PUBLIC & GENERAL
1000 NE 16 AVE BLDG H, GAINESVILLE, FL 32601
License #1103322
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Solid Health Score
How is this score calculated? →PUBLIC & GENERAL in GAINESVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 90.8 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on January 12, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 16 total violations — 5 critical, 3 major, 8 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Administrative complaint recommended
- [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 shelves in office holding single service items not sealed.
- [02A-01-5] Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Operator printed advisory and posted on wall.
- [01B-24-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Risotto in reach in cooler on cooks line dated 1/3.
- [10-07-4] In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ladle in water at 78F by soup station, employee dumped out water.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan soiled with grease/dust blowing on cooling fries in back prep. The back of red fan blowing on dish area soiled with dust. Fan guard soiled in walk in cooler with dust. Charcuterie reach in cooler gaskets are soiled with old food debris.
- [29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Threaded faucet with hose attached at mop sink no backflow preventer.
- [31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee on cooks line dumped water in Handwash sink and filled container with water at Handwash sink.
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