4 Lake County restaurants get perfect scores; 5 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 Oct. 2-8, 2023. 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 Oct. 2-8 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?

145 F Seafood

2440 E. State Road 50, Clermont

Routine Inspection on Oct. 3

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

14 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours per operator since 9 a.m. red potatoes 9am (103F - Cooling); cooked corn 9am (85F - Cooling)

  • 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. Bar 0ppm **Warning**

  • 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. First attempt 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 Second attempt Heat strip turned 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 **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. per operator since 9am red potatoes 9am (103F - Cooling); cooked corn 9am (85F - Cooling)

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Less than 4 hours per operator Moved to walk in to quick chill milk batter (46F - Cold Holding)

Denny's #7422

25 Town Center Blvd., Clermont

Routine Inspection on Oct. 3

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

30 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat avocado with bare hands, placed on top of hash browns 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. Coached employee.

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Per operator less than 4 hours. Relocated to walk in freezer to rapid chill. cooked sausage (48F - Cold Holding) 43°f 2nd temp, cooked ham (48F - Cold Holding) 43°f 2nd temp,; hash browns (48F - Cold Holding) 43°f 2nd temp, **Corrected On-Site**

El Ranchito

911 W. North Blvd., Leesburg

Routine Inspection on Oct. 5

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

7 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : 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. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-05: **Admin Complaint**

Jinheeyoo

359 E. Burleigh Blvd., Tavares

Routine Inspection on Oct. 2

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 - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -Raw bacon, raw shell eggs stored over ready to eat foods in walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**

Miller's Ale House

635 N. U.S. 27/441, Lady Lake

Complaint Inspection on Oct. 6

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

9 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. -3 dead small bugs under booth in bar. Manager cleaned and sanitized area. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Meatloaf 50f. Over 4 hours. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Coleslaw 53f. Operator discarded. Less than 4 hours. Chicken 47f, Shrimp 46f, Meatloaf 50f. Meatloaf over 4 hours. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **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: Oct. 2-8, 2023