Gator Joe's
Last inspected: Mar 9, 2026
32
Score
Gator Joe's, located at 12431 SE 135 Ave in Ocklawaha, FL, had a high-risk inspection on March 9, 2026, with a score of 32. This inspection identified 5 critical and 8 minor violations, including issues with food dispensing containers and employee personal items stored improperly. While this recent inspection indicated several concerns, the establishment has a historical pattern of mostly low-risk inspections across its ten recorded visits.
13
Inspections
5
Critical latest
0
Major latest
8
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 9, 2026
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 8 minor violations.
32
Oct 20, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 13, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
86
Oct 7, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 10 minor violations.
32
Feb 21, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Oct 14, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 9 minor violations.
50
May 8, 2024
Complaint Partial
1 minor violation.
95
Apr 19, 2024
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
47
Jan 29, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
67
Jul 25, 2023
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Jul 20, 2023
Complaint Full
5 critical violations. 2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
25
Jan 9, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
86
Jul 29, 2022
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Violations — Mar 9, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup in sugar. Removed. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Male employee wiped knife with towel.
21-05-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone and vape on shelf over clean dishes in ware wash area. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee in kitchen.
13-04-4
Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. In kitchen area, rivets on floor. **Repeat Violation**
36-11-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Around doors of reach in cooler soiled with black substance.
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. One lid open on dumpster.
33-16-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar not labeled at bar. Labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Female employee scooped ice for customer drink with plastic cup touching the ice, employee did not wash hands prior to scooping ice.
12A-16-4
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee picked up box from floor the added red sauce to portion cup without washing hands.
12A-29-4
High Priority - 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. Female employee scooped ice for customer drink with plastic cup touching the ice, employee did not wash hands prior to scooping ice. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
09-01-4
High Priority - Food contaminated by employees/consumers and operator continued to serve food. See stop sale. Female employee scooped ice for customer drink with plastic cup touching the ice, employee did not wash hands prior to scooping ice. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-12-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler located in prep room, two raw shell eggs on shelf over case of tomatoes. Moved. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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