GATOR'S DOCKSIDE LAKE CITY
313 NW COMMONS LOOP, Lake City FL 32055 · 352-494-7662
Last inspected Aug 20, 2026 · 10 visits since November 2023
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▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections trending down, 19 points off where it started.
Live, small flying insects found. Live fly on cookline.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
10 visits, newest first
Aug 20, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
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. Employee touched mask on face then touched Togo boxes on cooks line.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cheese (53F - Cold Holding); ribs (55F - Cold Holding) items in reach in cooler on cooks line. Operator placed ice on items.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling soiled with dust over cooks line.
Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Hot water handle in disrepair at hand washing sink on front line.
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above cooks line soiled with grease. Sauce bowl rack soiled on cooks line.
Dec 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook touched face/glasses with hands and continued with food preparation. Manager stopped employee and had him wash hands.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table. Employee discarded.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on rack shelf exposing grasping end to contamination. Manager removed.
In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Dipper handle in contact with coleslaw. Manager removed.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold-like substances on horizontal backsplash surrounding nozzles on soda machine.
Utensils in poor condition. Cookline spatula with melted handle. Manager discarded.
Jul 22, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jul 21, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Live, small flying insects found. Live fly on cookline.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline vertical reach-in cooler and prep cooler: chicken (57F, 55F - Cold Holding); shrimp (60F, 59F - Cold Holding); gator (59F - Cold Holding); lettuce (54F - Cold Holding); tomatoes (49F - Cold Holding); hamburger (45F - Cold Holding); cheese (51F - Cold Holding); ribs (49F - Cold Holding).
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker on hose bibb near office door.
Equipment in poor repair. Center cookline reach-in cooler with detached gasket.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on grill bar. Manager removed.
Feb 13, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Feb 12, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 8 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee sweeping, dumping trash bin, touching dirty apron, and returned to preparing food without washing hands and changing gloves. Manager stopped employee and had him wash and change gloves.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In cookline reach-in cooler that had been left open during lunch rush: lettuce (67F - Cold Holding); tomatoes (62F - Cold Holding); hamburger (56F - Cold Holding); cheese (58F - Cold Holding); pork ribs (56F - Cold Holding). Manager removed food to walk-in cooler.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Vertical reach-in cooler shelves, walls, and bottom on cookline soiled with food debris, standing water, and mold-like substances. Ice bin plate soiled with mold-like substances
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles soiled with grease accumulation and dust.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards grooved.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda machine backsplash soiled with mold-like substances.
Stored food not covered. Buffalo dip in walk-in cooler uncovered. Manager covered container with lid.
Utensils in poor condition. In-use cook-line spatula with melted handle.
Aug 22, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Aug 13, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Vertical reach-in cooler shelves, walls, and bottom on cookline soiled with food debris, standing water, and mold-like substances. Ice bin plate soiled with mold-like substances.
Priority: Intermediate Observed: Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Pitcher in hand wash sink. Manager removed.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles soiled with grease accumulation and dust.
Equipment in poor repair. Reach-in cooler gaskets torn. Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Cutting board grooved.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Two tongs on grill handle. Manager removed.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler and reach-in freezer gaskets soiled throughout with food debris and mold-like substance. Underside of pass-through shelf soiled with food debris and grease accumulation. Hood filters soiled with grease accumulation.
Mar 19, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate8 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Vertical reach-in cooler shelves,walls, and bottom on cookline soiled with food debris, standing water, and mold-like substances. Ice bin plate soiled with mold-like substances. Microwave interior soiled with food debris and grease accumulation.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink near washing station blocked by trash can and rolling cart. Manager moved.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles soiled with grease accumulation and dust.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table. Manager discarded.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor at back right corner near office.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on grill handle.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler and reach-in freezer gaskets soiled throughout with food debris and mold-like substance. Underside of pass-through shelf soiled with food debris and grease accumulation. Hood filters soiled with grease accumulation.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink in walk-in cooler.
Utensils in poor condition. Spatula with melted handle. Cutting board grooved.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Wiping cloth sanitizer bucket on floor at grill. Manager moved to shelf.
Nov 3, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Observed employee on cook line wipe hand on soiled cloth on waistband and not remove gloves, wash hands and put on new gloves prior to handling food orders. Observed employee leave cook line to get food items from walk-in-cooler and return to cook line and begin preparing food orders without washing hands and changing gloves
Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Observed duck tape used on the corner of a shelf above hand wash sink on the cook line.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up behind cooling unit in walk-in-freezer
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. Observed exterior handles of microwave on cookline soiled with grease and food.
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