TEXAS ROADHOUSE
3984 SW 43 STREET, Gainesville FL 32608 · 352.377.2820
Last inspected Jul 8, 2026 · 11 visits since August 2023
JAN 25
AUG 25
DEC 25
APR 26
JUL 26
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5 inspections trending up, 78 points better than where it started.
Live, small flying insects found. One live fly on shelf over meat prep table of back line.
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Inspection history
11 visits, newest first
Jul 8, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate8 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Live, small flying insects found. One live fly on shelf over meat prep table of back line.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf over clean dishes at warehouse-washing area. Manager discarded.
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating on back food prep line, trashed food, and resumed cutting meat without washing hands.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing meat on back line with no beard guard.
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Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor at end of cook-line and around drain on cook-line.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor chipped away allowing standing water around drain on cookline.
Food stored on floor. Case of corn on floor in walk-in freezer. Manager moved to shelf.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink on clean dish in reach-in freezer. Manager removed drink and dish.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in cook-line reach-in cooler.
Apr 1, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Dishware/utensils not soaked prior to being placed in three-compartment sink/dishmachine and results in soiled dishware/utensils after washing occurs. Observed : a salad plate stored in a reach-in freezer on the cook line, with shredded cheese still attached. This plate and 2 others were moved to the dish area. Other plates were then checked for cleanliness.
Dec 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed : employee dessert stored in the walk-in freezer, unmarked and over guest food. This was moved to the bottom shelf.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed : by the end of the cook line by the 8 burner stove, standing water.
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed : eco sure sanitizer [700] stored over the chef table on the end of the cook line. This was moved to a lower location.
Soiled cloths, linen, aprons, coats, or other uniform apparel not kept in a suitable container prior to laundering. Observed : a soiled apron stored over cater food pans. The apron was moved to the linen basket.
Aug 1, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed a knife stored in standing water at the silver wrapping station. The water was dumped.
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use. Observed : a sanitizer buckets stored on the floor by the silverware wrapping station. The bucket was placed on a shelf. of this section in which wet wiping cloths are held between uses shall be stored off the floor and used in a manner that prevents contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles.
Soiled cloths, linen, aprons, coats, or other uniform apparel not kept in a suitable container prior to laundering. Observed : a used apron stored on the prep table at the beginning of the cook line. This was moved to laundry.
Jan 28, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jan 27, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 27 violations recorded, 7 high priority.
7 High priority3 Intermediate17 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. Dishmachine at bar 0ppm Cl. Manager corrected sanitizer hose in sanitizer and dishmachine showed 50ppm CL
Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee wearing gloves took dirty pans to dishwash area then returned to cookline and handled cooking utensils and prepared food, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Employee wearing gloves breading raw chicken then handled cooking equipment without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Employee wearing gloves touched apron and put hands on waist, then handled cooking equipment without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Employee wearing gloves touched waist and face then touched Ready-To-Eat lettuce. Employee wearing gloves on cookline using cellphone, removed gloves then left cookline and returned to Cookline and handled cooking utensils end put on gloves without washing hands. Discussed with Manager.
Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee wearing gloves in back prep area handled trash can then returned to handling raw Chicken, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Discussed with Manager.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Potato Skins 48F on cook line drawer for one hour previously in walk-in-cooler. Manager put potato skins back in walk-in-cooler
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. Seasoned butter in squeeze bottle kept on time but no time mark.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose Bibb under hand wash sink in back prep area dose not have a vacuum breaker. Manager placed vacuum breaker on hose bibb
Whole meat roast hot held at less than 130 degrees Fahrenheit. Prime rib roast Hot holding 126F. Manager instructed employee to bring roast to 130F.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Two milk containers in walk-in-cooler open the day before with no date mark.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like substance in the grooves in kitchen.
Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Container of food removed (flour and sugar ) from original container not labelled with name of contents.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle used to dispense food (flour and sugar ).
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on flip-top make table with grooves in kitchen.
Dumpster overflowing garbage. Garbage bin with bottles over the top rim of garbage bin and open.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two Male employee handling food with beard and no beard guard.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor in back prep area.
Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Food and broken dishes on floor of walk-in-freezer
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwaves on cookline soiled with remaining food.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior handle of microwaves on cookline soiled.
Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Old food in portion dish on cookline. Food in clean bins on clean dish rack Employee removed.
Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lids open behind establishment and missing drain plug on one of the dumpsters.
Plumbing system in disrepair. Plumbing disconnected at hand wash sink. Manager reconnected.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service aluminum trays no inverted. Take out large portion cups no inverted at server line. Manager inverted cups.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in the bottom of several reach in coolers on cook line.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Floor in kitchen made of concrete and not sealed.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce ( lemons ) stored over ready-to-eat food ( Ready-To-Eat potato's ) in walk in cooler
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloths on on prep tables.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitize bucket on floor in front kitchen
Oct 31, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Aug 20, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Aug 19, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed: 1 fly by the walk-in freezer door.
Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed staff on the cook line, hike pants and walk off the line, immediate come back and continue working.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: on the cook line shredded cheese 47, boiled egg 46, shredded cheese 53°. Ice bags were added, unit swap was recent.
Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Observed: multiple are paper copies.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed a hat on the wait station prep table.
Dec 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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Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed: at the expo window, plant food laying on brown paper towels. The paper towels were removed.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: in the drawer under the flat top in the kitchen, beef 47-49F. An ice bag was added.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: both multiport valves in the wait station have buildup. ALSO, the green cutting board has deep cuts and is stained.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed: a covered drink on the first prep table in the cook line.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed a cell phone stored over prep table at the end of the cook line.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed: standing water on the cook line floor.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed standing water in the cook line reach-in cooler.
Aug 1, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Observed: no irreversible surface temperature taking devices available.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed an employee drink in the server alley on a prep table.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed: a knife stored between equipment on the cook line. The knife was moved to dish.
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