BROWNS COUNTRY BUFFET

Name: BROWNS COUNTRY BUFFET
Address: 14423 NW US HWY 441, ALACHUA, FL, 32615, US
Rating: 75.4

14423 NW US HWY 441, ALACHUA, FL 32615

License #1101893

75.4 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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BROWNS COUNTRY BUFFET in ALACHUA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 75.4 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has been inspected 6 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 21, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 40 total violations — 13 critical, 8 major, 19 minor.

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Administrative complaint recommended
[10-14-5] Ice bucket not stored inverted or in a protected manner between uses. Ice bucket not inverted or protected manner by ice machine. Employee inverted buckets
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean stacked ( cups and bins )not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting.
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of plastic lids and paper towels on floor in dry goods storage area
[33-16-4] Open dumpster lid. Dumpster with lid open
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found Two small flies by side room dining area server area.
[36-32-5] Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Air conditioner vents missing in kitchen.
[22-41-4] Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishmachine at 0ppm CL
[51-16-7] No handwash sink at front of house where server area is located and handling bread for toast occurs next to front register. History of multiple hand wash violations Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/.
[09-01-4] Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Server not wearing gloves, puts bread in toaster and takes toast out of toaster with food grade paper and adjusts bread with bare fingers. Discussed with Manager.
[31A-12-4] No handwash sink for employees in front server area. No handwash sink in front server area and toast area
[08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Open bottle of water in reach in freezer in kitchen on top shelf above food served to the public, not identified.
[14-17-4] Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. walk-in-cooler shelves pitted with rust.
[12A-27-4] Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook wearing gloves cracked raw shelled eggs and placed on grill then handled cooking utensils and serving plates, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Discussed with Manager.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station. Reach in freezer gasket with accumulation of food in kitchen Reach in cooler handles soiled with food debris
[03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. HOT HOLDING rice 129F; macaroni and cheese 125F in kitchen. Manager reheated to 170F in 30 minutes

Administrative complaint recommended
[03F-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Time mark are not maintained for items kept on time at the buffet station.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone on prep table
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer spray bottle stored on dry goods storage rack next to handwash sink in kitchen
[46-01-4] Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Exit door in special occassion area blocked with rack.
[08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. Fish and pork chops not covered in walk-in-cooler
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of food removed ( salt on cookline ) from original container not labeled with name of contents.
[29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing vacuum breaker on hose Bibb under dishmachine
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee open drink container and water bottles on prep table and above dishmachine
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean stacked Equipment ( cups at server station, metals bins at drying rack )not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting.
[02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Open container of milk with no date mark. Egg salad in reach in cooler with no date mark prepared 3 days earlier
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw Chicken stored above sauce and milk containers in reach in cooler in back room.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Oven handle on cookline and reach in cooler handles in kitchen soiled with grease. Hood filters soled with grease Bottom of reach in freezer soiled with food. Gaskets of reach in freezer soiled. Mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station. Cabinet under cold holding Buffet station has mold build on door and bottom surface.
[16-21-4] Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of dishmachine dirty with food particles
[36-34-5] Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tile in kitchen soiled with grease
[12A-28-4] Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher washed hands and dried on clothes, scratched his face then handled clean bin of silverware, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Discussed with Manager.
[08A-17-6] Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Chicken stored over open box of crab in reach in freezer by Buffet area.
[08B-01-4] Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Deserts at Buffet area on table with no sneeze guard or protection.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets of reach in freezer torn
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Food-contact surface of commercial can opener soiled with food debris, mold-like substance. Old food on food mixer by reach in cooler Ice deflector on ice machine has mold like substance
[12A-02-4] Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Server brought dirty pan to kitchen then went to server station and prepared and served a drink to a customer, without washing hands.
[08B-17-4] Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce ( cucmbers ) stored over ready-to-eat food ( vanilla pudding container ) in walk in cooler

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