Grill Express

808 W University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601

Failed re-check · Sep 22, 2026 Directions
61
Poor BiteKarma score 61 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Keeps coming up: Time and temperature control for safety foods, cited 5 times, plus 13 other repeat issues.
  • #45 in Gainesville's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • Passed 2 of 8 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Sep 22, 2026: failed with 1 violation.
  • 14 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Sep 22

    Callback Reinspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
  3. Failed Jul 23

    Routine Inspection

    9 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Single-service and single-use items
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
  4. 2025
  5. Failed Dec 8

    Routine Inspection

    10 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Single-service and single-use items
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
    • Minor Approved source
  6. Passed Jul 30

    Callback Reinspection

    No violations

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