4 Lake County restaurants cited for high-priority violations in state inspections

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Here’s the breakdown for recent health inspections in Lake County, Florida, for the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2025. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a ‘snapshot’ of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.

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Which Lake County restaurants had high priority violations?

16110 Hammock Ridge Rd, Clermont

Routine Inspection on Jan. 31

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

10 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

• High Priority – Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. 157F **Warning**

• High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. -employee handled an iPad like tablet, then continued cooking eggs on the line with no glove change

1200 Oakley Seaver Dr, Clermont

Complaint Inspection on Jan. 30

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

27 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

• High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. -employee on cook line **Warning**

• High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -raw beef behind sliced cheese in reach in cooler on cook line. Operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

16651 Schofield Road, Clermont

Routine Inspection on Jan. 31

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

7 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

• High Priority – Establishment operating with changed menu and/or increased seating without septic system approval for such change. License is for 0 seats, operator has 520+ seats **Warning**

• High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw unpasteurized shell eggs stored over ready to eat strawberries in walk in freezer. **Warning**

Mobile food dispensing vehicle

Routine Inspection on Jan. 31

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

7 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

• High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. -employee handled sanitizer wiping bucket, then continued prepping birria sauce without changing gloves. **Warning**

• High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. -500++, operator diluted, 200 ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?

Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.

How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?

If you see abuses of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for health violations online.

Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database.

What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?

Basic violations are those considered against best practices.

A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.

An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: “Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over.”

An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.

A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.

This article originally appeared on Daily Commercial: Leesburg area restaurant/food truck inspections: Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2025