Latest Violations
Florida restaurant inspection violations, sorted by most recent. Grouped by restaurant.
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11401 N 56TH STE 22, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Establishment is has recently been purchased and some remodeling has been done to the kitchen.
- Food stored on floor in the walk in cooler.
- Establishment charging automatic gratuity without properly disclosing the information on the menu and the bill. Establishment has gratuity labeled as "tip" on receipts but nothing on the menu. Discussed proper labeling of gratuity on both the menu and receipt.
99 SE MIZNER BLVD, 114, BOCA RATON · Palm Beach County
- New menus not received. Time extension until next unannounced inspection
251 S US HWY 1, JUPITER · Palm Beach County
- License is currently expired, establishment has open pending licensing inspection for change of ownership, per operator official change of ownership has not happen.
99 SE MIZNER BLVD, BOCA RATON · Palm Beach County
- New Menus ordered time extension until next unannounced inspection Call back done early
6689 S FLORIDA AVE, FLORAL CITY · Citrus County
- Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0ppm in kitchen area. Operator made new sanitizer bucket recheck 50ppm.
5792 S SUNCOAST BLVD, HOMOSASSA · Citrus County
- Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on 02/01/2026. Operator renewed at time of inspection.
- Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee handling bread with bare hands removing it from a sheet tray in large production area. Discussed with operator.
- Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan in storage room near walk-ins soiled with an accumulation of dust facing bread stored on cooling racks.
509 E HARTFORD ST, HERNANDO · Citrus County
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler at the end of the cook line, ambient 52F. See stop sale. cut lettuce (51F - Cold Holding); American cheese (56F - Cold Holding); Swiss cheese (51F - Cold Holding); provolone cheese (54F - Cold Holding); goat cheese (61F - Cold Holding); chicken wings (59F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (52F - Cold Holding); roasted corn (61F - Cold Holding); sliced ham (50F - Cold Holding); sliced turkey (50F - Cold Holding) In reach in cooler in the middle of cook line by ovens, operator took temperatures at 11:30am and items were below 41F. Operator moved items to freezer to rapidly chill. cooked pork (47F - Cold Holding); risotto (46F - Cold Holding)
- Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. cut lettuce (51F - Cold Holding); American cheese (56F - Cold Holding); Swiss cheese (51F - Cold Holding); provolone cheese (54F - Cold Holding); goat cheese (61F - Cold Holding); chicken wings (59F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (52F - Cold Holding); roasted corn (61F - Cold Holding); sliced ham (50F - Cold Holding); sliced turkey (50F - Cold Holding)
- Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler ambient 52F
257 E HIGHLAND BLVD, INVERNESS · Citrus County
- Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Male employee touched with bare hands cooked (cooling) chicken when moved to a different container.
- Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, (room temperature) egg rolls 79F, chicken 71F, cabbage 77F, per employee items were reheated/cooked around 11:00am. Inspector provided Time as a public health control form. Operator will discard food at 3:00pm.
- Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Walk-in cooler with a ambient temperature of 50F, tofu 50F-51F, cooked shrimp 50F, cooked chicken 67F and 51F, cooked pork 52F, wontons 51F, cooked ribs 51F and 50F, raw pork 49F.
- Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Under triple sink multiple spray bottles with yellow and blue liquid not labeled.
- No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink at the front server area.
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7375 COMMERICAL WAY, WEEKI WACHEE · Hernando County
- Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over ready-to-eat beef in reach-in cooler closest to cook line. Employee moved and stored correctly.
- No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
- Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. For Christopher and Stephanie.
602 BAHIA DEL SOL DR, RUSKIN · Hillsborough County
- Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical spray bottle not labeled, labeled at time of inspection.
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun at bar.
- Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice in outdoor bar hand wash sink.
- Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. No consumer advisory for oysters served raw. Manager printed and posted at time of inspection.
- Single-service articles improperly stored. Boxes of single service items on floor in storage room.
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2801 E HILLSBOROUGH AVE, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw shell eggs stored over ground beef. Operator moved eggs over chicken.
- Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee water on prep table shelf over prep table. Operator removed during inspection.
4603 N FLORIDA AVE, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed stained cutting boards in kitchen at time of inspection.
- Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed unlabeled squeeze bottles on cooks line at time of inspection.
- In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed scoop handle in bulk sugar at time of inspection.
13910 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE, TAMPA · Hillsborough County
- Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottle stored next to a bag of onions in kitchen prep area. Operator relocated spray bottle to an approval location at time of inspection.
- Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw shell eggs stored over salted codfish and raw fish and walk in cooler. Operator relocated all raw eggs to an approved location.
- Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Stew chicken 153°F at 3:10 PM finished cooking at 12:15 PM, curry chicken 128°F at 3:10 PM finished cooking at 12:15 PM. Both items were cooled inside deep hotel pans at room temperature.
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards inside establishment soiled.
- Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Stew chicken 153°F at 3:10 PM finished cooking at 12:15 PM, curry chicken 128°F at 3:10 PM finished cooking at 12:15 PM. Both items were cooled inside deep hotel pans at room temperature.
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2020 W BRANDON BLVD # 190, BRANDON · Hillsborough County
- Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with yellow liquid on dish chemical rack not labeled. Operator placed label.
- Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bartender rinsing blender in hand sink.
- Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in mushrooms in cookline cooler. Observed in bulk sugar. Operator removed cups
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic 1/4 containers in prep area. Operator separated to dry.
514 S HWY 41, RUSKIN · Hillsborough County
- Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door.