AMRIT PALACE
3105 SW 34 ST, Gainesville FL 32608 · 3525986102
Last inspected Aug 26, 2026 · 4 visits since July 2023
JUL 23
NOV 23
FEB 26
AUG 26
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4 inspections, swinging between A and F. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food with an expired license on 6/1/2026.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Aug 26, 2026Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 21 violations recorded, 5 high priority.
5 High priority7 Intermediate9 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 21 findingsThe state's own report →
Container of medicine improperly stored. Burn gel on shelf above reach-in-cooler on cooks line. Employee moved item.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food with an expired license on 6/1/2026.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw lamb over cauliflower in walk-in-cooler.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Chickpeas marked 8/14 in walk-in-cooler, operator stated item had old labels on container.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken (44F - Cold Holding); chickpeas (48F - Cold Holding); spinach (88F - Cold Holding); soup (46F - Cold Holding) items in walk-in-cooler, all other items 41F or below.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior ice machine.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink full of bowls in corner of front line.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All employees.
No soap provided at handwash sink. At handwashing sink in back area by walk-in-cooler, employee placed item at sink.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. 2 spray bottles no labels in back kitchen. Employee labeled items.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl no handle scoop in flour container.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket not inverted by ice machine.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf above prep table on cooks line. Employee moved drinks.
Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board on cooks line with gray/black cut marks.
Food stored on floor. Samosas on floor in walk-in-freezer and onions on floor in walk-in-cooler.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on handle on cooks line, employee moved tongs.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood soiled with dust above cook line.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on containers on clean dish rack.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour bin has no label.
Feb 17, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Nov 27, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed: 15 parfaits held in a mini glass door reach-in cooler, 58F. The reach-in cooler had a built up ice pad accumulation on the internal back wall. The invoice depicts the parfaits come in under refrigeration.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: 15 parfaits held in a mini glass door reach-in cooler, 58F. The reach-in cooler is in the kitchen on a counter.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed a soda gun at the bar has build up on the gray diffuser.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed: 2 pressurized tanks by the beer cooler are not secured.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed: the mop sink wall has a hole.
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed: a sanitizer bucket stored next to single serve on the cook line. They bucket was moved away on the bottom shelf.
Stored food not covered. Observed cooked chicken at 38F in the walk-in cooler, not covered.
Jul 24, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 7 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed: the dish wash machine at 0 ppm for chlorine. The supply tube was adjusted and 100ppm was achieved.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: the soda and tea nozzles have build up. The soda nozzles were being switched out.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed the unused chest freezer in the cook line has soiled handles.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed the current license is not displayed.
Dead roaches on premises. Observed: 1 dead roach in the corner of he dry goods area. This was swept up.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed 1 drink at the prep corner on the prep area. This was discarded.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed the top of the dish wash machine has an accumulation of debris.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.