Bahama Breeze #3058
Last inspected: Jan 6, 2025
67
Score
The health department has logged seven inspections at Bahama Breeze #3058, the earliest from 2022. The most recent report on file is from Jan 6, 2025. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either.
Violation counts have ticked up lately, averaging around four violations per visit versus roughly two violations earlier in the record.
Across the inspection history, “no measuring device available” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded two times.
By comparison, the average Gainesville facility scores 75, putting Bahama Breeze #3058 on the weaker side. The record is unremarkable in either direction.
7
Inspections
0
Critical latest
2
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 6, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Intermediate - Hot water sanitizing dishmachine final rinse not reaching proper temperature at manifold. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Observed: 136° temp shown on the display gauge.
22-56-4
Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Observed: no surface temperature holding device.
16-62-1
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed: tongs on the edge of cooking equipment, protruding in the walkway. These were adjusted in. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Observed: the precooked shredded chicken scoop, handle touching product. The scoop was adjusted. **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed: clear water leaking from under the dipper well cabinet.
29-11-4
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed: multiple sanitizer buckets with sanitizer stored on the floor of the kitchen. Staff put 2 buckets on shelves away from clean dishes and food. **Corrective Action Taken**
21-38-4
67
Sep 3, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: slice cheese at the breader station, 54°. Other items in this unit were at a complying temperature. This was placed below with no lid for quicker cooling. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: house sauce on the cook line, in a steam well, 117°. This was placed on cooking equipment to bring it to 165 for 1 second. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed: 1 flying insect at the beer cooler door, by the bar.
35A-02-6
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed: employee drink on a prep table, this was discarded. **Corrective Action Taken**
12B-07-4
61
Jan 31, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed multiple cutting boards are stained. ALSO, the soda gun and cone at the far end of the bar is soiled. The cone was. Removed for cleaning. This item: **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Observed: at the far end of the cook line, in a drawer, chopped/shredded chicken with the portion scoop touching product. The scoop handle was adjusted. **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5
Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed the floor in front of the dish wash machine is compromised, and not easily cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
36-11-4
82
Oct 11, 2023
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: the can opener blade with dried food debris. This was sent to dish. **Corrective Action Taken* ALSO, the bar soda guns and cones have foreign debris in them.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Observed lack of a surface temperature device for the hot water sanitizing. **Repeat Violation**
16-62-1
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed: milk at the bar, opened over 24 hours, no date. The milk was discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed the current license was not available for review.
50-09-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed the floor tiles in front of the dish wash machine are in disrepair.
36-17-5
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed the sanitizer buckets were on the floor in the cook station. These were placed on stands on the cook line. **Corrected On-Site**
21-38-4
64
Jun 7, 2023
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Jan 25, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Sep 7, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety, commercially processed food reheating for hot holding not heated to a minimum temperature of 135 degrees Fahrenheit in all parts. Observed black beans that had been reheated at a temperature of 128F. Manager removed and reheated the black beans **Corrective Action Taken**
03E-03-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed leaking faucet at mop sink
29-11-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed mop stored in mop bucket in a manner not able to dry.
42-01-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed male employee with a beard cooking on the cook line with no beard guard.
13-04-4
70
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Bahama Breeze #3058 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Bahama Breeze #3058 on file is from Jan 6, 2025. The public record contains seven inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Bahama Breeze #3058?
Across the inspection record, “no measuring device available” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Bahama Breeze #3058.
How does Bahama Breeze #3058 compare to other restaurants in Gainesville?
Bahama Breeze #3058 most recently scored 67 out of 100, which is lower than the Gainesville average of 75.
Has Bahama Breeze #3058's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Bahama Breeze #3058 have averaged around four violations per visit, up from roughly two earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Bahama Breeze #3058 means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Bahama Breeze #3058 inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Bahama Breeze #3058 is inspected around three times per year on average.
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