MOTHER'S PUB & GRILL NORTH

Name: MOTHER'S PUB & GRILL NORTH
Address: 5109 NW 39 AVE, GAINESVILLE, FL, 32606, US
Rating: 44.8

5109 NW 39 AVE, GAINESVILLE, FL 32606

License #1102294

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44.8 Grade F / 100

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MOTHER'S PUB & GRILL NORTH in GAINESVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 44.8 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 9 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 7, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 47 total violations — 11 critical, 5 major, 31 minor.

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[09-01-4] 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. Cook not wearing gloves cut two hoagie rolls with bare hands while preparing food order, then put on gloves without washing hands

Warning Issued
[01B-13-4] Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 1 container of Mac and Cheese Poppers prepared 8/6 in reach in cooler. 2 containers of Mac and cheese popper in walk-in-cooler prepared 8/7, 1 container of Italian Beef prepared 8/13
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Two boxes of fries stored and one box of pizza crusts on the floor of walk-in-freezer. Manager placed items on shelf.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. sides of flip-top make table cooler soiled on cook line. Vent covers on ice machine soiled have accumulation of dust.
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of cup lids on floor in back tavern storage room.
[29-17-4] Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Waste line missing on soda gun holsters at both bars.
[33-31-5] Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Oven doesnt work in kitchen cookline.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee purses stored above box of cup lids
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured in dry goods storage area and at tavern bar
[35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. Dead roach behind ice machine in kitchen. Manager removed and discarded
[14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Several plastic lids and containers had multiple cracks. Manager discarded
[36-10-4] Worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting. Floors have accumulation of grease under equipment and shelves in kitchen
[32-12-6] Covered waste receptacle not provided in unisexs bathrooms in tavern No covered waste receptacle provided in unisex tavern bathroom.
[36-22-4] Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on side of reach in freezer on cookline draining from soft drink dispenser pipe Standing water at bar by three-compartment sink, producing foul sewer odor
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle not properly labeled with identifying contents ( cleaning agent ). Manager labeled spray bottles
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Au Jus and corn beef in walk-in-cooler not date marked. Manager stated both were prepared two days earlier on 2/18/25
[36-24-5] Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in door of restroom
[36-36-4] Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing in mop sink area
[36-17-5] Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles broken and missing at bar.
[12B-02-4] Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee prepared personal coffee on prep table on cookline, then drank coffee on cookline.
[36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls soiled on cookline behind equipment with grease
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice deflector in ice machine has mold like substance. Manager instructed employee to clean

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