GREAT OUTDOORS RESTAURANT

Name: GREAT OUTDOORS RESTAURANT
Address: 18587 HIGH SPRINGS MAIN ST, HIGH SPRINGS, FL, 32643, US
Rating: 74.2

18587 HIGH SPRINGS MAIN ST, HIGH SPRINGS, FL 32643

License #1103140

74.2 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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Latest inspection

February 12, 2026 · 14 findings · 4 critical

Routine - Food

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GREAT OUTDOORS RESTAURANT in HIGH SPRINGS currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 74.2 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has been inspected 6 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on February 12, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 54 total violations — 11 critical, 9 major, 34 minor.

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July 24, 2024

The latest inspection on February 12, 2026 shows 14 observation rows: 4 critical, 2 major, and 8 minor.

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Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[36-34-5] Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling soiled with dust above cooks line.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. 2 opened cans of drink on shelf above reach in freezer on cooks line, employee moved drinks below.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone and cigarette on shelf above reach in freezer on cooks line, employee moved items.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. 2 shelves in walk in cooler the paint is chipping away starting to expose rust. Stand mixer the bottom paint is chipping off. Board on steam table with deep cut marks.
[31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing at Handwash sink in prep area.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above grill soiled with grease.
[29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler at fry station.
[29-11-4] Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipes under Handwash sink in prep area.
[12A-28-4] Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee scratched head placed on gloves then pulled up pants, inspector had employee wash hands and put on fresh gloves.
[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. Employee topped burgers with fried onion straws with bare hands, spoke to employee about using a utensil as well as washing hands.
[01B-24-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Black bean/corn mix dated 2/3.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. beef (50F - Cold Holding); blue cheese (51F - Cold Holding) items in drawer under grill, drawer opened constantly during lunch, other items in unit 41F or below. Employee placed ice on items, retemped beef 45F and blue cheese 46F.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior deflector plate of inside ice machine soiled. Stained cutting board on clean dish rack.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hidden Handwash sink outside on patio.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Small cup in bread pudding sauce in dessert reach in cooler on cooks line, employee removed cup.
[36-34-5] Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. In dish machine area.
[10-06-5] In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Cups handle directly in tomato mix inside walk in cooler, employee removed cup.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in freezer on cooks line gasket is soiled. Can opener holder attached to table in prep area.
[12B-13-4] Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Body armor drink on shelf above items in reach in cooler on server alley, employee moved drink to bottom shelf.
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container on bottom shelf of prep table, operator stated it was flour.
[01B-01-4] Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. One artichoke can on shelf in dry storage.
[12A-07-5] Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee placed raw beef on grill changed gloves then continued touching clean plates and cooked burgers, spoke to employee about washing hands in between glove change.
[12A-13-4] 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 dropped sauce cup on floor, he picked item up off of floor placed in dirty bin then continued touching other clean sauce cups, inspector had him wash hands and change gloves.
[12A-05-4] Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee took a drink from their cup then started putting plates food on trays to take to customers.
[35A-02-6] Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2-3 flies flying around in prep area of kitchen.
[02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cheesecake opened previous days no date mark, employee stated they go through 3 cheesecakes per week so he back dated item to 2 days prior.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior top portion of double decker oven. Green cutting board on cooks line stained.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle at outside server station no label, operator labeled as degreaser.