THE SWAMP RESTAURANT
1104 SW 2 AVE · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County · FL 32601
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Burn spray on shelf by mustard bottles on cooks line, employee moved spray. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. buttermilk (56F – Cold Holding) on the counter sitting in melted ice bath, operator placed in freezer and Retemped at 40F. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer bucket on top of prep table above bread cart, employee moved. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink behind bar contains ice indicating using a dump sink.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At end of cooks line near prep area, manager placed roll of paper towels by sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Gravy in walk in cooler cooked, frozen, thawed and placed in walk in cooler not date. Employee date marked. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 7
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple on the cooks line.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Glasses on shelf next to sauces/seasonings in prep area, manager moved item. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Multiple produce items on floor in walk in cooler and multiple items on floor in walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On oven door handles on cooks line.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above grill. **Repeat Violation**
25-11-5Basic – Single-service articles stored outside or in a room/shed that is not fully enclosed (open to outdoors/screened). Plastic cups located on counter at the unused outside bar.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In middle reach in cooler on cooks line. Manager cleaned out cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 2, 2026 2:04 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.