BLUE GATOR OF DUNNELLON
12189 S WILLIAMS ST · DUNNELLON · Marion County · FL 34432
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
35A-02-7High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Live, small flying insects found Seven flies on pans and flying in kitchen at cookline. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** – From follow-up inspection 2025-07-24: **Time Extended**
03A-02-5High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1. Inside top of refrigerated make-table at cookline: cheese (52F – Cold Holding). The cheese is stored on top of a pan, well above the safe load line. Manager stated the cheese was placed inside the cooler approximately two hours prior, then moved the cheese into the walk-in freezer to rapidly cool to 41F. ***Corrective Action Taken*** 2. Inside bottom of reach-in cooler at cookline: shrimp (45F – Cold Holding); shrimp (47F – Cold Holding); chicken (47F – Cold Holding); chicken (48F – Cold Holding); chicken wings (49F – Cold Holding). Manager stated all items have been stored inside the unit since the previous day and have not been in-use today. Stop sales issued. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** – From follow-up inspection 2025-07-24: Inside bottom of reach-in cooler at cookline: Chicken 45F, shrimp 45F. Manager stated the chicken and shrimp were both thawed under cool running water approximately two hours prior. Manager moved both items into a freezer to rapidly cool to 41F during this inspection. Inspector educated manager on proper thawing procedures. Ambient temperature inside unit 41F. **Admin Complaint**
01B-17-5High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food required to be date marked is not date marked and time of opening/preparation cannot be determined. See stop sale. Ziplock bag containing fully-cooked chicken with date mark of 7/9 on shelf inside cooler at cookline. Manager stated 7/9 was the frozen date, but was unable to determine when it had been thawed. – From follow-up inspection 2025-07-24:
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 1. Cutting board at cookline stained. 2. Exterior of pans containing fries at cookline heavily soiled with black substance. Manager transferred fries into another pan during this inspection. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-07-24: **Time Extended**
02C-08-5Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Ziplock bag containing fully-cooked chicken with date mark of 7/9 on shelf inside cooler at cookline. Manager stated 7/9 was the frozen date, but was unable to determine when it had been thawed. Stop sale issued. – From follow-up inspection 2025-07-24:
Basic 2
23-03-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Top of dish machine soiled with dust. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-07-24: **Time Extended**
36-50-4Basic – – From initial inspection : Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Fan on wall near dish machine soiled with dust. 2. Rafters on ceiling in tiki bar soiled with dust. 3. Dusty vent on ceiling near cookline. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-07-24: **Time Extended**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 5, 2026 11:18 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.