PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA #498

3605 SW ARCHER RD, GAINESVILLE, Alachua County. DBPR licence 1102576. 4 inspection visits from 2023-10-13 to 2026-07-29.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-29: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic violations

1 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Alachua County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections 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
2026-07-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	1.25	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2025-10-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	1.40	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 49 Flammable/combustible materials - properly stored (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-11-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	3	1.74	5 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2	1.73	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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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.