SAMANTHAS CYPRESS INN

Name: SAMANTHAS CYPRESS INN
Address: 15568 US HWY 19, CROSS CITY, FL, 32628, US
Rating: 86.7

15568 US HWY 19, CROSS CITY, FL 32628

License #2500009

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86.7 Grade B / 100

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SAMANTHAS CYPRESS INN in CROSS CITY currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 86.7 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 16, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 24 total violations — 4 critical, 3 major, 17 minor.

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The latest inspection on March 16, 2026 shows 10 observation rows: 1 critical, 1 major, and 8 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. 1. Top of reach-in freezer rusted and metal torn in back of kitchen. 2. Several torn gaskets on reach-in freezer doors in storage area.
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. Box containing single-use foam trays stored directly on floor in closed dining area.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice dumped into handwash sink at front counter.
[33-31-5] Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Old reach-in freezer stored outside behind establishment.
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. One small co2 tank not secured on back porch area.
[16-46-4] Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Large white date label stuck to side of plastic pan on clean dish rack in rear storage area.
[35B-04-4] Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Large hole in floor below door leading all the way to ground below building at door in dry storage room.
[32-22-4] Bathroom located outside establishment not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors or constructed to have entrances and exits that ensure the privacy of occupants. Employee restroom located on exterior of building door left open and is not self-closing.
[36-51-4] Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. 1. Several cracked floor tiles throughout dry storage area. 2. Several holes in wooden floor in deep freezer storage room. 3. Hole in floor below door leading all the way to outside in dry storage room. 4. Several holes rotted in exterior overhang surrounding building.
[08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Ziplock bags containing raw frozen chicken stored on shelf above sealed packages of fully-cooked ham inside reach-in freezer in storage area. An employee moved the raw chicken to the bottom shelf during this inspection.

Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board at cookline is heavily stained.
[32-12-6] Covered waste receptacle not provided in womens bathroom. No covered waste basket in unisex restroom located outside, near back door of kitchen.
[33-31-5] Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Accumulation of unused equipment and pallets behind building.
[13-06-4] Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Employee with painted and/or artificial nails scooped ice from ice machine without wearing gloves.
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. One co2 tank not secured on back porch area.
[01B-38-5] Time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from ambient temperature to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within four hours. See stop sale. In pan on shelf at cookline: onion rings (72F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the onions are made in-house and are still raw, coated with egg wash, and battered in flour. The egg wash coating the onion rings is a temperature controlled food and must stay 41F or below and must be ambient cooled to 41F or below within four hours of preparation. Manager stated the bin of onion rings were prepared more than four hours prior.
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board at cookline has deep cut marks.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Hood filters above cookline soiled with grease. 2. Standup fan in warewash area soiled with dust.
[36-50-4] Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Ceiling tiles throughout kitchen stained. 2. Fan in rear kitchen wall soiled with dust.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside top of refrigerated make-table at cookline: shredded cheese (49F - Cold Holding). The cheese is stored in the top portion of the refrigerated make-table, filled appropriately 4 inches above the safe load line. Manager stated the cheese was just filled approximately 30 minutes prior and moved the top portion of the cheese into the bottom of the cooler to cool to 41F.
[32-22-4] Bathroom located outside establishment not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors or constructed to have entrances and exits that ensure the privacy of occupants. Door of outside restroom not self-closing and left open.
[36-51-4] Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. 1. Cracked floor tiles in dry storage room. 2. Floor sunken in rear storage room. Damaged floor board at back door of room leading to underside of porch. 3. Worn flooring in server station, near ice machine. 4. Rotted wood door on back-side of building.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. 1. Shelving below prep table in center of kitchen rusted through. Liner on shelf is torn. 2. Several nonfunctional coolers throughout establishment. 3. Gaskets on freezer doors in rear storage area torn. 4. Lid on reach-in freezer in back of kitchen rusted through.
[03D-06-5] Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. In pan on shelf at cookline: onion rings (72F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the onions are made in-house and are still raw, coated with egg wash, and battered in flour. The egg wash coating the onion rings is a temperature controlled food and must stay 41F or below and must be ambient cooled to 41F or below within four hours of preparation. Manager stated the bin of onion rings were prepared more than four hours prior. Stop sale issued.

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B record

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