Prime and Pearl
Last inspected: Dec 9, 2025
78
Score
Going back to 2022, Prime and Pearl has 10 inspections in the public record. The most recent visit was on Dec 9, 2025. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.
The trend has not been favorable: recent inspections average around six violations each, up from closer to four violations before.
“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris” comes up most often, recorded five times in the inspection record.
Compared to the broader Gainesville restaurant scene, this is about average. The record is unremarkable in either direction.
10
Inspections
0
Critical latest
0
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 9, 2025
Complaint Full
6 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Single-Use/Single-Service Articles Properly Stored and Used
FL-45
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
78
Sep 5, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
61
Mar 12, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel or cloth used as liner for food container. Observed: the arugula In the walk-in cooler is contacted by a dry cloth. The cloth was removed. **Corrected On-Site**
14-86-1
Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. Observed: the tags are bagged by the month, not in order of final oyster being served.
01C-05-4
Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Observed: the final use date for the last oyster in each bag/batch is not written on the tag.
01C-03-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: the cutting boards in multiple places in the kitchen are stained. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed: multiple drinks stored over and next to food and on prep areas in the kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed: standing water on the floor in front of the new ice maker. **Repeat Violation**
36-22-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed cases of food on the freezer floor.
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed: the handle for scooping bulk salt is touching product. **Repeat Violation**
10-01-5
52
Dec 27, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 23, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed: the new crushed ice maker is not draining and is filling with water. A service tech has been contacted to remediate the situation in the morning. **Corrective Action Taken**
01B-13-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed multiple cutting boards on the cook line with stains.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Observed the hi temp dish wash machine reads 190 at the manifold, the business lacks an irreversible surface temperature taking device.
16-62-1
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed: no employee training. **Warning**
53B-01-5
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed: standing water in the floor by the new ice machine.
36-22-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed: the scoop used for the bulk salt was left with the handle touching the salt.
10-01-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed: an unsealed water bottle on the cook line cutting board.
12B-07-4
55
Feb 16, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Observed: raw beef in the alto sham, no time mark. ALSO, butter on the speed rack by the walk-in cooler, no time marks. Time marks are being added, and will be added again at the change time. **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: the soda nozzles in the wait station with residue. Staff was instructed to change their cleaning procedures to include further cleaning/scrubbing/brushing. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed: the wall by the mop sink has a hole in it.
36-24-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed: Red Bull on a cutting board and on the clean dish rack.
12B-07-4
70
Oct 18, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 13, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: in the pantry flip top make table: cut tomato 47, lobster 47, lobster 47, shred cheese 47. Milk wash/dip 49F. Items iced above and below, milk wash packed in ice. Prep/stocking started at 3:00. Items dropped 2F in 12 minutes. Lobster was moved to the walk-in cooler then the walk-in freezer for quicker cooling. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed the 3 compartment sink quaternary amonia test strip did not indicate in the approved zone. A new bucket had been added, priming is under way. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-43-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed 2 cutting boards stained with deep cuts. **Repeat Violation* ALSO, a soda gun and 2 soda nozzles are soiled. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed: backpacks stored over or next to food in dry storage. These were moved away **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
64
Apr 4, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
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High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee on cook line handle raw meat, remove gloves, did not wash hands and put on new gloves. Advised manager and manager spoke to employee about proper handwashing after handling raw meat. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw shelled eggs stored over fish in walk-in-cooler. Manager moved eggs to a bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5
Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Observed 90% of the tags did not have a the last date served and were not in chronological order.
01C-03-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed mold like substance on the inside food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda gun dispensing machine at bar. Employee cleaned soda gun **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop stored in a manner not allowed to dry. **Repeat Violation**
42-01-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels not removed from food containers after cleaning on the clean ware rack.
16-46-4
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 at server station.
23-03-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee bag stored over food on dry goods storage area
40-06-5
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee drinks stored over butter trays served to the public in the server area. Manager removed employee drinks. Observed employee drink on clean ware rack. Manager discarded drink **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-49-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed multiple cutting board on flip-top make table and kitchen with grooves and stained in kitchen.
14-09-4
45
Dec 7, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 5 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee on cook line wipe bare hand on soiled apron and put on gloves with no hand wash. Advised manager and he addressed issue with employee.
12A-07-5
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license displayed dated 6/1/2022.....expired **Admin Complaint**
50-17-2
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed cook on cook line handle top of bread bun with bare hand and place on sandwich served to customer. Advised manager and manager addressed situation with employee.
09-01-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee food on clean ware rack
08B-49-4
Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed wet wiping cloth under cutting board in kitchen. Also observed wet wiping cloth on cutting board in kitchen
21-04-4
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 - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed in kitchen working containers of food (flour) removed from original container with no identification of food product stored in container. Manager instructed employee to place label. **Corrective Action Taken**
02D-01-5
Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee drink on prep table. Employee removed drink from prep table.
12B-02-4
50
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Prime and Pearl last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Prime and Pearl on file is from Dec 9, 2025. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Prime and Pearl?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Prime and Pearl.
How does Prime and Pearl compare to other restaurants in Gainesville?
Prime and Pearl most recently scored 78 out of 100, which is about the same as the Gainesville average of 75.
Has Prime and Pearl's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Prime and Pearl have averaged around six violations per visit, up from roughly four earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Prime and Pearl means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Prime and Pearl inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Prime and Pearl is inspected around three times per year on average.
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