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SANDYS PLACE

5001 NW 34 BLVD STE F AND G, GAINSVILLE, FL 32605

License #1102844

Quick take

SANDYS PLACE in GAINSVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 89.6 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 January 13, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 16 total violations — 3 critical, 3 major, 10 minor.

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Inspections on file
2
Clean inspections
0
Callback visits
0
Latest clean pass
None on file yet

The latest inspection on January 13, 2026 shows 8 observation rows: 2 critical, 0 major, and 6 minor.

Inspection data quality

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100%
Inspector notes
16
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Inspection History

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  • Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw Philly beef over Parmesan cheese both removed from original packaging in stand up reach in freezer in storage room, operator moved beef below.
  • [14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In stand up reach in freezer on the bottom inside of freezer.
  • [36-24-5] Hole in or other damage to wall. Square hole cut in wall over chest reach in freezer in back storage room. The wall by employee time cards has exposed metal stud, making the wall no longer smooth easily cleanable.
  • [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 tested over 200ppm, operator added more water, retested at 100ppm.
  • [35A-06-4] Accumulation of dead or trapped insects or other pests, in control devices. 4 dead roaches attached to sticky trap on floor under soda box hookups.
  • [33-23-4] Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Grease receptacle on ground directly in dirt.
  • [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters and hood area above fryers.
  • [33-31-5] Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Discarded reach in cooler outside back door. Reach in cooler under counter on cooks line no longer works, used for nothing.
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SANDYS PLACE looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?

B record

Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.

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