Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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SEOUL POCHA KOREAN PUB

3610 SW 13 ST · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County · FL 32608

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 6, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3459587
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8764836
DBPR license1103665

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority4 Intermediate6 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical12 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 2

#7High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: squid in a cook line reach-in cooler at 45°. Ice was added. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#8High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: cooked pasta at 86° on a lower prep shelf in the kitchen. These were left out to cool. The pasta has now been moved to the walk-in cooler, uncovered. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate 4

#9Intermediate53A-04-6

Intermediate – Food service manager not certified within 30 days of employment. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Observed: Soon, as an owner and manager is not a Certified Food Manager.

#10Intermediate31A-09-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed: on the way to the office and where there is a large ice machine, the hand wash sink is covered by a printer. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#11Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed: the paper towels for the back kitchen hand wash sink were not with in a reasonable distance from the hand wash sink.

#12Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed: prepped pork and Kim hi in the walk-in cooler not dated. Both items per staff were made over 24 hours ago.

Basic 6

#1Basic50-09-4

Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed: the current license is not available for review.

#2Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed 1 employee drinks stored on prep area. This was moved below. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation
#3Basic08B-49-4

Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed: a reach-in cooler/reach-in freezer combo in the dish wash machine area. This turns out is for employee food only and was not yet marked for employees only.

#4Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed cases of food on the floor in the walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer.

#5Basic51-13-4

Basic – No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Observed: lack of a visible choking poster. One was emailed.

#6Basic51-18-6

Basic – No copy of latest inspection report available. Observed: the last inspection was not made available.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 25, 2026 1:04 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
2 observation(s)
Category 50 · Current license displayed
1 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
2 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.