WAHOOS SEAFOOD GRILL
3833 NW 97 BLVD · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County · FL 32606
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
23 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen from outside and began handling clean dishes in dish area without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and rewash dishes. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs stored over whipping cream in walk-in cooler in front of walk-in freezer. Manager placed eggs 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 in reach-in cooler across from stove: scallops (55F – Cold Holding); shrimp (56F – Cold Holding); tuna (56F – Cold Holding); noodles (55F – Cold Holding); chicken (56F – Cold Holding); butter (57F – Cold Holding); crawfish (48F – Cold Holding); shrimp (51F – Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler two hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved items to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. Items in reach-in cooler across from grill: pico (45F – Cold Holding); pimento cheese (47F – Cold Holding); cheddar cheese (45F – Cold Holding); tomatoes (46F – Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler two hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved items to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Item in steam table on cook line: grits (126F – Hot Holding). Manager stated item was placed in steam table three hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager had employee reheat item. **Corrective Action Taken**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of stainless steel cleaner stored above cutting boards on cook line. Manager moved bottle to dish area. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 4
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Tags stored in kitchen.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on reach-in coolers on cook line. Interior of microwave in prep area. Blade of can opener on kitchen prep table. **Repeat Violation**
16-62-1Intermediate – No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. No measuring device available.
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottles stored in bar area.
Basic 14
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tile and vent at end of cook line above stand up reach-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach-in cooler across from stove, ambient temperature 49F.
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Fish stored in stand up reach-in cooler at end of cook line. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf above reach-in cooler across from grill. Manager had employee remove drink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Cups stored in wait station. **Repeat Violation**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Floor beneath hand washing sink and stand up reach-in cooler at end of cook line.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Case of cooking oil on floor in dry storage area. Manager moved oil to shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup on shelves in walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
38-01-4Basic – Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Light fixtures throughout the kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No thermometer in reach-in cooler across from stove.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf beneath microwave in prep area. Cook line reach-in cooler gaskets. Area behind soda nozzles in wait station. Fan covers in produce walk-in cooler. Light fixture covers in dining room have cobwebs. **Repeat Violation**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Aluminum pans and lids on kitchen shelf. Manager had employee turn items over. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket stored on cook line floor. Manager moved bucket to shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of salt on shelf in prep area.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 25, 2026 12:05 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.