MCDONALD'S 12870
5110 NW 43 ST, Gainesville FL 32606 · 352-376-1965
Last inspected Jan 6, 2026 · 6 visits since August 2023
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DEC 23
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JAN 26
≈ ERRATIC
5 inspections, swinging between B and F. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed two flies in drive thru area.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Jan 6, 2026Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 5 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee not wearing gloves adjusted bottom of shirt, scratched shoulder then handled the single service fries cup by placing fingers inside of cup and then filling cup with fires, without washing hands and putting on clean gloves before handling single service cups.. Discussed with Manager.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler next to fryer had COLD HOLDING Hamburger 46F; eggs 45F. Items had been there for an hour. Discussed with manager and manager found that reach in cooler had not been turned on. Manager turned reach in cooler on.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Soap dispenser and towel dispenser not working at front handwash sink.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employees on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
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Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice build up in walk-in-freezer on floor and ceiling
Feb 12, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Feb 11, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs stored over strawberry base in walk-in cooler. Manager moved eggs to bottom shelf in walk-in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items in reach-in cooler next to cook line fryers: hamburger (59F - Cold Holding); eggs (58F - Cold Holding); ham (58F - Cold Holding); bacon (59F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler 2 hours prior to temperature being taken. Cooler wasn't turned on, operator turned cooler on during inspection. Items were moved to walk-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F.
Handwash sink does not provide water through a mixing valve or combination faucet. Hand washing sink outside of office.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf above make line. Manager removed drink during inspection.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on counter next to make line. Manager removed phone during inspection.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket outside of office, 0 ppm. Employee changed sanitizer water, 75 ppm.
Dec 8, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedComplaint Investigation
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 9 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority3 Intermediate5 Basic
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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. Sliced cheese on make line. Manager stated cheese was placed on line 2 hours prior. Manager had employee add proper time mark.
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. No written procedure available. Inspector provided operator with written procedure.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Back of deflector plate inside of ice machine across from office.
Handwash sink does not provide water through a mixing valve or combination faucet. Hand washing sink outside of office.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee coffee on prep table across from egg grill. Manager discarded coffee.
Equipment in poor repair. Walk-in cooler gasket.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bottom of wall reach-in freezer across from office.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers on shelf across from grill.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket outside of office, 0 ppm. Manager had employee make new sanitizer water, 50 ppm.
Oct 12, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedComplaint Investigation
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 12 violations recorded, 6 high priority.
6 High priority3 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen from dining room and began preparing to go orders without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands.
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 rubbed hands on pants and continued to cook eggs without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed two flies in drive thru area.
Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Eggs stored on shelf above egg cooker next to fryers. Manager returned eggs to reach-in cooler, ambient temperature 38F.
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. Cheese stored on make line, rehydrated onions in prep area no time marks. Manager stated items were in use for one hour. Manager had employee place proper time mark on items.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Faucet behind dumpsters.
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. No written procedure available.
Handwash sink does not provide water through a mixing valve or combination faucet. No cold water at hand washing sink next to office.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quaternary test kit for three compartment sink.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach-in freezer on wall in kitchen.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of cream dispenser in drive thru. Manager cleaned dispenser during inspection.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep table in drive thru area. Manager placed towel in sanitizer bucket.
Aug 8, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate7 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs stored over cookies in cooler drawer next to grill. Manager placed eggs beneath cookies.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Faucet behind dumpster.
Bulk milk dispenser with dispensing tube longer than one inch protruding from the chilled dispensing head. Dispenser in drive thru. Manager cut tube at an angle.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents in back of kitchen above buns.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach-in freezer on wall next to fryers.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave on shelf in back of kitchen.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Vents above fryers greasy.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers stored on top of microwave in back of kitchen. Manager had employee turn containers over.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Two wiping cloths on prep table in back of kitchen. Manager had employee place towels in sanitizer bucket.
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.