SUWANNEE RIVER RENDEZVOUS - THE COOKIN' SHACK
828 NE PRIMROSE RD, MAYO, FL 32066
License #4400079
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Solid Health Score
How is this score calculated? →SUWANNEE RIVER RENDEZVOUS - THE COOKIN' SHACK in MAYO currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 92.4 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 November 18, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 19 total violations — 4 critical, 1 major, 14 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on November 18, 2025 shows 10 observation rows: 1 critical, 1 major, and 8 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [14-06-4] Wood surface not properly sealed. Legs of several tables in kitchen constructed from unsealed wood.
- [33-16-4] Open dumpster lid. Lids of two dumpsters left open.
- [31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No handwash sign at handwash sink near pickup window.
- [08B-37-4] Food stored in a prohibited area. Bin containing seafood breading stored below unshielded drain pipe below handwash sink near cookline. Manager removed the bin from the area during this inspection.
- [33-23-4] Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Four dumpsters sitting directly on ground near the cookin shack.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Gaskets on several cooler doors soiled with mold-like substance. 2. Sides of equipment at cookline soiled either grease. 3. Tops of refrigerators soiled with dust.
- [41-07-4] Container of medicine improperly stored. Tube of burn cream stored on shelf in kitchen above jug containing margarine and several boxes of cake mix. Manager removed the medicine from the shelf during this inspection.
- [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. Open gallon of milk missing date mark inside reach-in cooler. Manager stated the milk was opened on 11/16 and added the proper date mark during this inspection.
- [33-11-4] Missing drain plug at dumpster. Drain plug missing from two dumpsters.
- [02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bin containing seafood breading missing label below handwash sink near cookline. Manager added the proper label during this inspection.
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SUWANNEE RIVER RENDEZVOUS - THE COOKIN' SHACK looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?
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