Sweetwater Branch Inn
617 E University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601 · Permanent Food Service · License 1102717
What drove the grade
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 17 routine inspection1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 3 intermediate-12
- Safety score88
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 17, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
4 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: 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.
Intermediate3
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: 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.
Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: 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.
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..
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.