LEES KITCHEN

Name: LEES KITCHEN
Address: 2470 BURNSED BLVD, THE VILLAGES, FL, 32163, US
Rating: 60.8

2470 BURNSED BLVD, THE VILLAGES, FL 32163

License #7000614

🍽️ American ℹ️

60.8 Grade F / 100

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April 27, 2026 · 8 findings · 3 critical

Routine - Food

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LEES KITCHEN in THE VILLAGES currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 60.8 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 6 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 27, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 46 total violations — 13 critical, 11 major, 22 minor.

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Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Multiple employees in cook line area
[35B-01-4] Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back exit door of kitchen has gaps above, to the right side and beneath the door.
[08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. Multiple items in walk in cooler
[41-07-4] Container of medicine improperly stored. Multiple vitamin bottles stored over order prep area on shelf. Operator removed.
[14-86-1] Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Newspaper used as liner in crispy noodle container
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over duck sauce bucket in walk in cooler. Operator corrected shelves.
[12A-03-4] Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed in 3 compartment sink. Discussed with manager.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple items in walk in cooler including cooked meats

Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on prep table near front counter. Manager moved.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Several child toys and employee drinks on prep table near front counter manager moved
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two employees cooking no hair nets. One employee put a hair net on, however the other did not.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Bag of onions stored on floor in kitchen, batter mix and frying oil as well. Manager moved. Container of shrimp stored on floor in walk in along with several buckets containing sauces.
[33-15-4] Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Lid broken beyond repair.
[33-16-4] Open dumpster lid.
[25-32-4] Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Plastic shopping bags storing food in walk in cooler.
[21-12-4] Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping clothes stored on prep table. Manager moved.
[21-08-4] Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm in sanitizer bucket. Manager redid and new level was 200 ppm
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour removed from original container in large plastic storage container has no label.
[41-07-4] Container of medicine improperly stored. DayQuil liquid medicine stored on shelf next to and above customer food. Manager moved.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken and raw pork stored over ready to eat sauce in walk in cooler.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken in batter on cook line 48F. Manager moved to walk in to chill and then decided to voluntarily discard.
[29-42-4] Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Mop sink has hose attached, no vacuum breaker with splitter.
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink blocked by stacked buckets and cooking utensils. Manager moved.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Dish scrubber in handwashing sink, manager moved, large mixer tool hanging in handwashing sink with brown sauce dripping off of it, into sink. Manager moved.