3 Lake County food trucks get perfect scores; 4 restaurants have high-priority violations

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Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you.

For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Lake County restaurant inspections site.

Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Lake County for the week of Jan. 15-21, 2024. 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.

For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Lake County restaurant inspection site.

Which Lake County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?

These restaurants met all standards during their Jan. 15-21 inspections and no violations were found.

** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week

Which Lake County restaurants had high priority violations?

Double T'S Bar & Grill LLC

32900 Countryside Blvd., Leesburg

Routine Inspection on Jan. 18

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

9 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 ppm. Operator refilled sanitizer. Rechecked at Chl 50 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. -2 live on white refrigerator gasket. **Warning**

Miller's Ale House - Clermont

1555 S. Grand Hwy, Clermont

Complaint Inspection on Jan. 18

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

18 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Employee handled soiled dishes and then handled clean dishes without washing hands. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.Raw bacon stored next to salad blend in walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw shrimp,47 f,raw salmon,47 f at cooks line,butter milk,46 f at chicken station ,cooked mushrooms,48 f,cooked onions,47 f,cheese,48 f at middle reach in cooler held less than four hours.Advised operator to ice food items.Advised operator to use time as a public health control for the reach in cooler that is not working. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Liquid assurance on top of dishmachine. **Corrected On-Site**

The Great Pizza Co.

23 E. Magnolia Ave., Eustis

Routine Inspection on Jan. 17

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 - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Garlic in oil 52°, Operator stated it pulled out less than 1 hour. Operator placed in cold holding unit. **Corrective Action Taken**

Wing It On (Mount Dora)

18834 U.S. 441, Mount Dora

Routine Inspection on Jan. 18

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

12 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.

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. 15-21, 2024