43 Street Breakfast House
Last inspected: Dec 10, 2025
43
Score
43 Street Breakfast House has been inspected 12 times since 2022. On Dec 10, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. A high risk rating points to multiple serious findings at the most recent inspection.
Violation counts have held steady across recent visits, averaging around eight violations each.
The pattern that stands out is “food-contact surface soiled with food debris”, which has been cited five times.
That's lower than the typical Gainesville restaurant, which scores around 75. Taken together, the history suggests a facility that has struggled with consistency.
12
Inspections
2
Critical latest
0
Major latest
11
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 10, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 11 minor violations.
View 13 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
43
Jul 10, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 7 minor violations.
View 12 violations
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
27
Jan 21, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jan 17, 2025
Routine - Food
8 critical violations. 2 major violations. 15 minor violations.
View 25 violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. The following item and cold holding temperatures in the reach -in Cooler under grill: Hamburger (45F - Cold Holding). Hamburger had been in reach in cooler overnight. Reach in cooler had Johnson cake mix at 48F, and had been in reach in cooler overnight.
01B-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw Chicken over carrots in walk-in-cooler. Manager instructed employee to rearrange items. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
08A-04-5
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee left building to outside walk-in-cooler and brought back chorizo into the kitchen, opened the chorizo bag and handled chorizo , without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Discussed with Manager. Inspector spoke with employee **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-29-4
High 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. Cook wearing gloves adjusted slacks then handled cooking utensils. Another cook not wearing gloves wipes hands on apron then handled serving plate. Manager discussed with both cooks. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-28-4
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cook wearing gloves adjusted head bandana then changed gloves but did not wash hands. Manager spoke with cook. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook wearing gloves cracked raw shelled eggs then handled cooking utensils, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Discussed with Manager and Manager spoke with cook . **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-27-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Mashed Potato 120F. Mashed potatoes had been prepared 2 hours earlier..Manager had mashed potatoes re heated **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. The following item and cold holding temperatures in the reach -in Cooler under grill: Hamburger (45F - Cold Holding). Hamburger had been in reach in cooler overnight. Reach in cooler at the end of the cookline had Johnson cake mix at 48F, and had been in reach in cooler overnight. The following items and cold holding temperatures in the reach-in Cooler under grill: Salmon (44F - Cold Holding); steak (45F - Cold Holding); Chicken (44F - Cold Holding). These items had been on the cook line for less than 2 hours. Manager had all of these items placed in walk-in-cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Knives soiled with food particles on magnet in kitchen
22-02-4
Intermediate - Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. The following items in containers did not have labels: Sesame seed oil, flour, and sugar bin. Manager placed labels on all the containers **Corrected On-Site**
02D-02-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle used to dispense food (salt bin). Manager removed portion cup. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vent above cook line soled with dirt and grease **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on clean ware rack
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket stored on soft drink syrup boxes. Manager removed jacket. Employee backpacks store above bins for sugar, flour and panko. Manager reassigned location of where personal items should be placed. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
13-04-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Equipment ( clean ware rack )not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked lid on yeast container. Manager replaced lid **Corrected On-Site**
14-38-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of soda syrup stored on floor in front bar area.
08B-38-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice build up in both walk-in-freezers. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control food stored with handle touching food ( panko). Manager removed scoop and placed in dishwash area
10-01-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket in reach in cooler off cookline has accumulation of debris
23-03-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels not removed from food containers before cleaning, stored on the clean ware rack. Manager discussed with dishwasher **Corrective Action Taken**
16-46-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid open **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Coffee filters at coffee machine not protected. Manager placed in plastic bag. **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce ( strawberries and Tomato ) stored over ready-to-eat food ( cream cheese) in walk in cooler. Manager placed cream cheese on another shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-17-4
12
Oct 25, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 7, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
View 1 violation
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items in cook line grill drawers: cheese (48F - Cold Holding); turkey bacon (47F - Cold Holding); ham (48F - Cold Holding); sausage (47F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items were placed in cooler at 6:00 am. Manager moved items to reach-in cooler to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-07: Items in cook line grill drawers: cheese (50F - Cold Holding); ham (50F - Cold Holding); sausage (49F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items were placed in cooler at 7:00 am. Manager moved items to reach-in cooler to reduce temperature to 41F. **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
86
Sep 23, 2024
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 1 major violation. 10 minor violations.
View 17 violations
High Priority - Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. Container of slaw in reach-in cooler across from kitchen entrance dated 9/16.
01B-28-5
High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched face and proceeded to handle clean plate in wait station pass through window without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-25-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw ground beef stored over pasteurized egg whites in outside walk-in cooler. Manager removed ground beef from walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over shell eggs in outside walk-in cooler. Manager moved chicken to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-20-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items in cook line grill drawers: cheese (48F - Cold Holding); turkey bacon (47F - Cold Holding); ham (48F - Cold Holding); sausage (47F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items were placed in cooler at 6:00 am. Manager moved items to reach-in cooler to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Faucet outside of back door. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
29-34-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blade of can opener on prep table across from back door. Soda gun in wait station.
22-02-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand washing sink in dish area.
29-11-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Corned beef stock in walk-in freezer.
08B-12-5
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers stored on kitchen shelf. Manager turned containers over. **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster in parking lot. **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler gasket. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on cook line oven handle. Manager placed tongs on top of oven. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk-in freezer floor. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups stored in wait station. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents in prep area.
36-34-5
Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of dish machine in dish area.
16-21-4
22
Jun 14, 2024
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 1 major violation. 9 minor violations.
View 15 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed three flies in kitchen area.
35A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw fish stored over cooked rice in walk-in cooler. Manager placed fish on bottom shelf of rack. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items in cook line grill drawers: sausage (48F - Cold Holding); cheese (51F - Cold Holding); ham (46F - Cold Holding); hamburger (47F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in drawers three hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved items to walk-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F: sausage (35F - Cold Holding); cheese (34F - Cold Holding); ham (35F - Cold Holding); hamburger (34F - Cold Holding). **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Pancake batter, waffle batter, ham and cheese stored on rolling carts located on the cook line no time mark. Manager placed proper time marks on items. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Faucet outside of back door. Manager placed vacuum breaker on faucet. **Corrected On-Site**
29-34-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on cook line reach-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked container and lid in reach-in cooler next to soda box stand.
14-38-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups stored in front counter wait station.
24-08-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee can of tobacco and wallet stored on shelf above cook line reach-in cooler. Manager removed items from shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf above cook line reach-in cooler. Manager removed drink. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Drain underneath hand washing sink in wait station. Drain in outside walk-in cooler.
29-18-4
Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Hand washing sink in dish area.
29-20-5
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster in parking lot.
33-16-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket of reach-in freezer at end of cook line. Exterior of floor mixer in prep area. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Outside walk-in freezer.
14-69-4
27
Oct 20, 2023
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw pork stored over onions in outside walk-in cooler. Manager placed onions on a different shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-04-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Paneling pulling away from wall next to ice machine.
36-24-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Top of dish machine in dish area. Employee cleaned top of dish machine during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Containers stored above three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee apron stored on prep table next to hand washing sink at end of cook line. Employee keys stored on shelf above prep counter with waffle iron. Manager removed items from counter and shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Strawberries stored over batter in walk-in cooler. Manager discarded batter. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-17-4
61
Aug 15, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 11 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
37
Jan 23, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jul 27, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed Soy milk with an open date of 6-29-22.
01B-13-4
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed the license expired on 6-01-22.
50-17-2
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the back blade guard on the slicer has dried food debris. ALSO, the can opener has dried food debris on the blade. This was moved to dish. This item **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed lack of paper towels at the first hand wash sink. Paper towels were added. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Observed the plan was not available for review.
03F-10-5
Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Observed lack of dates of birth and lack of trainers Certified Food Manager number on multiple certificates. **Repeat Violation**
53B-10-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed 2 co2 tanks not secured in the hallway. The chain was added. **Corrected On-Site**
51-11-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed multiple drinks next to/over guest food. These were moved below. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed a gasket on the reach-in cooler in the hallway is torn.
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed frozen fries on the floor, end of the cook line. These were placed in the freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
41
Frequently Asked Questions
When was 43 Street Breakfast House last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at 43 Street Breakfast House on file is from Dec 10, 2025. The public record contains 12 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at 43 Street Breakfast House?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at 43 Street Breakfast House.
How does 43 Street Breakfast House compare to other restaurants in Gainesville?
43 Street Breakfast House most recently scored 43 out of 100, which is lower than the Gainesville average of 75.
Has 43 Street Breakfast House's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at 43 Street Breakfast House have averaged around eight violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at 43 Street Breakfast House means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is 43 Street Breakfast House inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, 43 Street Breakfast House is inspected around four times per year on average.
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