Olive Garden Italian Restaurant #4498
2711 Clark Butler Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32608 · Permanent Food Service · License 1103444
What drove the grade
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 5 routine inspection2 high priority (fixed on the spot), 1 intermediate (fixed on the spot, 1 repeat), 5 basic (1 repeat)-15
- Safety score85
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitOct 5, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
8 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
In bar reach-in-cooler over four hours: milk (49°F, 50°F - Cold Holding). Manager discarded both containers of milk and called repair-person.
Fixed on the spot
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
Employee dropped tray on floor, retrieved and discarded tray, and continued food preparation without washing hands and changing gloves. Manager stopped employee and had them wash hands and change gloves before proceeding.
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Front soda machine ice bin interior soiled at the top with mold-like substances. Manager cleaned during inspection.
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Basic5
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor.
Case of food on floor/dolly in walk-in-freezer.
Repeat violation
Code 16, Dishwashing facilities and test kits: Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
Old label on food pan in walk-in-cooler.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Front line reach-in-cooler gaskets soiled with mold-like substances. Front soda machine backsplash soiled with mold-like substances.
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle.
Back hand wash sink faucet leaking. Manager tightened pipe fitting and stopped leak.
Fixed on the spot
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor area(s) covered with standing water.
Standing water on back line at leaking hand wash sink.
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.