A&A BBQ RESTAURANT
736 E HATHAWAY AVE, ST · BRONSON · Levy County · FL 32621
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
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. On shelf inside walk-in cooler: container of diced ham with date mark of 01/13, container of gravy with date mark of 01/11. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Server entered the server station and scooped ice without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands before continuing to make drinks. **Corrective Action Taken**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One fly in warewash area near dish machine. One fly in server station near boxed sodas. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Tray of raw shell eggs stored above container of pickles inside reach-in cooler at cookline. Employee removed eggs from shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of degreaser and bottles of hand soap on shelf beside several boxes containing gloves in storage area in back of kitchen. Manager moved gloves to another shelf during this inspection. Aerosol can of glass cleaner on shelf beside sugar packets in server station in secondary dining area. Manager removed can from shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Backflow prevention device missing at spigot on side of building near air conditioning units.
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of ice machine walls soiled with black substance near cookline. Interior of microwave soiled with food debris.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice cubes dumped into handwash sink in server station near order pickup window.
Basic 11
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Three co2 tanks not secured in server station in secondary dining area. Manager secured co2 tanks during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Porous acoustic ceiling tiles in-use in rear storage area and in front of walk-in cooler.
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket on crate near ice machine not inverted. Employee inverted bucket during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Wet nested plastic pans on clean dish rack near warewash area. Manager unstacked pans and set them out to dry during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Door gaskets torn on door of reach-in freezer in prep area of kitchen.
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several cracked and/or missing floor tiles throughout kitchen.
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup around door of reach-in freezer in prep area of kitchen.
14-17-4Basic – Shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelving rusted on spice storage rack near warewash area.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler at cookline.
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Outside of hood above cooktop near dish machine soiled with dust. Interior of hood unit around filters soiled with grease above cookline.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on make-table at cookline. Employee returned wiping cloth to sanitizer bucket during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 14, 2026 12:30 PM.
Violation category totals
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3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 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.