YEARLING RESTAURANT (THE)
14531 E CR 325 · CROSS CREEK · Alachua County · FL 32640
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
23 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
22-41-4High 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. Chlorine dish machine at 0ppm during inspection. Multiple attempts to prime, operator set up three compartment sink and placed repair call. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the two door reach in cooler, raw pork stored over cut green tomatoes. In the walk in cooler, raw shell eggs over container of pickles. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-02-4High Priority – Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Observed wait staff carrying dirty dishes drop off the dishes then carry customers order out of kitchen.
Intermediate 5
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Reach in cooler cutting board and multiple portable cutting boards with visible staining. Can opener on prep line with debris on the blade. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink behind bar counter used as dump sink as evident by ice and fruit in the sink.
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chemical test kit available for chlorine dish machine.
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. Two food handling employees with expired food handler training.
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical spray bottle of sanitizer at wait station not labeled.
Basic 15
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Bulk ice bin has mold like substance on the deflector plate. **Repeat Violation**
16-21-4Basic – Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Exterior top of dish machine soiled and side by reservoir soiled.
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Two door reach in cooler on cook line with residue build up on the handles.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink in warewashing area over clean utensils. **Repeat Violation**
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line working with food with no beard guard.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. On shelves of ware washing area, clean containers stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4Basic – Floors, walls and ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors behind cook line with grease build up. Ceiling air conditioning vents and tubes with dust build up. Multiple locations through kitchen with standing water. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. In the walk in cooler, container of pickles stored on the floor. Employee relocated. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-42-4Basic – Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Cook line hood filters missing while cooking.
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Bulk seasoning container have scoops stored inside with handles in contact with the product.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler by hand wash sink on side of cook line door gaskets with mold like substance. **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. In the middle bay of the prep three compartment sink, redfish thawing in standing water while faucet running over gator thawing. Employee began cutting open and removing redfish. **Corrective Action Taken**
14-12-4Basic – Utensils in poor condition. Melted handles to ladles in steam well.
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand wash sink in prep area has leak from drain pipe. Per employee has had employee working to reconnect properly. **Corrective Action Taken**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping stored on pass through window prep table. Sanitizer solution at 0ppm in sanitizer bucket at pass through window.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 12, 2026 11:48 AM.
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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.