GATOR JOE'S
12431 SE 135 AVE · OCKLAWAHA · Marion County · FL 32179
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Male employee cutting celery touching stalk with bare hands. Employee put on gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In reach in make table: shrimp (50F – Cooling); fish dip (50F – Cold Holding); tomatoes (50F – Cold Holding). Operator discarded during this inspection. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in make table: shrimp (50F – Cold holding); fish dip (50F – Cold Holding); tomatoes (50F – Cold Holding). Reach in cooler was unplugged. Operator discarded during this inspection. **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Keg lines in walk in cooler soiled with slimy substance.
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap and/or handwashing sign provided at handwash sink. Sink at outdoor bar. Added during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 10
06-09-1Basic – 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. Tuna steaks in walk in cooler, operator removed from packaging. **Corrected On-Site**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Green board on clean dish shelf.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor in liquor room. Four dead roaches on floor in liquor cabinet near office. Discarded during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee lunch box on shelf over vegetables. Moved during this inspection **Corrected On-Site**
36-11-4Basic – Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Floor in kitchen
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Between prep table and make table. Removed during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
14-47-4Basic – Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Wood in walk in cooler under fans.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of reach in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris. Fan on dry storage shelf soiled with dust
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink in reach in freezer.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Bottom of reach in make table in kitchen.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 4:01 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.