GATORS DOCKSIDE
8316 MERCHANTS WAY · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32222
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One live flying insect in dry storage room. One live flying insect at bag in box soda rack. One live flying insect at fryers. One live flying insect at dishmachine. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken held at expo window at 88F. Observed container stored beyond end of heat lamp. Employee could not determine how long ago chicken was prepared and voluntarily discarded cooked chicken. **Corrective Action Taken**
41-15-5High Priority – Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Wiping cloth solution at prep area tested at 200+ppm chlorine. Manager remade solution to 100ppm chlorine. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade has food debris. Sandwich press at end of cook line is soiled. Manager states has not been used. **Repeat Violation**
53B-14-5Intermediate – Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Cailee H certification expired 8/8/2023, Danielle O certification expired 9/4/2024, Tyrone B certification expired 6/4/2023 and Austin S certification expired 6/20/2021. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 8
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents/walls/floors soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Wall above hand wash sink at three compartment sink has dust. Multiple vents and surrounding ceiling tiles in kitchen and food prep areas are soiled and/or have dust. Floors under left shelving in walk in cooler, in beer walk in cooler and around mop sink area are soiled. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Two cutting boards on clean pan storage rack by prep area have deep cuts, no longer smooth.
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Beard guards absent on grill cook and prep cook.
33-19-4Basic – Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Loose debris/garbage on the ground inside of dumpster enclosure. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of bins of flour at breading station have heavy grease/soiled. Top of reach in coolers across from the fryers have excessive dust/debris. Two bus tubs storing clean lids on storage rack by prep areas are soiled. **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Both dumpsters have left lids open. Employee closed lids. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of both larger reach in coolers on cook line have build up of food debris, one area in right cooler with mold in back right corner. **Warning**
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. In walk in cooler, washed and portioned bags of mushrooms are stored in the original mushroom box which has visible dirt on box interior.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 17, 2026 1:08 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.