BJ'S RESTAURANT & BREWHOUSE 486
6611 W NEWBERRY RD · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County · FL 32605
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee on cooks line pulled shirt down then grabbed food out of oven to start cutting/serving pizza.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken (65F – Cold Holding) item in reach in cooler by fryers, operator stated that chicken was hawed in standing water and had been prepped 30minutes to a 1 hour ago. Operator placed in walk in freezer. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. White cutting board on bottom shelf of prep table stained. Interior ice bin behind bar. Interior corners of pizza reach in cooler on server line. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 10
14-71-4Basic – Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. On handle of microwave across from grill on cooks line.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Wooden cutting board on reach in cooler on cooks line the edge is chipped. Raw meat cage rusted inside walk in cooler. Green cutting board at prep area with multiple cut marks. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under fryers. Beer walk in cooler floor under shelf by swinging unused door soiled. Wall soiled behind ice bin in bar area. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on metal hook on side of oven, tongs in location where the possibility of contamination could happen. Operator moved tongs. **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Spoken handle in contact with carrots and candied nuts in cooler on server line. Operator moved spoons. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At sink on cooks line and in womens restroom.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Stand up reach in freezer on cooks line the door jam and interior bottom soiled. Ice cream reach in freezer interior soiled. Black pipe lining soiled on ceiling of walk in cooler. Soda machine located next to root beer dispenser the soda nozzle backsplash is soiled. The plastic area surrounding lemonade nozzle is soiled. **Repeat Violation**
08B-39-4Basic – Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Employee cutting avocados with original sticker attached to food item, manager had employee stop and wash avocados. **Corrective Action Taken**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In salad reach in cooler on cooks line. **Repeat Violation**
29-19-4Basic – Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Drain under the front of dish machine, dirty water is overflowing from that drain to large drain right next to it.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 20, 2026 12:59 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.