BRANFORD GATHERING (THE)

Name: BRANFORD GATHERING (THE)
Address: 116 SUWANNEE AVE SW, BRANFORD, FL, 32008, US
Rating: 85.3

116 SUWANNEE AVE SW, BRANFORD, FL 32008

License #7100333

85.3 Grade B / 100

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BRANFORD GATHERING (THE) in BRANFORD currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 85.3 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on January 27, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 16 total violations — 4 critical, 5 major, 7 minor.

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[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. 1. Wet nested pans on clean dish shelf in warewarea. 2. Wet nested drink cups on counter in server station.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Several employee jackets hanging from canned food rack near back door of kitchen. Manager removed all jackets from the area during this inspection.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pan if gravy missing date mark on shelf inside walk-in cooler. Manager stated the gravy was made on 01/24 and added the proper date mark during this inspection.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside reach-in cooler in server station: butter packets (51F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the butter packets sat out on the counter at room temperature for approximately 2 hours before recently being placed back into the cooler. Manager placed the butter packets into the freezer to rapidly cool to 41F. butter packets (51F 1:50, 33F 2:40 - Cooling)
[31B-05-4] Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Towel dispenser in bar area unable to dispense towels. Manager placed a roll of towels at the handwash sink during this inspection.
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Five co2 tanks not secured in back of kitchen.
[53B-14-5] Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association food handler certificate expired on 08/12/2025. Manager stated the employee still works at this location.
[12A-12-4] Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee at cookline used gloves hands to place a raw hamburger patty on the grill, then proceeded to handle the fryer basket without first washing hands. Manager had the employee wash hands before continuing to work at cookline.
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found. One fly flying in kitchen near dish machine.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior walls of ice machine in bar area soiled with mold-like substance.
[14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. One cracked plastic pan on clean dish rack in warewash area.
[33-16-4] Open dumpster lid. Lid of dumpster left open inside enclosure.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Single-use condiment cup without handle stored down inside ranch dressing at cookline. Manager discarded the cup during this inspection.

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