DIMITRI'S FAMILY RESTAURANT

Name: DIMITRI'S FAMILY RESTAURANT
Address: 2710 KENILWORTH BLVD, SEBRING, FL, 33870, US
Rating: 62.5

2710 KENILWORTH BLVD, SEBRING, FL 33870

License #3800804

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62.5 Grade F / 100

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DIMITRI'S FAMILY RESTAURANT in SEBRING currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 62.5 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 5 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 6, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 47 total violations — 9 critical, 9 major, 29 minor.

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The latest inspection on April 6, 2026 included 3 critical violations, 2 major, and 5 minor.

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Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed cook without a beard guard on, cook put one on.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed a pan of ribs, a pan of mashed potatoes, lasagna and a container of carrots not labeled or date marked, operator said was made yesterday, employee date marked and labeled in the walk in cooler.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Observed torn gasket in reach in cooler on the cook line.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at the hand washing sink in the front counter area of restaurant.
[33-16-4] Open dumpster lid.
[50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
[12A-07-5] Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed cook cracking hard shell eggs and changed gloves with no hand wash, educated cook on proper handwashing and changing gloves, cook washed hands.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed on the prep table diced ham at 57F and diced tomatoes at 56F, items were in prep cooler since 9:00 am, cook moved the items to the reach in cooler to bring down to 41F.
[32-02-4] Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Observed mens door open in the bar area.
[01B-01-4] Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed one can of roasted peppers from Maui Farms dented in the stock room, operator voluntarily discarded.

Warning Issued
[35A-04-4] Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately two rodent droppings on top of dish machine, employee cleaned and sanitized.
[11-27-4] Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Sent the operator copy by email.
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed cook with no beard guard on, cook put one on.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand wash sink with ice and paper straw wrap in it by the dish area in the kitchen.
[33-16-4] Open dumpster lid.
[08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed owner had salmon on top of a case sweet potatoes in walk in cooler, owner removed.
[02C-01-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Observed Cappella 1/9/26, Swiss cheese 1/9/26 and Alfredo sauce 1/3/26, owner explained old labels that this was on 1/21/26 and changed the labels.
[50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
[03F-10-5] No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Observed no written plan on hard shell eggs, sent owner copy by email.
[21-07-4] Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed chlorine solution at 10ppm at front counter, employee corrected by making new solution that was at 100 ppm.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Observed torn gasket in reach in cooler in the kitchen.
[36-11-4] Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed two floor tiles loose in the bar area.
[53A-03-7] Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Observed Expired 8/10/2025 Darius Panagiotopoulos.

Administrative complaint recommended
[36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed floors throughout kitchen are soiled with food debris and grease build up.
[21-38-4] Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed sanitizing solution on the floor, employee moved to proper location.
[28-13-5] Raw sewage on ground of establishment. Observed outside tank cap pooling at location by the mop sink, operator cornered off and put a call in to the septic company.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employees drink on the cook line, operator moved.
[08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. Observed mozzarella sticks in walk in freezer outside with no covering.
[16-46-4] Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels on clear containers in reach in cooler.
[35A-04-4] Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed two rodent droppings on top of dish machine, employee cleaned and sanitized.
[01B-03-5] Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Waitress buttering toast with bare hands, educated on wearing gloves and washing hands, waitress washed hands and put on gloves, waitress discarded toast voluntarily.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed pans and stack of cups in the kitchen and wait staff area with water in between not air drying properly.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employees phone on plates in the food preparation area, operator moved.
[05-09-4] No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed no ambient thermometer in reach in cooler where the pizza is made.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed unlabeled bottle with degreaser in it by 3-compartment sink, operator labeled.
[14-05-4] Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Observed cardboard lining shelves on the cook line in the kitchen.
[09-01-4] 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. Waitress buttering toast with bare hands, educated on wearing gloves and washing hands, waitress washed hands and put on gloves, waitress discarded toast voluntarily.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at the hand wash sink at the front counter.

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