THE BLUE GATOR OF DUNNELLON

High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine chlorine 0ppm. Manager changed chlorine bucket and primed machine, then 50ppm. Inspector instructed manager to resanitize all dishes that have been washed today. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pans containing raw shrimp and raw hamburger meat stored on shelf directly above pans containing fully-cooked chicken wings inside walk-in cooler. Manager moved chicken wings to another shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Aerosol can containing glass cleaner on shelf directly above single-use foil pans in storage room behind bar. Manager removed chemicals from shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Nozzles on fountain machine in bar area soiled with mold-like substance.

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Manager unable to provide chlorine test kit for dish machine.

Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling and walls in bar area constructed with u sealed wood. Repeat Violation

Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor near dry storage room behind indoor bar area. Manager cleaned area during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. 1. Wet nested drink cups on counter in bar area. 2. Wet nested pans on lower shelving below prep tables in prep room. Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Area around nozzles on fountain machine in bar area soiled with mold-like substance. Repeat Violation

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels stuck to sides of several pans on clean dish racks in prep room. Repeat Violation

Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Ceiling, rafters, and fans in bar area soiled with dust. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Server entered the bar area from outdoors and scooped ice without first washing hands. Manager had employee stop and wash hands before continuing to work in bar area. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee entered kitchen from outside, touched personal drink, the put on gloves to begin work at cookline. Manager had employee wash hands and put on new gloves before continuing to work at cookline. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Three flies flying in kitchen at cookline. One fly in bar area.

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pan containing cooked bacon stored on shelf below package containing raw hamburger meat inside reach-in cooler at cookline. Employee moved raw hamburger meat to the bottom shelf during this inspection. Packages containing cooked ham and salami stored directly on top of packaging containing raw pork and below shelf containing raw calamari. Manager had employee move cooked foods to a higher shelf,f during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Container containing ranch dressing made with buttermilk with date mark of 08/05. Manager stated the ranch was made the previous night and added proper date mark. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Condiment cup without handle stored inside container of seasoning on shelf in prep room.

Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling, rafters, and upper portions of walls in bar area made from unsealed wood.

Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor in kitchen beside fryers.

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested drink cups on shelf near fountain machine in bar area. Wet nested plastic pans on shelf in prep room. Repeat Violation

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Heavy ice buildup on shelving and boxes inside walk-in freezer. Repeat Violation

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwash sign missing from handwash sink inunisex restroom near indoor bar.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on door of keg cooler in indoor bar area soiled with mold-like substance.

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Remnants of old labels stuck to four pans on clean dish shelf in prep room. Repeat Violation

Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. No door between outdoor bar and kitchen. Flies found in kitchen and outdoor bar.

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler near cookline.

Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Floor in kitchen near fryers soiled with grease. Rafters in bar area heavily soiled with dust.

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Inside reach:in cooler at cookline: Seven packages of salmon thawed inside ROP package that does state to remove it from packaging before thawing. The date on the pan indicates it was thawed on 01/07. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Aerosol air freshener can stored on shelf above condiments in dry storage area near main kitchen. Manager removed air freshener from shelf during this inspection. Metal pan filled with liquid dish soap on prep table in prep room above clean dishes. Employee removed pan of dish soap from area during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Two empty grocery bags stored inside handwash sink near ice machines. Employee removed bags from handwash sink during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact and/or nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard lining the top of prep table at cookline below breading pans.

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Two ice buckets not inverted on crates near warewash area behind bar. Manager inverted buckets during this inspection. Several plastic pans not inverted on shelf above warewash area near dish machine. Manager inverted pans during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Inside reach:in cooler at cookline: Seven packages of salmon thawed inside ROP package that does state to remove it from packaging before thawing. The date on the pan indicates it was thawed on 01/07. Stop sale issued. Employee discarded the salmon during this inspection. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Several wet nested clear plastic pans on lower shelf of prep table in prep area. Repeat Violation

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup around door and on shelving inside walk-in freezer. Repeat Violation

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels stuck to several clean clear plastic pans on lower shelf of prep table in prep area.

Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Fire extinguisher in recharge zone in dining area near back door.

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One fly in kitchen near cookline. One fly in bar area. Five flies in storage room near mop sink. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Inside make-table in pan above fill line: cheese slices (55F - Cold Holding). Employee stated the cheese was held inside unit almost five hours prior.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside make-table in pan above fill line: cheese slices (55F - Cold Holding). Employee stated the cheese was held inside unit almost five hours prior. Stop sale issued.

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Soiled wiping cloths stored in handsink in bar area. Employee removed wiping cloths from handsink during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing glass cleaner missing label hanging from handwash sink in prep area. Manager had employee add proper label during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket on shelf in bar area not inverted. Manager inverted ice bucket during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's restroom.

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Drink cups near fountain machine in bar area wet nested. Plastic pans on lower shelf of prep table in prep kitchen wet nested. Repeat Violation

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup on shelf inside walk-in freezer.

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwash sign missing from men's and women's restrooms near bar area.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Area around nozzles of fountain machine in bar area soiled with mold-like substance.

High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine 0ppm. Inspector instructed manager to sanitize dishes in three-compartment sink until dish machine can be repaired. Corrective Action Taken

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. None available. Inspector provided during this inspection. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Test kit unavailable for dish machine.

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled bottle of bleach under counter behind bar. Manager added label to bleach during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Co2 tank behind building.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket stored on shelf in dry storage area above condiments and single-use utensils. Manager moved jacket to wall hook during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Drink cups on shelf near fountain machine behind bar wet nested.

Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Several cracked plastic pans on shelf in prep room above cases of beer.

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean plastic pans throughout prep area.

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed lemons and limes stored on shelf inside walk-in cooler above beer.

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. June 1, 2022 Admin Complaint

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. At the cook line, butter packets no time marked, Manager marked. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine above 200 ppm in sanitizer buckets, employee diluted to 50-100ppm. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink at the ice machine room, extension cord inside sink, Manager moved. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At the bar area, spray bottle with purple liquid not labeled, employee labeled. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. At the cook line, employee drink above make table, manager moved. Corrected On-Site

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

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At the cook line. Repeat Violation

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach-in cooler at the cook line (salad cooler).

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink at the bar entrance server refilled container with water.

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At the dish machine area, spray bottles not labeled, manager labeled bleach solution. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. At the kitchen area to go containers and plates not inverted, Manager inverted. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Stored food not covered. In walk-in freezer, vegetables tray no lid, manager place a lid. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk-in cooler shelves also soiled. Repeat Violation