LIQUID GINGER
101 SE 2 PL STE 118 · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County · FL 32601
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 4
09-01-4High 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 cutting bell peppers in prep area. Employee plating cooked chicken, he cut chicken with knife then picked up chicken with knife and bare hand then plated to be served. Spoke to manager about employees needing to use utensil or wear gloves. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Paper towel lining containers of cut raw fish in sushi display coolers.
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw salmon in reach in cooler across from Handwash sink on cooks line, manager moved salmon. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5High 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. Tempura batter, egg wash, and cooked meat items on cooks line. Operator stated they are open 11:30-3 for lunch at that time they discard those items.
Intermediate 4
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards throughout kitchen stained. Interior ice machine. Interior ice bin on soda machine. **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink in dish machine area, employee bathroom, and in walk in cooler area. No soap at sink on cooks line, employee bathroom, dish machine area, and walk in cooler area. **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken and shrimp in walk in cooler not dates, made previous days.
Basic 15
16-03-4Basic – Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. **Repeat Violation**
32-02-4Basic – Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Employee bathroom across from mop sink.
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Throughout cooks line. Floor soiled in back corner under counter in sushi area. Floor soiled in chest reach in freezer room at end of cooks line. Wall soiled at dish machine area. **Repeat Violation**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead on top of clean lid at sink at dish area, manager discarded those lids.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag on rack above cutting board storage next to stand up reach in freezer in kitchen. Jackets hanging on clean dish rack storage.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Multiple cutting boards in kitchen with deep cut marks. Shelving in walk in cooler the rust is starting to pit surface. **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Next to Handwash sink on cooks line the tiles have become chipped no longer smooth. Ceiling in tea room are cracked/broken.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Onions, carrots, and sauce containers in walk in cooler. Sauce containers in dry storage area. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach in freezer next to ice machine.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tong on handle of rolling cart on cooks line.
14-47-4Basic – Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Wooden piece on prep table. Wooden piece leaning on wall in side reach in freezer closet.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler shelving soiled. Reach in cooler gasket soiled on cooks line. Exterior reach in cooler door on cooks line. The sides of cooking equipment on cooks line. Exterior area around lid of ice machine. Soda nozzle backsplash area on drink machine. Reach in cooler door hinges soiled in sushi area. **Repeat Violation**
35B-09-4Basic – Screen in door torn/in poor repair. In kitchen at end of cooks line. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Sushi reach in cooler.
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Next to drink machine in server area. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 16, 2026 12:54 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.