16TH AVENUE DINER
207 NE 16 AVE · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County · FL 32601
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee scratched face then put away clean utensils. Employee placed raw sausage on grill changed gloves and continued cooking/touching clean utensils no Handwash.
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. At Three compartment sink employee is washing and rinsing dishes but not sanitizing dishes. Operator spoke to employee and set up a sanitizing sink, 100ppm chlorine. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter pats (70F – Cold Holding) item sitting at room temperature under front counter, item contains milk. cheese (56F – Cold Holding); ham (54F – Cold Holding) liquid egg (57F – Cold Holding) items in reach in cooler on cooks line, ice was placed in unit but has melted, operator stated new cooler has been ordered, operator was too place new ice on items. raw shell eggs (63F – Cold Holding); sitting on cooks line at room temperature, employee stated egg flat is constantly used during breakfast time, spoke to employee about adding to time control. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. sausage patty (103F – Hot Holding) item sitting on cooling rack on top of grill. Employee served food items before retemp was taken.
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. With green hose attached outside of womens restroom.
Intermediate 5
53B-15-4Intermediate – Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by lack of general knowledge in performing their assigned duties. Employee washing dishes not sanitizing dishes before putting then away.
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Potatoes cooling at room temperature on cooks line. Employee stated potatoes do not sit out for more then 4 hours, spoke to employee about placing item on time.
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink in warewashing area blocked by dirty dish rack.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Owner filled sanitizer bucket at Handwash sink. Spoon was inside Handwash sink at beginning of inspection.
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Using chlorine bleach.
Basic 4
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Boxes of jam containers on floor on cooks line. Canned food items on floor under shelf in warewashing area.
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid.
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Togo boxes on floor in storage area.
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket 0ppm under Handwash sink on cooks line, operator added more bleach. 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 17, 2026 11:36 AM.
Violation category totals
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.