MCDONALDS

1030 E UNIVERSITY AVE, GAINESVILLE, Alachua County. DBPR licence 1102456. 6 inspection visits from 2023-09-13 to 2026-09-08.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2026-09-08: complaint inspection, 1 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 6 basic violations

1 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Alachua County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Alachua County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-09-08	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	3	6		10 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-06-29	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	4		5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-03-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	6	1.40	7 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-04-21	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	0	0		1 area 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
2025-04-15	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	4	1.74	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2023-09-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	7	1.73	6 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)

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A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.