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ORIGINAL AMERICAN KITCHEN

15 SE 1 AVE, GAINESVILLE, FL 32601

License #1103399

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ORIGINAL AMERICAN KITCHEN in GAINESVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 90.2 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 29, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 18 total violations — 1 critical, 4 major, 13 minor.

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  • Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Ice bucket lip is cracked. Green cutting board hanging on shelf with cut marks on the surface.
  • [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above grill soiled with black substance. Beer lines soiled in walk in cooler.
  • [38-01-4] Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Cracked light shield on ceiling in dry storage room by the back door in kitchen.
  • [16-21-4] Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. The exterior corners of the dish machine is soiled with white substance build up.
  • [08B-17-4] Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with/over ready-to-eat food. Unwashed kale/broccoli in original cardboard boxes on shelf above ready to eat sauce and cut potatoes in walk in cooler.
  • [16-62-1] No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Operator has probe thermometer, but after machine is done with its cycle the thermometer starts dropping in temperature being unable to give an accurate reading of dish machine.
  • [29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler on cooks line across from fryers.
  • [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with old food debris.
  • [14-47-4] Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Wooden pieces under Handwash sink not sealed on cooks line.
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ORIGINAL AMERICAN KITCHEN looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?

B record

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