SONIC DRIVE-IN #5540
Northwest 39th Avenue
Gainesville, Florida, 32605
Alachua County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.6/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/3/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
6
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Small sliding doors for ice machine in kitchen are cracked.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floors, walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under grills/fryers in kitchen. Ceiling vent covers in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
- 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Trash and grease on dumpster pad in dumpster/grease receptacle area. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up in walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exteriors of trash cans in kitchen. Handles for reach in coolers/freezers. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-64-5:Basic - Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. Odor in restroom closest to rear of establishment.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In ice cream prep area, container of shake mix on counter 50F. Shake mix taken out of reach in cooler approximately 15 minutes prior. Shake mix place into reach in cooler to cool.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. White cutting boards on top of beef reach in freezer near cook line. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/3/2025 revealed 8 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 12/3/2024
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 12/3/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 9/30/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
4
Basic
6
Total
12
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. Blue ice bucket stored by ice machine in kitchen. Bucket inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
- 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Two employee drink cups do not have lids. One drink covered, one drink discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floors, walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors throughout kitchen area under equipment. Multiple floor drains in kitchen. Walls behind equipment in kitchen. Wall by drive through area. Ceiling tiles by ceiling vents in kitchen.
- 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Dumpster outside of establishment.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of cooking equipment in kitchen. Hood filters above cooking equipment in kitchen. Multiple handles for coolers and freezers. Gaskets for multiple coolers and freezers. Storage areas for single use items in kitchen.
- 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. Cook opened walk in freezer with gloved hands and touched soiled walk in freezer handle, door, and gasket, then handled frozen french fries and placed them inside reach in freezer on cook line. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In stand up reach in cooler near cook line, raw beef stored over ready to eat pasteurized liquid eggs and ready to eat chili. Items moved and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. White cutting boards for meat freezer near cook line.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing sink by fryers has green scrubber inside. Scrubber removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 53A-02-7:Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. No proof of any certified food manager. Manager states he is set up to take exam. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 02B-02-5:Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Manager states burgers can be cooked to any desired temperature, but establishment does not have a consumer advisory. Inspector emailed consumer advisory. **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/30/2024 revealed 12 total violations (2 high priority, 4 intermediate, 6 basic).