Rodent droppings: State temporarily closes Mount Dora 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 Lake County restaurant inspections site.

Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Lake County, Florida, for the week of April 22-28, 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 April 22-28 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 were temporarily closed by inspectors?

These restaurants failed their April 22-28 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-upinspections are required.

JK Thai Garden

116 E. Fifth Ave., Mount Dora

Routine Inspection on April 26

Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.

13 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.

  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. - 3 live roaches in unused air fryer stored on prep table in dry storage area. **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. - 30 + Rodent droppings observed in corner behind double door freezer in dry storage area. - Several droppings in 2 other locations under shelving across double door freezer in dry storage area. **Admin Complaint**

Which Lake County restaurants had high priority violations?

Corelli's Pantry

732 Montrose St. Ste B, Clermont

Routine Inspection on April 23

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

24 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. -cheesecake (48F - Cold Holding), held more than four hours per operator. 3 pieces

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -cheesecake (48F - Cold Holding), held more than four hours per operator. Operator discarded.

Green Valley Golf and Country Club

14601 Green Valley Blvd., Clermont

Routine Inspection on April 23

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

3 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot dogs 46f, Beef patties 46f, Chicken breast 47f, Chicken salad 46f. Less than 4 hours. Advised to rapid chill. **Warning**

Hello Coffee

17805 U.S. 192, Clermont

Routine Inspection on April 24

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 - 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. -bar dishmachine **Warning**

Italian Kitchen

300 Summer Bay Blvd., Clermont

Routine Inspection on April 24

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

15 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - 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. -employee touched cut lettuce with bare hands **Warning**

Los Reyes Mexican Grill Inc

658 West Ave., Clermont

Routine Inspection on April 23

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 - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. -Raw shell eggs over bell peppers. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Ramon Quiroz Tafolla

Mobile food dispensing vehicle

Routine Inspection on April 26

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

21 total violations, with 8 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. -pinto beans (57F - Cooling), made yesterday per operator. Operator discarded.

  • High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. -pinto beans (57F - Cooling), made yesterday per operator.

  • High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. -employees not using sanitizer on washed dishes. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. -2 small flying insects in cooking area

  • High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. -employee cooking beef changed gloves and didn't wash hands. Educated operator, emplo washed hands **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. -cooked chicken (57F - Cold Holding), in upright reach in cooler, held more than four hours per operator. -

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -cooked chicken (57F - Cold Holding), in upright reach in cooler, held more than four hours per operator. Operator discarded. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. -chlorine 300++

Texas Roadhouse

2457 S. U.S. 27, Clermont

Routine Inspection on April 26

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

31 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands when changing gloves after touching raw fish.

  • 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. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -raw steak (44F - Cold Holding), after 30 minutes was 41 F -cut lettuce (54F - Cold Holding), after 30 minutes was 48. housemade ranch dressing (48F - Cold Holding), after 30minutes was 39...all held less than four hours per operator. Operator moved to walk in cooler for quick chill. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker at hose bibb at incorrect location.

The Southern on 8th

801 W. Montrose St., Clermont

Food-Licensing Inspection Inspection on April 23

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

23 total violations, with 8 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. -next to single service soufflé cups. - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-23: **Time Extended**

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Establishment operating with changed menu and/or increased seating without septic system approval for such change. establishment operating on septic tank. -currently 199 seats with 160 approved. If operator adds outside patio, seats will increase from 199. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-23: **Time Extended**

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/ **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-23: **Time Extended**

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. -pickle containers in walk in cooler. - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-23: **Time Extended**

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -raw fish over boiled eggs in walk in cooler. -raw salmon over milk in reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-23: **Time Extended**

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. -ranch dressing, tartar sauce, chorizo sauce, fresh garlic/oil, bolognese sauce, all in walk in cooler. -cooked egg yolks and créme fraiche in reach in cooler. Operator discarded. - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-23: **Time Extended**

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. ranch dressing, tartar sauce, chorizo sauce, fresh garlic/oil, bolognese sauce, all in walk in cooler. -cooked egg yolks in reach in cooler. - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-23: **Time Extended**

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Hose bibb by back door missing vacuum breaker - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-23: **Time Extended**

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: April 22-28, 2024