Roaches, wastewater backup through floor drains: Clermont restaurant temporarily closed.
You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name.
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 July 17-23, 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 July 17-23 inspections and no violations were found.
Good Dog Eats, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
La Jibarita De Puerto Rico, 470 Stat Road 50, Clermont
Simple Eats & Treats, Mobile food dispensing vehicle**
Sonic Drive In, 1806 Citrus Blvd., Leesburg**
Tacos El Monkie, Mobile food dispensing vehicle**
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Lake County restaurants were temporarily closed by inspectors?
These restaurants failed their July 17-23 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-upinspections are required.
Burgerim
2447 S. U.S. 27, Clermont
Routine Inspection on July 18
Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
20 total violations, with 6 high-priority violations
High Priority - Employee touched soiled towel and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. **Warning**
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 4-1-23 **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw portioned turkey burgers over raw portioned lamb burgers **Warning**
High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 30-40 live roaches under prep table under mat **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. Under handsink in back kitchen Only hand sink in the back area. **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Next to blenders on cooks line **Warning**
Which Lake County restaurants had high priority violations?
Five Star Seafood
7609 U.S. 441, Leesburg
Routine Inspection on July 19
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 - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. -Observed employee handle raw fish and then plate cooked chicken wings in container.
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
Hp Grille
1403 S. 14th St., Leesburg
Routine Inspection on July 20
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 - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -Butter at room temperature. Less than 4 hours. Advised to rapid chill or put on time plan. **Warning**
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. -Fabuloso not separate from condiments. **Warning**
Jimmy Johns
2517 S. U.S. 27, Clermont
Routine Inspection on July 18
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
11 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 4-1-23 **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sliced roast beef on cold table 45F Less than four hours **Warning**
Jimmy Johns #2105
458 E. Burleigh Blvd., Tavares
Routine Inspection on July 21
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 - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. 2 spray bottles of cleaner hanging on hand sink.
The Cascades Of Groveland Homeowners' Association, Inc
100 Falling Acorn Ave., Groveland
Complaint Inspection on July 19
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
32 total violations, with 10 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. +200 ppm chlorine at front bar dish machine. **Warning**
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employees walking outside with gloves and returning to kitchen with gloves on and then changed gloves and did not wash hands in between **Warning**
High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. cook handle raw chicken.
High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water. **Warning**
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 10 flying insects in kitchen area some landing on food contact surfaces that were removed washed rinsed and sanitized . **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Cookies in walk-in cooler with brown paper towels **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over ready to eat foods . **Repeat Violation**
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employees leaving line changing task by opening soiled walk in cooler door with gloves on and returning to expo line and touched food without washing hands and changing gloves. **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw shrimp (47°F - Cold Holding); raw chicken 48 (47F - Cold Holding); raw salmon (57F - Cold Holding); raw beef patties (52F - Cold Holding); shredded corn bee (61F - Cold Holding) less than 4 hours per operator and the elected to discard **Warning**
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sterno stored above food in pizza area. **Repeat Violation**
Willie Fulmore BBQ
17436 Seventh St., Montverde
Routine Inspection on July 21
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 - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Admin Complaint**
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: Restaurant, food truck inspections: Leesburg area, July 17-23, 2023
