be cleaned and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. On the bottom shelf in the dishwashing area, chemical spray bottle of bleach with no product labeling. Operator labeled the chemical spray bottle. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation