GERMAIN'S CHICKEN SANDWICHES

220 NW 8 AVE STE 10, GAINESVILLE, Alachua County. DBPR licence 1103576. 12 inspection visits from 2023-08-04 to 2026-09-22.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-22: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

6 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Alachua County average that year (0 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
2026-09-22	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-09-17	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	3	3	1.25	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-12-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.40	3 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-08-07	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	1	2	1.40	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-01-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	4	7	1.74	13 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-08-12	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-07-31	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-07-29	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	2	5	1.74	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2024-01-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	6	6	1.73	13 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-09-12	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-08-21	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2023-08-04	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	3	6	1.73	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)

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.