SWEETWATER BRANCH INN

Name: SWEETWATER BRANCH INN
Address: 617 E UNIVERSITY AVE, GAINESVILLE, FL, 32601, US
Rating: 57.6

617 E UNIVERSITY AVE, GAINESVILLE, FL 32601

License #1102717

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57.6 Grade F / 100

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Latest inspection

September 17, 2026 · 4 findings · 1 critical

Routine - Food

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SWEETWATER BRANCH INN in GAINESVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 57.6 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 8 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on September 17, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 47 total violations — 15 critical, 14 major, 18 minor.

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October 20, 2023

The latest inspection on September 17, 2026 shows 4 observation rows: 1 critical, 3 major, and 0 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed : the can opener with dried food debris on the blade. ALSO, the ice machine next to the office door has foreign substance on the flap.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed : lack of paper towels at the hand wash sink in dry storage/freezer room with the office..
[29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed : the hose connection outside the staff door lacks a vacuum breaker.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed : the hand wash sink in the office/dry storage/freezer room has a water filter attached to the spout.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting board on flip-top make table with grooves and stained with mold like substance in kitchen.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Observed two boxes of oil stored on the floor on the back covered porch next to the reach in freezer . Manager picked up oil from floor
[36-24-5] Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed hole in wall in the dry goods storage area and next to the chemical storage area, and missing cove molding in the dry goods storage area
[08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw Chicken in the reach in cooler stored over Ready-To-Eat cheese and chimichurri container in the the reach in cooler located between the air conditioning unit and hand wash sink in the Mc Kenzie House kitchen. Observed raw repackaged Chicken stored offer repackaged roast beef and diced apples in the reach in freezer by the back door.
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed raw Chicken at 50F, cooked Chicken at 50F, butter at 51F in the reach in cooler located between the air conditioning unit and hand wash sink in the McKenzie House . All the items had been stored over night in the reach in cooler. Reach in cooler ambient temperature was at 53F
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw Chicken at 50F, cooked Chicken at 50F, butter at 51F in the reach in cooler located between the air conditioning unit and hand wash sink in the McKenzie House . All the items had been stored over night in the reach in cooler. Reach in cooler ambient temperature was at 53F
[29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed vacuum breaker not attached to the hose Bibb on the right side of the back steps to the kitchen that is next to the outside walk-in-cooler of the McKenzie house
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed missing paper towel and soap dispenser by the hand wash sink in the dry goods storage area/office. Manager placed soap and towels at hand wash sink