PDQ RESTAURANT, GAINESVILLE FL
3403 W UNIVERSITY AVE · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County · FL 32607
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
5 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed: front line expo adjusted hair, then hat, (no hand wash) and continue plating trays.
Intermediate 1
16-54-4Intermediate – Wash solution in spray type hot water sanitizing dishmachine not reaching proper temperature according to manufacturer's specifications. Observed: the hi temp dish wash machine, not turning the heat strip black until the third try. Attempts after that did turn the strip black as required. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 3
16-44-4Basic – Dishware/utensils not soaked prior to being placed in three-compartment sink/dishmachine and results in soiled dishware/utensils after washing occurs. Observed: a spatula in the dish wash machine with mustard still on it after a wash cycle. The spatula came clean after the next run. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed: employee insulated cup placed on the front line prep area. This was moved below. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed: red serving trays used to hand orders to ding room guests. Later the trays are brought back to the front line, and restocked on the ready to serve tray stack, no cleaning was Observed. The metal baskets were seen being returned, placed in the front expo top counter, retrieved thereafter by the cook side expo, with gloves on, to be reused. There is a fresh paper liner when food is added to the metal basket. The area manager diverted these items to the dish pit. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 20, 2026 12:26 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.