Nine Lake County restaurants failed inspection while one received a perfect score
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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, Florida, for the week of Dec. 11-17, 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 Dec. 11-17 inspections and no violations were found.
Golden China, 13900 County Road 455, #113, Clermont
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Lake County restaurants had high priority violations?
Carrabba's Italian Grill
2240 E. Highway 50, Clermont
Routine Inspection on Dec. 13
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
11 total violations, with 6 high-priority violations
High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Cooling overnight per operator: Alfredo 46F, chicken soup 44F, meat sauce 44F. All cook chill cooling overnight per operator. See stop sale. **Warning**
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 live and 3 dead flies in dry storage closet. 1 live fly around ice machine. 4 around beer taps in the bar **Warning**
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Walk in cooler raw sausage and ground beef over whole muscle steaks **Warning**
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. - Blue cheese 60F, feta 53F, fresh mozzarella 46F, top of reach in cooler across from cookline fryers. All items nested on top of others pans. Moved underneath - shredded cheese 47F, sliced cheese 50F at the top, marinara 47F, vodka 50F. 2nd cookline cooler from handsink, top portion of cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. - In warmer approximately 3 hours. Mashed potatoes 117-130F. Advised to reheat to 165F to hot hold at 135F or above. - lemon butter sauce 92F after stirring. Operator stated product normally has 4 hour time marking. Cook reheating to 175F **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Ckch
17415 7 St., Suite B, Montverde
Routine Inspection on Dec. 13
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
8 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. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
Green Valley Golf and Country Club
14601 Green Valley Blvd., Clermont
Routine Inspection on Dec. 15
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
16 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. -buttermilk stored in lower portion of reach-in cooler at cookline, per operator opened 8 days ago, operator discarded
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Mama Rose Kitchen and Tavern
4720 Plantation Blvd., Leesburg
Complaint Inspection on Dec. 12
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
10 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. -1 on wall by ice machine. -1 on wall across from two compartment sink. **Warning**
Mama Rose Kitchen and Tavern
4720 Plantation Blvd., Leesburg
Complaint Inspection on Dec. 13
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
8 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - From initial inspection: High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 on wall by ice machine. 1 on wall across from two compartment sink. **Warning** From follow-up inspection 2023-12-13: 1 on wall across from two-compartment sink. 1 on wall by kitchen entrance. **Admin Complaint**
Mama Rose Kitchen and Tavern
4720 Plantation Blvd., Leesburg
Complaint Inspection on Dec. 15
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
4 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - From initial inspection: High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 on wall by ice machine. 1 on wall across from two compartment sink. **Warning** From follow-up inspection 2023-12-13: 1 on wall across from two-compartment sink. 1 on wall by kitchen entrance. **Admin Complaint** From follow-up inspection 2023-12-15: 1 on wall by kitchen entrance. **Admin Complaint**
New Chinese Buffet Inc
1036 E Highway 50, Clermont
Routine Inspection on Dec. 13
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 - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. - Raw beef and chicken over sauce, cookline cooler. - raw shrimp over cooked chicken and green beans, Frigidaire cooler - walk in cooler raw chicken over jello, various raw meats over sauces and cut veggies - walk in freezer raw chicken tray over krab corrected on site **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-13: **Time Extended**
High Priority - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. - Out to use some for cooking - chicken 51F, sprouts 46F, chicken 51F, noodles 46F, rice 60f. Items turned to cooler - in white Whirlpool cooler for less than hour per operator - shredded cheese 55F, 52F, 59f, cheese stuffed mussels 55F. Moved items to walk in cooler - ice cream mix in left hopper 59F, right hopper 70F. Filled approximately 2 hours earlier per operator - in sushi display cooler, cream cheese 46F, raw fish 44-46F. Stocked within previous hour per operator - at buffet: sushi 60-65F, Cut melon, eggs, krab 48-55F. Advised to use time as a public health control **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-13: Ice cream hopper iced 34F and 35F Sushi display case krab 34F Chicken and krab 51F and 60F. Operator iced. Krab reached 36F, chicken 40-53F. In whirlpool cooler, pot stickers 53F, shredded cheese 55F. Stocked morning of callback, less than 4 hours per operator. Moved items to walk in freezer. Sushi time marked on containers. Other cold items 36-4F **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
Outback Steakhouse
1625 E. Highway 50, Clermont
Routine Inspection on Dec. 12
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
13 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Seared ahi tuna over dressing, salad cooler **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Crawfish portions 12/3
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. - Shredded cheese 46F, Mac and cheese 45, sliced cheese 44F, top of cookline cooler between grills. Operator put ice bags on top. - fettuccine 63F sitting on table on cookline. Operator discarded **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Mashed potatoes 121F, prime rib 98-108F in sham. All hot holding in sham for 3 hours per manager. Advised to reheat to 165F to hot hold at 135F or above or use time as a public health control and discard in 1 hour
High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Lactic acid sanitizer greater than allowed concentration. Greater than 700 ppm DDBSA/1875 ppm Lactic acid.
Qzo Pizza and Meatballs
Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Routine Inspection on Dec. 14
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
4 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. -raw sausage stored over cooked meatballs **Corrected On-Site**
Robata Japanese Steakhouse
1500 Oakley Seaver Drive, #5, Clermont
Routine Inspection on Dec. 12
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
31 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Ketchups. 2 dented #10 cans **Warning**
High Priority - Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Snapper. Conch **Warning**
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In freezer, to go bags used for raw meats **Warning**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. - Plate of raw beef over vegetables, cookline corrected on site - walk in cooler raw beef over vegetables. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Fish 46F and 47F in sushi cooler. See stop sale. Overnight in cooler per operator **Warning**
Robata Japanese Steakhouse
1500 Oakley Seaver Drive, #5, Clermont
Routine Inspection on Dec. 13
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
13 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - From initial inspection: High Priority - Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Snapper. Conch **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-13: operator provided letter from Coast to Coast importing that specifically states multiple types of fish - snapper is not named. **Time Extended**
High Priority - - From initial inspection: High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Fish 46F and 47F in sushi cooler. See stop sale. Overnight in cooler per operator **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-13: Fish 47F in double sushi cooler in the center of the sushi bar. Moved to another cooler. **Time Extended**
The Southern on 8
801 W. Montrose St., Clermont
Routine Inspection on Dec. 14
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
31 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over ready to eat Sherry sauce **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Per operator less than 4 hours. Moved to freezer to rapid chill. cooked squash (56F - Cold Holding); 2nd temp 42 cooked mushrooms (57F - Cold Holding)2nd temp 40; garlic butter (57F - Cold Holding);47° cooked onion (58F - Cold Holding) 43°house made chorizo sauce (75F - Cold Holding) 42° **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 and food truck inspections Dec. 11-17
