ZAXBY'S
1 NW 10TH AVE, Gainesville FL 32601 · 352.377.8889
Last inspected Dec 29, 2025 · 8 visits since August 2023
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▼ IMPROVING
5 inspections trending up, 22 points better than where it started.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 flies flying around back of kitchen.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Dec 29, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 8 findingsThe state's own report →
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Splitter added to mop sink in kitchen missing backflow at the end of splitter.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Water spout soiled with white substance on water/ice machine in lobby.
No soap provided at handwash sink. In women's restroom.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on table above single service lids at front counter, manager moved drink to the bottom shelf.
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Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Interior ice machine the left side has scratch marks making the surface no longer smooth/easily cleanable.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Back area of fryers soiled with grease. Exterior reach in cooler drawers soiled with grease.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Behind raw chicken cooler on cooks line.
Jul 31, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority3 Intermediate4 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Water spout soiled on ice machine in lobby. White cutting board on cooks line stained orange. Interior top of ice machine.
Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Handwash sink on cooks line.
Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. At Handwash sink by Three compartment sink and across from ice machine in kitchen.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In men's restroom.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. The spinning equipment holding toss containers on cooks line the bottom is soiled.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Water leaking from knee peddle at Handwash sink on cooks line.
Jan 16, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the end of the splitter at the mop and outside of the garbage enclosure.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At Handwash sink in prep area, manager placed roll of towels by sink.
Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Dispenser by Handwash sink at the end of cooks line, maintenance personnel stated that it had soap and new batteries but still does not work.
Equipment in poor repair. On the top of reach in coolers on cooks line some of the metal is deteriorating causing the top to not be smooth.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in freezer door jam soiled on cooks line. Raw chicken reach in cooler door jam soiled on cooks line.
Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. 3 metal containers and 2 plastic containers on clean drying rack still soiled with old flour/food build up, manager moved containers to Three compartment sink to clean.
Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Extinguisher by the back door in kitchen in the recharge zone.
Jul 29, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate7 Basic
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Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee drank from water bottle then started placing tortillas on grill no glove change or Handwash.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 flies flying around back of kitchen.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior top of ice machine. The left side of ice bin by drive thru window. Water dispensing nozzle in lobby. Ice chute in lobby.
No soap provided at handwash sink. At sink in ware washing area, employee placed soap at sink.
Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Batteries in dispenser by tender is station are not working, employee replaced batteries.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Outside of walk in cooler/walk in freezer area.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket hanging on wall behind ice machine, operator moved bucket to outside storage room inverted.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Behind water heater, employee stated a floor drain was covered up by accident last night.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan guards in walk in cooler. Food rack soiled above sliced cheese in walk in cooler.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Tender breading cooler.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. At Three compartment sink.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. White powder in container on rack across from prep sink, manager labeled as milk wash.
Mar 19, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jan 11, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 9 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority3 Intermediate4 Basic
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer bucket stored on reach in cooler directly next to sauce bottles on cooks line. Operator moved to correct place away from food.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the end of splitter at mop sink.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Water dispensing spout in lobby.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At Handwash sink in warewashing area. Operator replaced towels.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee coffee beverage on prep table, employee moved drink.
Equipment in poor repair. The flip top lid on salad reach in cooler is broken.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler drawers gaskets are soiled. Pipes on wall in breading area.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Under Handwash sink in breading area on cooks line.
Aug 21, 2023Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 1 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken water/batter (52F - Cold Holding); chicken (50-54F - Cold Holding) items in raw chicken cooler on cooks line. Employee stated the cooler is not working and is being replaced soon. Employee stated items had been placed in cooler between 10-11am to get ready for the day. Ice was added to food items.
Aug 10, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 12 violations recorded, 4 high priority.
4 High priority4 Intermediate4 Basic
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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. 2 employees on cooks line with hands on clothes then orders came through and they started putting together orders.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken water/batter (52F - Cold Holding); chicken (50-54F - Cold Holding) items in raw chicken cooler on cooks line. Employee stated the cooler is not working and is being replaced soon. Employee stated items had been placed in cooler between 10-11am to get ready for the day. Ice was added to food items.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken wings (128-132F - Hot Holding); in hot holding box set at 130F, employee turned heat up to 145F. grilled chicken (108F - Hot Holding) item in hot holding drawers on front cook line. Items were used/served before retemps could be taken.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the end of splitter with hose attached.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Top interior ice machine.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
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.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Sink next to Three compartment sink. Paper towels unable to dispense at sink next to Three compartment sink.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Catch bin under soda dispensing nozzle by drive thru window.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Raw chicken cooler on cooks line.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Bucket on cooks line nearest swinging door to lobby 0ppm, employee remade sanitizer 300ppm.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. On front line near Handwash 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.