OCEAN BUFFET

Name: OCEAN BUFFET
Address: 6795 W NEWBERRY RD, GAINESVILLE, FL, 32605, US
Rating: 85.7

6795 W NEWBERRY RD, GAINESVILLE, FL 32605

License #1103053

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85.7 Grade B / 100

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OCEAN BUFFET in GAINESVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 85.7 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on December 1, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 19 total violations — 4 critical, 3 major, 12 minor.

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[21-38-4] Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer buckets in prep area and main server area on floor.
[31B-06-4] Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. At Handwash sink by dish machine and in prep area.
[35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor in back storage room, employee cleaned during inspection.
[10-08-5] Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. At server area by restrooms, employee removed handle out of food.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple drinks on shelf above reach in cooler on cooks line, manager moved drinks.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken (47F - Cold Holding) chicken on top shelf in walk in cooler across from freezer. Other items in walk in cooler were either cooling or properly cold held. Item was placed in freezer to rapidly drop in temperature.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Double door reach in cooler the gaskets are taped with duct tape. Plastic container holding shrimp in walk in cooler has been burned/warped.
[41-15-5] Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket in prep area chlorine tested over 200ppm, employee added water and retested at 100ppm.
[36-22-4] Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In walk in cooler, employee cleaned during inspection.
[01B-01-4] Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 can of pears and 1 can of oyster sauce dented.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler food racks. Fan in double reach in cooler by kitchen swinging doors.

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