THE BLUE GATOR OF DUNNELLON
12189 S WILLIAMS STREET · DUNNELLON · Marion County · FL 34432
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 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. Server entered the bar area from outdoors and scooped ice without first washing hands. Manager had employee stop and wash hands before continuing to work in bar area. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee entered kitchen from outside, touched personal drink, the put on gloves to begin work at cookline. Manager had employee wash hands and put on new gloves before continuing to work at cookline. **Corrective Action Taken**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Three flies flying in kitchen at cookline. One fly in bar area.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pan containing cooked bacon stored on shelf below package containing raw hamburger meat inside reach-in cooler at cookline. Employee moved raw hamburger meat to the bottom shelf during this inspection. Packages containing cooked ham and salami stored directly on top of packaging containing raw pork and below shelf containing raw calamari. Manager had employee move cooked foods to a higher shelf,f during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-01-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Container containing ranch dressing made with buttermilk with date mark of 08/05. Manager stated the ranch was made the previous night and added proper date mark. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 11
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Condiment cup without handle stored inside container of seasoning on shelf in prep room.
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling, rafters, and upper portions of walls in bar area made from unsealed wood.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor in kitchen beside fryers.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Wet nested drink cups on shelf near fountain machine in bar area. Wet nested plastic pans on shelf in prep room. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Heavy ice buildup on shelving and boxes inside walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwash sign missing from handwash sink inunisex restroom near indoor bar.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on door of keg cooler in indoor bar area soiled with mold-like substance.
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Remnants of old labels stuck to four pans on clean dish shelf in prep room. **Repeat Violation**
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. No door between outdoor bar and kitchen. Flies found in kitchen and outdoor bar.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler near cookline.
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Floor in kitchen near fryers soiled with grease. Rafters in bar area heavily soiled with dust.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 1, 2026 3:02 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.