MARY'S KOUNTRY KITCHEN
15945 CTY RD 448, TAVARES, FL 32778
License #4501396
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Mixed Health Record
How is this score calculated? →MARY'S KOUNTRY KITCHEN in TAVARES currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 81.1 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 24, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 32 total violations — 3 critical, 7 major, 22 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on March 24, 2026 shows 15 observation rows: 2 critical, 3 major, and 10 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [02B-01-5] Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Eggs Benedict on menu. Operator put asterisks.
- [10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On oven handle. Operator removed.
- [12A-27-4] Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook at cook line cracked raw shell eggs and grabbed to go container without changing gloves and washing hand.
- [14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In two white chest freezer in storage area.
- [24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic containers on dish rack.
- [25-06-4] Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Boats on top of refrigerator. Operator inverted.
- [36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under hand washing sink in the kitchen. Floor behind white upright freezer. Floor by dish rack. Floor in storage area soiled.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior side of white reach in freezer at cook line. Gaskets on upright white freezer at the end of cook line.
- [08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw Shell eggs over cream in reach in cooler. Operator removed.
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. White cutting board in the kitchen
- [14-42-4] Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. One piece.
- [16-37-1] No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine strips.
- [22-08-4] Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Oven at the end of cook line interior.
- [36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall by hand washing sink in the kitchen.
- [22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Upright white reach in freezer at the end of cook line. Reach in coolers across next to ice machine.
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