BOWIE PIZZA
1522 NW 13 ST, Gainesville FL 32601 · 352-281-1550
Last inspected Aug 18, 2026 · 5 visits since August 2023
AUG 23
FEB 25
NOV 25
AUG 26
▲ GETTING WORSE
4 inspections trending down, 25 points off where it started.
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 : front line staff season a pizza, no gloves.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Aug 18, 2026Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 10 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority2 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 10 findingsThe state's own report →
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 : front line staff season a pizza, no gloves.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed : stainless steel cleaner next to bulk sodas, and sanitizer spray at the front counter next to a prep surface. These were both moved below.
Certified food manager unable to answer basic Food Code questions pertaining to safe operation of establishment. Observed : the manager was not able to answer the big 6 food born illnesses.
Employee with long fingernails working with exposed food, single-service items or clean equipment and utensils. Observed : front line staff moving pizza from the oven with long painted nails, no gloved.
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed : no handle cup in the bulk salt.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed : the vent in the kitchen was dusty.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed : a back brace was stored on a top shelf over clean dishes. This was moved to the bottom.
Food service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed : the ice buckets were not turned upside down.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed : the area under the soda fountain has an accumulation of dust.
Soiled cloths, linen, aprons, coats, or other uniform apparel not kept in a suitable container prior to laundering. Observed : a soiled apron stored over pineapple. Aprons were moved to a laundry shelf.
Jan 15, 2026□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Nov 14, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 15 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority8 Intermediate6 Basic
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. -Hand soap and stainless steel cleaner on shelf above bagged flour in back prep area, employee moved all chemicals away from food. -Windex bottles by pizza boxes behind front counter.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Lemonade dispensing nozzle, employee cleaned and sanitized nozzle during inspection.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Using quaternary ammonia at Three compartment sink and Chlorine in sanitizer spray bottle.
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. 2 employees, everyone else is newer than 60 days.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Shrimp thawed in reach in cooler dated 10/28, employee stated that date was when it was placed in freezer then placed in cooler no date mark. Employee relabeled 11/13.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle on ledge behind pizza counter no label, employee stated it is bleach water.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup with no handle in salt container, employee removed cup.
Ceiling tile missing. Tile missing above mop sink.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Air vent and light shield soiled with dust above back prep area.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. No license displayed.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink above box of single service straws behind front counter, employee moved drink.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. -Container under dough rolling area, employee labeled as flour. -Container on shelf in back kitchen no label, employee labeled as salt.
Feb 26, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Aug 9, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bleach stored by coffee dispensing machine on bottom shelf in back kitchen. Operator moved bleach under Three compartment sink.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior reach in freezer outside of walk in cooler.
Food stored on floor. M and ms on floor under prep, operator placed on shelf.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At Handwash sink outside of walk in cooler. Inspector provided Handwash sign.
Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Wooden piece holding metal cone molds at front line. Wooden pallet holding single service items off of floor in dry storage room.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Large plastic containers on clean dish rack outside of walk in cooler.
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.