DAVID'S REAL PIT BBQ
521 NE 23 AVE · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County · FL 32609
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
18 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
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 and began handling to go containers on make line without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and use different to go containers. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-27-4High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked eggs and handled to go containers on make line without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and use different to go containers. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-24-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Baked beans and chicken stored in walk-in cooler dated 1/16/2024.
03A-03-5High Priority – Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Eggs stored at room temperature, 70F, on prep table next to cook line grill. Employee placed eggs in reach-in cooler next to cook line grill. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Item in ice bath in make table across from cook line grill: American cheese (58F – Cold Holding). Employee added ice to ice bath and pushed cheese farther down in ice to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Cans of paint stored next to sweet n low if dining room cabinet.
Intermediate 5
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler next to cook line grill stained. Ice chute of dining room soda machine. Microwave on shelf next to back door. **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Sheet pan stored on hand washing sink across from cook line grill. Employee removed pan. **Corrected On-Site**
53A-05-6Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/. Four employees working with no certified food manager on site.
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Ribs stored on rack in walk-in cooler. Employee stated ribs prepared three days prior.
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle stored underneath three compartment sink.
Basic 7
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents throughout the kitchen.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Two dead roaches in cabinet underneath dining room soda machine.
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 on make table across from cook line grill. Employee coats hanging on clean dish shelves next to kitchen ice machine.
10-12-5Basic – In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop stored on top of kitchen ice machine.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket of reach-in cooler next to cook line grill. Inside of reach-in cooler behind front counter. Area around soda nozzles of dining room soda machine. **Repeat Violation**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. To go utensils stored on floor behind front counter. **Repeat Violation**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mops stored in mop sink behind building. Employee turned mops over to air dry. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 13, 2026 3:33 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.