SQUAREHOUSE PIZZA
405 SW 4 AVE, Gainesville FL 32601 · 352.554.4484
Last inspected Dec 8, 2025 · 6 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Vegan cooked sausage dated 7/9.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Dec 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 2 employees certificates expired 2/2025.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf above soda syrup boxes and beverage on shelf above clean pizza pans. Employee moved beverages down below.
Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Cookie/brownie on front counter with no label.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Food rack on the left side of walk in cooler soiled with old food debris.
Jul 22, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Vegan cooked sausage dated 7/9.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Container of salt with scoops handle directly in food, employee removed scoop.
Dec 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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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. Employee topping cooked pizza with cut basil with bare hands, spoke to employee that after pizza is cooked anything else added raw they need to use utensil.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Food racks in walk in cooler. Clean utensil drying rack above Three compartment sink. Fan blowing over ware washing area.
Utensils in poor condition. Tempeh containers lid was cracked/in disrepair, operator discarded item and replaced with new.
Jul 23, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 4 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Lining cilantro in reach in cooler by togo window.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At dough making area and outside the back area with black hose attached. Operator placed backflows at hose bibbs.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on clean dish rack by Three compartment sink.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Canned food holder.
Jan 9, 2024Inspection 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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Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At water faucet at prep area.
Equipment in poor repair. Spatulas rubber tips are starting to chip off, spatulas located at Three compartment sink. Small cutting board inside front reach in cooler with deep cut marks.
Food stored on floor. Soda box syrup on floor in outside shed, manager placed on shelf.
Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Styrofoam pieces located inside front counter reach in cooler and waffle area reach in cooler.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Metal pan containing white substance on storage rack no label, manager labeled as flour.
Aug 25, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Case of raw shell eggs over milk in walk in cooler. Employee moved eggs to the bottom.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Vegan sausage made 8/10. Tomatoes cut 8/18.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer bucket on cart above canned foods, employee moved to below food.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Personal drink/thermos on shelf above salt bulk container. Employee moved drink.
Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Styrofoam interior of beer reach in cooler under front counter.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. The backside of reach in cooler/waffle maker area.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Large plastic containers on shelf above Three compartment sink.
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.