CHERRY'S SEAFOOD & STEAK
408 N MAIN ST · TRENTON · Gilchrist County · FL 32693
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 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. Employee at cookline touched hamburger buns, lettuce, and onions with bare hands. Manager voluntarily discarded all during this inspection and had the employee wash hands and put on gloves before continuing to prepare the burgers. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1. Inside reach-in cooler drawer below grill: steak (63F – Cold Holding). Employee at cookline stated the steaks finished thawing approximately 30 minutes prior. Manager moved the steaks to a freezer to rapidly cool to 41F. 2. Inside walk-in cooler: cheese (45F – Cold Holding); fish (45F – Cold Holding); crab dip (45F – Cold Holding). Manager stated all items were moved into the walk-in cooler from another cooler approximately two hours prior. Manager adjusted the temperature of the cooler and moved all items to a freezer to rapidly cool to 41F. cheese (45F 1:25, 41F 1:55 – Cooling); fish (45F 1:25, 39F 1:55 – Cooling); crab dip (45F 1:25, 41F 1:55 – Cooling); steak (63F 1:20, 39F 2:00 – Cooling) **Corrected On-Site**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Backflow prevention device missing at spigot below dish machine.
Intermediate 2
35A-11-4Intermediate – Evidence of feeding stray/wild animals – food/water bowls provided outside. Pet food and water dish on ground near restrooms in bar area. One cat in bar area. Manager stated the cat was a stray.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 1. Deflector plate inside ice machine rusted. 2. Cutting board on table near cookline stained black. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 4
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on shelf at cookline, directly above refrigerated make-table. Employee removed phone from shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on doors of reach-in freezer at cookline soiled with mold-like substance.
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Both lids on dumpster left open.
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Light and ceiling near cookline in kitchen soiled with dust. 2. Wall near pizza oven soiled with dust. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 3, 2026 12:15 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.