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Mixed Health Record
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BROWNS COUNTRY BUFFET in ALACHUA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 72 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on September 3, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 17 total violations — 5 critical, 1 major, 11 minor.
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The latest inspection on September 3, 2026 shows 17 observation rows: 5 critical, 1 major, and 11 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Warning Issued
- [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. Salad bar items no time written down, manager stated lunch buffet was about to begin.
- [06-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Chicken thawing at room temperature in prep sink in storage room.
- [08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over cut onions, peppers, and pancake batter in reach in cooler on cooks line. Operator moved eggs below.
- [14-17-4] Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves in the walk in cooler and dry storage shelves holding uncut vegetables.
- [24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets by ice machine food contact surface facing upwards.
- [36-22-4] Floor area(s) covered with standing water. On the floor in back storage room.
- [16-03-4] Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Soiled black substance build up.
- [29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing outside back door on faucet.
- [14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In reach in freezer on front line of kitchen.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf above prep table soiled with old food debris. Canned food storage rack soiled with old food debris. Interior reach in freezer soiled with food debris in back storage room.
- [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. ham (48F - Cold Holding); item in reach in cooler on cooks line with other items 41F or below, employee moved ham to freezer. Retemped at 42F.
- [21-12-4] Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet towel stored on cutting board on cooks line, employee placed in bucket.
- [29-27-4] No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment. Mop sink removed from back storage room.
- [12A-13-4] Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee picked up something off of the floor then immediately started putting away clean dishes.
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on back prep table stained with black substance. Meat slicer soiled with food debris. Can opener blade soiled with food debris.
- [36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall soiled with food splash in walk in cooler. Ceiling tiles soiled throughout kitchen.
- [36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under fryer and flat top soiled with grease.
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