BLUE GATOR OF DUNNELLON
12189 S WILLIAMS ST · DUNNELLON · Marion County · FL 34432
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
01B-28-5High Priority – Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. Pan containing open hotdogs with date mark of 7/7-7/14. On shelf inside reach-in cooler at cookline. Stop sale issued.
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. An employee entered the kitchen from outdoors, rubbed hands on his shirt, then put on gloves and handled sliced lemons. The manager had the employee wash hands and put on new gloves during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. 1. Five flies flying in kitchen at cookline. 2. Two live flies crawling on shelf at pickup window by cookline. 3. One fly crawling on cutting board at refrigerated make-table in kitchen. 4. Three flies crawling on dirty dishes by dish machine. 5. Three flies crawling on beer cooler jn bar area. 6. Two flies crawling on floor in bar area. Immediate administrative complaint and following day callback per Robert Protomastro. **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside beer cooler in bar area: half and half (48F – Cold Holding); half and half (49F – Cold Holding). An employee stated she removed all items from the cooler and placed them outside of refrigeration while she cleaned the cooler this morning, about two hours prior. Manager discarded the half and half during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 1
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink at cookline blocked with equipment. An employee unblocked the sink during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 9
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Single-use plastic cup without handle stored down inside sugar bin in bar area.
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two co2 tanks not secured behind building.
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 and purse stored above and beside gloves and salt on shelf in bar area.
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Buildup of ice on shelving inside walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No handwash sign posted at handwash sink at cookline.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Area around nozzles of fountain machine in bar soiled with mold-like substance. 2. Exterior of ice machines soiled with lime-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Kitchen and bar areas soiled open to the outdoors. 16 flies present during this inspection. **Warning**
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Fans on ceiling in kitchen and bar areas soiled with dust. **Repeat Violation**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Leaking pipe below handwash sink beside ice machines. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 8:40 AM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.