TASTE OF DIXIE DINER LLC

Name: TASTE OF DIXIE DINER LLC
Address: 16840 SE HWY 19, CROSS CITY, FL, 32628, US
Rating: 79

16840 SE HWY 19, CROSS CITY, FL 32628

License #2500010

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79 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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Latest inspection

August 12, 2026 · 10 findings · 5 critical

Routine - Food

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TASTE OF DIXIE DINER LLC in CROSS CITY currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 79 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on August 12, 2026. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 10 total findings; InspectFL has detailed violation rows for 8 of them so far.

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The latest inspection on August 12, 2026 shows 8 observation rows: 5 critical, 3 major, and 0 minor.

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Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
[29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Backflow prevention device missing at red hose connection beside mop sink.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pan containing raw hamburger meat stored on shelf directly above open pan containing hash browns inside reach-in cooler at cookline. The employee moved the raw hamburger meat to the bottom shelf during this inspection.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with old food debris. An employee washed, rinsed, and sanitized the can opener during this inspection.
[35A-02-8] Live, small flying insects found. 1. Two flies crawling on boxes in dry storage room. 2. Two flies flying in server station, near handwash sink.
[09-01-4] Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee at cookline placed bacon on a sandwich with bare hands, then handled the sandwich with bare hands while cutting it in half. The manager instructed the employee to prepare a new sandwich during this inspection.
[01B-36-5] Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. On shelf inside walk-in cooler: fried chicken (46F - Cooling Since 8/10). The fried chicken is cooling inside a closed ziplock bag. The bag is date marked 8/10.
[03D-15-4] Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. On shelf inside walk-in cooler: fried chicken (46F - Cooling Since 8/10). The fried chicken is cooling inside a closed ziplock bag without air flow. The bag is date marked 8/10.
[53B-14-5] Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Three Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association food handler certificates expired on June 27th, 2026. Manager stated all three employees still work at this location.

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