HERSCHEL'S SCRATCH KITCHEN
5749 MAIN ST, NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34652
License #6113004
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Mixed Health Record
How is this score calculated? →HERSCHEL'S SCRATCH KITCHEN in NEW PORT RICHEY currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 70.6 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 15, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 18 total violations — 5 critical, 5 major, 8 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on April 15, 2026 included 3 critical violations, 1 major, and 4 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [24-15-4] Equipment located in an area not protected from overhead leakage of pipes, drains and other sources. Pots and pans in kitchen on drying rack under AC unit that is drippings water onto them.
- [31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Towel bucket in hand wash sink in bar, operator moved to shelf
- [41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Dish soap on top of ice bin in bar , operator moved.
- [22-49-4] Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0ppm, chlorine bucket empty, operator put new bucket on, corrected to 50 ppm.
- [21-07-4] Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Bucket in bar- 0 ppm, corrected to 50ppm
- [08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. In kitchen - fry oil, vinegar, hot sauce, operator moved to shelf In walk in freezer - case of bread, cod, bag of tortillas In walk in cooler - containers of sauce, shrimp, soup
- [12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on top of dish machine, moved to bottom shelf
- [03F-02-5] 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. Polled eggs, removed from refrigerator 1 hour, cooked home fries removed from Refrigerator 1 hour ago. Operator wrote times in notepad.
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HERSCHEL'S SCRATCH KITCHEN has some meaningful issues on record. Would you still eat here?
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