BLUE GATOR OF DUNNELLON
12189 S WILLIAMS ST · DUNNELLON · Marion County · FL 34432
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
4 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** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-24: 1. Two flies flying in kitchen near cookline. 2. One fly flying in prep area near three-compartment sink. **Admin Complaint**
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** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-24: Inside top of refrigerated make-table at cookline: Hamburger meat 49F. The hamburger meat is filled above the top of the safe cold-holding lime-like substance indicated on the pans. Manager stated the hamburger meat was placed into the cooler approximately one hour prior and moved the excess hamburger meat to the bottom of the cooler to cool to 41F. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
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: – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-24: Stop sale issued for five reduced oxygen packages thawed inside reduced oxygen packaging. Salmon is fully thawed. Packages are not punctured, slit, or cut open in any way. Package does have a label indicating the salmon must be removed from packaging prior to thawing. **Admin Complaint**
Basic 1
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** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-24: 1. Cage on outside of black fan in bar area soiled with dust. 2. Wires hanging from ceiling in bar area soiled with dust. **Admin Complaint**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 5:06 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.