BLONDIES CAFÉ #13
3349 NW 110 ST · BRANFORD · Suwannee County · FL 32008
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Four flies in kitchen near cookline close to back door. Two flies in kitchen near pizza oven. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on 06/01/2023. **Admin Complaint**
01B-24-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Container of cooked potatoes with date mark of 8/9 on shelf inside walk-in cooler.
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 186 rodent droppings along perimeter of interior walls inside storage trailer beside establishment. Storage trailer contains canned foods, two freezers stocked with food, and single service takeout cups and trays. **Admin Complaint**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Backflow prevention device missing at hose connection on corner of building near door to kitchen.
Intermediate 3
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Red bucket stored inside handwash sink in kitchen near pizza oven. Ice dumped into handwash sink in bar area. Drink cup stored inside handwash sink in bar area. Sushi cooler drain line ran into handwash sink in bar area. **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Paper towels missing from two handwash sinks in bar area. Paper towels missing at handwash sink in kitchen near pizza oven. **Repeat Violation**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Two new employees without food handler training who have not sighed the employee health reporting agreement. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 13
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Three co2 tanks not secured beside fence outside door to kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor below sushi cooler behind bar area. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on prep table beside cutting board at cookline. Employee removed phone from prep table during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Box of condiments stored on floor in bar area below sushi cooler. **Repeat Violation**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave at cookline soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink stored on top of fresh produce on shelf inside walk-in cooler. Inspector had employee remove drink from shelf during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Two holes in ceiling leading to the outside of food storage trailer with rodent droppings present beside establishment. 60 day Warner per Paul. **Warning**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Several boxes of takeout containers and cups stored directly on floor inside storage trailer beside building.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water inside reach-in cooler across from three-compartment sink in bar area. **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Several bags of frozen chicken wings being thawed on prep table near cookline. Inspector instructed manager to thaw them under refrigeration or cool running water.
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Wall in kitchen around cookline heavily soiled with grease. Floor inside storage trailer heavily soiled with wet cardboard and plastic trash.
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed box of tomatoes stored on shelf above cheese and condiments inside walk-in cooler.
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bin of flour on shelf near walk-in cooler missing label. Bin of sugar on shelf near walk-in cooler missing label.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 23, 2026 1:04 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.