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Mixed Health Record
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GROVE HOUSE in HOWEY IN THE HILLS currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 77 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 August 26, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 16 total violations — 1 critical, 5 major, 10 minor.
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The latest inspection on August 26, 2026 shows 16 observation rows: 1 critical, 5 major, and 10 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Call Back - Complied
- [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -soups in walk in cooler
- [10-14-5] Ice bucket not stored inverted between uses, operator inverted.
- [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. -fryer baskets -oven on cook line
- [14-69-4] Technician has been out for repair, still working on it.
- [14-33-4] Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. -Pepsi cooler
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -sides and drawers on cook line reach in unit -filters on hood suppression system -shelf under grill on cook line -gaskets on reach in coolers at bar
- [31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -beverage cans in hand sink at bar, operator removed
- [36-34-5] Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. -kitchen over server area
- [08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. -items on sheet pans in walk in freezer, operator covered.
- [22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
- [31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
- [29-28-4] Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturers instructions. -by ice machine
- [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. -dishwasher was handling dirty dishes and feeding into dish machine, then handled the clean dishes coming out of the dish machine.
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -can opener -slicer -interior of spray hose at dish machine -soda gun holder at bar
- [31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink, operator provided
- [40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -purses on shelf with single service items in storage room
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