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HASS KITCHEN

1220 W UNIVERSITY AVE. · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County · FL 32601

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 19, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3665445
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13520805
DBPR license1103673

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority3 Intermediate5 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical13 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 5

#6High Priority01B-01-4

High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 can of pineapple.

Stop Sale
#7High Priority12A-29-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched phone with gloved hands then immediately touched raw onions into pan.

#8High Priority09-01-4

High 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 touching cooked steak with one hand while slicing no glove on the hand touching the steak.

#9High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. arugula (68F – Cold Holding); bean sprouts (68F – Cold Holding) items sitting by pass through window, employee placed items on ice. Retemped items below 41F. buttermilk (64F – Cold Holding) item sitting by Handwash sink on cooks line, spoke to employee about adding ice or placing on time as a public health control. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#10High Priority03F-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Butter on cooks line no time mark, employee wrote time mark. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 3

#11Intermediate03G-43-2

Intermediate – Establishment packaging time/temperature control for safety food using a reduced oxygen method that does not control the growth of and toxin formation of C. botulinum and the growth of Listeria monocytogenes. Establishment does not have an approved Process Waiver from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Establishment vacuum seals seared steak with herbs and cold smokes salmon in house. **Warning**

Warning
#12Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Spoons, jiggers, coffee stirrers in Handwash sink behind front counter, employee moved items. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation
#13Intermediate03G-50-1

Intermediate – Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Establishment vacuum seals seared steak with herbs and cold smokes salmon in house. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 5

#1Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee sprite by cutting board where employees are prepping onions on cooks line, employees moved drinks. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Small reach in freezer interior exposed insulation on cooks line in front of prep counter also the gasket is torn. Small cracked container containing yellow/orange powder at coffee/drink station. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#3Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior small reach in freezer by Handwash sink on cooks line. Bulk panko container exterior soiled. Dry storage shelf soiled.

#4Basic08B-54-4

Basic – Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash. Buttermilk battering station directly next to Handwash sink on cooks line exposed to splash when employees wash hands.

#5Basic36-27-5

Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls and floor soiled by small reach in freezers on cooks line.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 11:33 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
4 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
2 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
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.