BIG DOGG JAMAICAN BBQ AND MORE

1308 E UNIVERSITY AVE, GAINESVILLE, Alachua County. DBPR licence 1150250. 13 inspection visits from 2023-09-21 to 2026-02-12.

Allowed to reopenLast visit, 2026-02-12: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Alachua County average that year (1 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2026-01-30)

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Emergency closures

From DBPR's weekly closure extracts, which cover 2025-12-29 to 2026-11-06 only. Reasons are DBPR's own wording.
Closed	Re-opened	Reason (DBPR)
2026-01-30		No potable water

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
2026-02-12	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2026-01-31	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	0	0		1 area 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
2026-01-30	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	2	2	1.40	5 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-09-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	7	1.40	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 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-05-09	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-04-24	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	0		1 area 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
2025-04-04	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
2025-03-27	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	3	6	1.74	9 areas 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 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-10-17	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	2	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-08-23	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	2	0		2 areas 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-08-16	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	5	8	1.74	12 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-01-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	6	1.73	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 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 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2023-09-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	5	1.73	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.