Rodent droppings: State temporarily closes Sumter County fast food restaurant
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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 Sumter County restaurant inspections site.
Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Sumter County for the week of Aug. 14-20, 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 Sumter County restaurant inspection site.
Which Sumter County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?
These restaurants met all standards during their Aug. 14-20 inspections and no violations were found.
Bob Evans Restaurant 587, 360 Colony Blvd., The Villages**
Dani's Sport Bar & Grill, 368 E SR 44, Wildwood**
Dunkin Donuts, Fl Turnpike Mile Marker 299, Wildwood**
Sonnys Real Pit Bar B Q, 1128 Canal St., The Villages**
Zaxby's, 868 E SR 44, Wildwood
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which Sumter County restaurants were temporarily closed by inspectors?
These restaurants failed their Aug. 14-20 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-upinspections are required.
Kfc/Taco Bell #9
1969 W. CR 48, Bushnell
Complaint Inspection on Aug. 14
Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
9 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 5 live flies landing on pipe leading to prep table in the chicken breading station next to fryers. **Warning**
High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 1 live roach in the outdoor storage shed containing single service items that ran underneath storage shelf. **Warning**
High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed a total of 35 rodent droppings in establishment. - 5 rodent droppings under counter where self serve soda dispensing machine is at the front counter. - 15 rodent droppings in dry storage area off of the front counter containing single service items. - 1 rodent dropping behind hot holding unit in prep area of kitchen. - 1 rodent dropping behind ice machine. - 5 rodent droppings underneath rack storing bag in the box soda boxes. - 1 rodent dropping to the right of the CO tank. - 2 rodent droppings under dry storage rack near back door. - 5 rodent droppings in outdoor storage shed containing single service items. **Warning**
High Priority - Rodent burrow or rodent nesting materials present. Observed broken styrofoam pieces with rodent chew marks on ground underneath shelves and on top of single service boxes in the outdoor storage shed containing single service items. **Warning**
Which Sumter County restaurants had high priority violations?
Dunkin Donuts
Fl Turnpike Mile Marker 299, Wildwood
Routine Inspection on Aug. 16
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
6 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. butter (67F - Cold Holding); eggs (50F - Cold Holding); sausage patties (56F - Cold Holding); sausage (52F - Cold Holding); chicken patties (52F - Cold Holding) Stored in reach in cooler under hot holding cabinet. Employee states the reach in cooler was stocked from the items in the vertical cooler next to ovens. All items in the vertical cooler are within cold holding parameters.
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cream cheese (46F - Cold Holding) operator moved to vertical freezer to rapidly chill butter (67F - Cold Holding); eggs (50F - Cold Holding); sausage patties (56F - Cold Holding); sausage (52F - Cold Holding); chicken patties (52F - Cold Holding) Stored in reach in cooler under hot holding cabinet. Employee states the reach in cooler was stocked from the items in the vertical cooler next to ovens. All items in the vertical cooler are within cold holding parameters. See stop sale.
High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. DDBSA sanitizer in 3 compartment sink 1130ppm. Operator added water 700ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
Garvino's
1081 Canal St., The Villages
Routine Inspection on Aug. 15
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 - 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. 0ppm **Warning**
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 2/1/2023 **Admin Complaint**
Jersey Mike's Subs 13160
5625 Seven Mile Drive, Wildwood
Complaint Inspection on Aug. 18
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
13 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee wearing single use glove put raw beef on the grill, touched sub wrapping paper and tortilla wrap without washing hands and changing gloves. Discussed with manager who had employee wash hands and change gloves. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Kungfu Chef
3437 Wedgewood Lane, The Villages
Complaint Inspection on Aug. 14
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
20 total violations, with 7 high-priority violations
High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee washing dishes handled soiled equipment then clean dishes without washing hands. Discussed with manager who had employee wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee walked outside the back door of the kitchen with soiled cardboard box, came back inside to cut vegetables without washing hands. Discussed with manager who had employee wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Food placed in soiled container. Fried chicken placed in cardboard box that previously stored raw chicken. Operator removed chicken from box and placed in food grade bins. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
High Priority - Paper towel used as liner for food container in deep fryer area. **Warning**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over raw pork in walk in freezer. Raw shrimp stored over mushrooms in walk in cooler. Operator corrected shelves. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Garlic in oil at cook line. Operator marked 12pm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Can of WD-40 stored above seasonings on storage shelf. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Napolinos
9809 U.S. 301 North, Wildwood
Routine Inspection on Aug. 18
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
9 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked pasta (46F - Cold Holding) operator moved to walk in cooler to cool **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Sonnys Real Pit Bar B Q
1128 Canal St., The Villages
Routine Inspection on Aug. 15
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
6 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 6 live flies in prep sink in the kitchen area 15 approximate live flies in bar area **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: The Villages/Wildwood/Bushnell area restaurant/food truck inspections: Aug. 14-20, 2023
