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
9 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 adjusted glasses on face, wiped hands on pants then continued touching clean spatula handles. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. noodles (45F – Cold Holding); shrimp (50F – Cold Holding); milk wash (49F – Cold Holding) items in various coolers on cooks line, other items in coolers are 41F or below, ice was added to items. All items dropped below 41F. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Pepsi and Diet Pepsi soda nozzles soiled on drink machine closest to steam table. Interior back of ice machine. Interior back corners of ice bin behind bar nearest service counter. Interior oven in prep area. Interior dessert reach in cooler on cooks line. Interior salamander closest to fryers. Multiple cutting boards on clean dish rack in prep area. Interior hot box on server line. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 6
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets on ice machine, manager flipped buckets over. **Corrected On-Site**
14-71-4Basic – Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Microwave handle on cooks line.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on shelf above clean glasses in reach in cooler on server alley, manager discarded drink. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Multiple plastic containers on back clean dish rack.
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In ice cream reach in freezer on server alley.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Chip hot box corners/tracks. Walk in cooler and walk in freezer door handles and windows. The sides of conveyer belt oven. Gluten free storage rack is soiled. Sides of ovens in prep area. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 1, 2026 2:58 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.