PLAYA BOWLS GAINESVILLE

1260 SW 5 AVE #110, GAINESVILLE, Alachua County. DBPR licence 1103728. 4 inspection visits from 2024-01-08 to 2026-10-27.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2026-10-27: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic violations

0 of 3routine 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
2026-10-27	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	4	1.25	5 areas 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-09-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	5	1.40	7 areas 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 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-12	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	6	1.74	8 areas 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 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 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
2024-01-08	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1		2 areas 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

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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.