OCEAN BUFFET
6795 W NEWBERRY RD · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County · FL 32605
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
22 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. One dented can of peaches in dry storage area. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-05-4High Priority – Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee drank water on cook line and proceeded to handle food without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6/1/2026.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over ready to eat Krab salad in walk-in cooler. Employee placed beef on bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in reach-in cooler across from cook line: beef (50F – Cold Holding); chicken (44F – Cold Holding); tofu (49F – Cold Holding); pork (50F – Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager placed bags of ice on top of items. Item stored in walk-in cooler: shrimp (48F – Cold Holding). Manager stated shrimp was thawed one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager placed ice on the crab. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-01-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. Cabbage and noodles stored on prep table across from cook line. Manager stated cabbage and noodles just placed in pans, sticker not changed. Employee placed proper date mark on items. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on cook line reach-in coolers stained with mold like substance.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ladle stored in cook line Handwash sink. Employee removed ladle. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 14
32-04-4Basic – Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Men's restroom not self closing.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on cook line reach-in cooler. Employee removed drink. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee drinking on cook line.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cigarettes stored over potatoes in kitchen prep area. Employee moved cigarettes. **Corrected On-Site**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Door frame for walk-in freezer.
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Exterior door across from restrooms.
14-38-4Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Lid for sugar container in dry storage.
10-12-5Basic – In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop stored on top of dusty kitchen ice machine.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on cooks line soiled line fryer handle. Manager had employee place tongs on cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Top of ice machine dusty. **Repeat Violation**
36-52-4Basic – Shelves attached to walls in walk-ins not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Shelf beneath hand washing sink in wait station next to restrooms.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Desserts stored in reach-in freezer next to kitchen entrance.
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Crabs thawing in standing water. Manager placed crabs under running water. **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Kitchen sanitizer bucket, 0 ppm. Employee added bleach to bucket,50 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 8:11 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.