Gainesville, Alachua County

HOLIDAY INN GAINESVILLE UNIVERSITY CENTER

1250 W UNIVERSITY AVE, Gainesville, FL 32601

FoodSeating
Latest violations
0
No violations
Jan 12, 2026
City
Gainesville
County
Alachua
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
14

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Jan 12, 2026

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jan 8, 2026

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 2Total: 5

03A-02-5

Detail 24287965

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter (69F - Cold Holding) sitting on counter, operator stated item was brought out during service. Moving forward she will keep item cold or place on time as a public health control. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

22-02-4

Detail 24287964

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior small server reach in cooler, person in charge started cleaning during inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

53A-02-7

Detail 24287962

Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. No manager certificate available for review. Warning

36-24-5

Detail 24287961

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall in walk in cooler with tiles missing by walk in freezer door. Repeat Violation

14-69-4

Detail 24287963

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice build up in walk in freezer.

Aug 12, 2025

Routine - Food

Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended

High Priority: 1Total: 1

03A-02-5

Detail 23949061

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sausage gravy (47F - Cold Holding); tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding); sausage (48F - Cold Holding); ham (48F - Cold Holding); liquid egg (48F - Cold Holding) items in reach in cooler on cooks line, employee stated cooler was just closed down after being open for breakfast rush, items moved to other reach in cooler to rapidly drop to 41F or below. Corrective Action Taken Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-08-12: Sausage gravy 47, liquid egg 51. Employees had just completed a large catering order so cooler was kept open a lot. Internal thermometer reads 40F. Admin Complaint

Aug 8, 2025

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 3Basic: 3Total: 7

03A-02-5

Detail 23941871

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sausage gravy (47F - Cold Holding); tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding); sausage (48F - Cold Holding); ham (48F - Cold Holding); liquid egg (48F - Cold Holding) items in reach in cooler on cooks line, employee stated cooler was just closed down after being open for breakfast rush, items moved to other reach in cooler to rapidly drop to 41F or below. Corrective Action Taken Warning

22-02-4

Detail 23941865

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cooking range inserts soiled on cooks line. 1 white cutting board stained located on cutting board rack.

31B-02-4

Detail 23941868

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Paper towels missing at Handwash sink on cooks line, employee placed roll of paper towels by sink. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

53B-02-5

Detail 23941866

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 1 employee was manager certified but it is expired. Warning

36-34-5

Detail 23941869

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Air vent soiled above dish area.

36-24-5

Detail 23941870

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Tiles missing on wall in walk in cooler. Floor in disrepair in walk in freezer. Repeat Violation

14-69-4

Detail 23941867

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In walk in freezer.

Jan 27, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 4Total: 7

02C-01-5

Detail 23503742

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Sausage 1/14, 1/18, and 1/20 kitchen employee stated the dates were not accurate for the food items in containers, he relabeled items to reflect less than 7 days. Corrected On-Site

01B-14-4

Detail 23503743

High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. 1 egg cracked in reach in cooler.

31B-02-4

Detail 23503738

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink by reach in cooler on back line, operator placed stack of napkins at sink. Corrected On-Site

40-06-5

Detail 23503740

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Speaker on top of slicer and phone and vape next to that on back line, employee moved all items. Corrected On-Site

36-73-4

Detail 23503741

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor in walk in freezer soiled.

36-24-5

Detail 23503739

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Inside walk in cooler some tiles are missing.

23-03-4

Detail 23503744

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Back of fryers. Food racks in walk in cooler. Repeat Violation

Aug 15, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Basic: 2Total: 4

01B-24-5

Detail 23067613

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Sausage gravy marked 7/26, item was placed in freezer that day then pull thawed on 8/9, item expired 8/14.

41-10-4

Detail 23067610

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Butane fuel can over bags of grits. Sterno cans over single service items. Manager moved all items away from food. Corrected On-Site

36-32-5

Detail 23067611

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. -Inside walk in freezer in front of fans. -Wall tiles in walk in cooler next to walk in freezer door. -Door jam area of walk in cooler door in disrepair. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 23067612

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler fan guard. Walk in cooler food racks.

May 6, 2024

Routine - Food

Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

53A-01-7

Detail 22853349

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Observed: the Certified Food Manager certificates shown were for employees unknown to the staff. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-05-06: No current Certified Food Manager certificate was available at time of inspection. Admin Complaint

Mar 7, 2024

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

Intermediate: 4Basic: 5Total: 9

11-27-4

Detail 22702073

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. Observed lack of a plan for hazardous clean up.

22-02-4

Detail 22702069

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the mechanical slicer had food debris at the bottom back of the blade and blade guard.

31A-11-4

Detail 22702074

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed: the hand wash sink in the wait station had a pitcher in it. The pitcher was removed. Corrected On-Site

53A-01-7

Detail 22702070

Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Observed: the Certified Food Manager certificates shown were for employees unknown to the staff. Warning

36-32-5

Detail 22702071

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed: the ceiling in the walk-in freezer is peeling. Repeat Violation

12B-07-4

Detail 22702072

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed: unsealed employee water bottle stored over bulk pancake syrup at the shelves by the table/desk. The bottle was moved to the bottom wire shelf. Corrected On-Site

14-69-4

Detail 22702068

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed: ice buildup upon the walk-in freezer by the door. Repeat Violation

51-13-4

Detail 22702067

Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Observed lack of a visible choking poster.

25-05-4

Detail 22702075

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed: in the hallway, boxes of single serve knife, and spoon kits on the floor.

Oct 16, 2023

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 3Basic: 4Total: 8

29-34-4

Detail 22366863

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the mop sink the backflow is attached at the end of faucet but a splitter is added, spoke to manager about moved backflow to the end of splitter where the hose attaches. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

02C-03-5

Detail 22366867

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. Milk in small reach in cooler by server station opened 2 days ago. Manager dated. Corrected On-Site

22-02-4

Detail 22366866

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Reach in cooler drawers on cooks line the interior is soiled. Manager stated they do not use that cooler.

53B-13-5

Detail 22366864

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. The restaurant manager and male cook working on cooks line. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

36-32-5

Detail 22366865

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Inside walk in freezer the ceiling looks to be peeling. Floor tiles missing in the middle of the storage/catering area. Repeat Violation

14-11-5

Detail 22366861

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. The waffle irons on the cooks line the irons finish appears to be peeling off. Ice build up in walk in freezer.

23-03-4

Detail 22366862

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in freezer on cooks line interior is soiled. The air vent on bread toaster is soiled. Fan guard in walk in cooler soiled. Repeat Violation

25-06-4

Detail 22366860

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters on server station not properly protected, manager placed in plastic sleeve to protect from any contaminates. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Mar 2, 2023

Complaint Full

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 7Total: 9

29-34-4

Detail 21826955

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the mop sink at the end of the splitter. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

53B-13-5

Detail 21826958

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. 3 employees.

51-11-4

Detail 21826956

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Near Handwash sink on cooks line.

36-32-5

Detail 21826951

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Inside the walk in freezer. Repeat Violation

12B-07-4

Detail 21826952

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Red Bull can opened above bulk sugar and flour. Repeat Violation

36-22-4

Detail 21826954

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Inside walk in cooler.

14-69-4

Detail 21826953

Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 21826950

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets across from cooks line. Repeat Violation

25-05-4

Detail 21826957

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Kids Togo cups on the floor. Repeat Violation

Dec 12, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 2Basic: 9Total: 15

08A-05-6

Detail 21626061

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over cartons of pasteurized liquid egg.

01B-02-5

Detail 21626064

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. butter cups (70F - Cold Holding)

03A-02-5

Detail 21626072

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter cups (70F - Cold Holding) see stop sale. Items had been out of refrigeration more than 4 hours, item contains real milk and the original box says to keep refrigerated.

29-34-4

Detail 21626066

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the end of the splitter at the mop sink.

16-37-1

Detail 21626071

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quaternary ammonia.

53B-09-4

Detail 21626058

Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Observed photo copies of Florida restaurant and lodging association.

14-01-5

Detail 21626059

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Small plastic cup with no handle in pieces of bacon, employee removed cup. Corrected On-Site

36-36-4

Detail 21626067

Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Above drying rack by dish machine.

36-32-5

Detail 21626070

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. In the side catering storage room the ceiling tile showing water damage, ceiling in walk in freezer in disrepair. Floor cracked/in disrepair in walk in freezer and in the catering hallway.

12B-07-4

Detail 21626068

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Coffee beverage on table above bulk sugar/flour bins, employee discarded drink. Corrected On-Site

14-11-5

Detail 21626060

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Large cutting board on cooks line with deep cut marks.

14-69-4

Detail 21626062

Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.

23-03-4

Detail 21626063

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler fan guard. Reach in cooler door seal soiled.

25-06-4

Detail 21626065

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters on top of coffee machine not covered, employee wrapped filters back in plastic wrap. Corrected On-Site

42-01-4

Detail 21626069

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Inside the mop sink with the mop head on the floor.

Sep 15, 2022

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jul 5, 2022

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

53A-07-6

Detail 21167530

Intermediate - No certified food manager for establishment. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/. No certified food manager for establishment. Warning

Sep 1, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 1Total: 1

36-24-5

Detail 20477031

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Tiles missing from wall outside of walk-in cooler.