Latest Violations
Florida restaurant inspection violations, sorted by most recent. Grouped by restaurant.
All data sourced from the Florida DBPR. The InspectFL Health Score is our own calculation — not an official government rating. Visit our food safety page to learn how violations affect your health, or view the official inspection report at myfloridalicense.com.
1850 EMERSON ST, JACKSONVILLE · Duval County
- No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Observed MFDV without a choking sign. Provided sign to operator during this inspection.
50 PLAZA DR STE 106, PALM COAST · Flagler County
- Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener blade soiled with buildup.
- Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up in white deep freezer.
- Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed reach in cooler shelves soiled with buildup.
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed cups at bar station wet nesting.
- Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in cooler gaskets soiled with dark mold like substance.
633 SILVER RD, OCALA · Marion County
- Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In reach in cooler behind bar: cream (48F - Cold Holding). Stop sale issued.
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler behind bar: cream (48F - Cold Holding). Stop sale issued.
- Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in make table, raw shell eggs on shelf over lettuce and onions. Manager moved.
- Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Beef and chicken cooked on Saturday in walk in cooler. Manager added date marked.
- No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device or soap provided at handwash sink. Two handwashing sinks in banquet kitchen.
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166 MARION OAKS BLVD STE 2, OCALA · Marion County
- Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Mop sink near back door, splitter added, no back flow installed at the non chemical side of the splitter.
- Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened employee drink stored above seasoning container, employee removed the drink.
- Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of reach in coolers and freezers soiled soiled with food residue.
- Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles above storage shelf next to hood with dust.
- Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walk in freezer floor with food debris, also floors under equipment at the kitchen area.
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2496 SE 58 AVE, OCALA · Marion County
- Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical bottles hanging on rack. Removed.
- Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Bag and sweater on top of case of pineapples. Removed.
- Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened water bottle on cutting board. Removed.
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic pans stacked together wet.
5855 SE 5 ST UNIT 1&2, OCALA · Marion County
- Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Male employee touched soiled towel then sliced pineapple without changing gloves and washing hands.
- Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. Drain line from ice machine in hand washing sink.
- No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Missing for hostess hired five months ago. Hostess makes drinks and delivers plated food to customers.
- Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle of bleach not labeled. Label added.
- No soap provided at handwash sink. Missing at hand washing sink near back door. Soap added.
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206 MIDWAY RD, OCALA · Marion County
- Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in freezer door soiled with food debris.
128 MARION OAKS BLVD, OCALA · Marion County
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler, raw chicken 50, manager moved to freezer and add ice on top of chicken.
- Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Make table, raw bacon above potato balls, also raw sausage above cooked beans, Manager moved all.
- Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line, chicharron with meat 100F, grilled onions with oil 96F, per manager food heated at 12:00-12:45, Manager will placed food on time and will be discarded at 4:00-4:30pm. Time as a public health control form provided.
- Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with green liquid not labeled, manager labeled degreaser.
- Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Container stored inside sink, Manager removed container.
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809 N MAGNOLIA AVE, OCALA · Marion County
- Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Mobile food dispensing vehicle preparing and serving food with an expired license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants dated June 1, 2026.
- Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Reach in cooler, raw shell eggs stored above above tortillas and fries, Employee moved.
- Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Reach in cooler, drinks, ground beef, beef and chicken no date marked, Per employee food was cooked 10/6-7/2026.
- In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Reach in cooler, spoon handle in direct contact with ground beef, employee removed the spoon.
- No copy of latest inspection report available. No documents available at inspection time.
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542309 US 1, CALLAHAN · Nassau County
- Live, small flying insects found. Observed one (1) live flying insect in dry storage area.
- Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In walk-in freezer, open boxes of uncooked chicken patties and uncooked steak and pork fritters stored on shelf above cinnamon rolls and biscuits. Manager had employee rearrange shelves.
- Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink next to ice machine blocked by stack of bread trays. Manager moved trays from in front of handwash sink.
- Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Near drive thru area, plastic lids for ice cream not inverted. Manager flipped lids.
- Floor, wall and/or ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under middle cook line soiled with black residue and food debris. Also, floor under breading tables/fryers soiled with food debris. Also, floor/wall in drive thru area soiled with black residue and food debris. Also, floor under front counter soiled with debris. Also, multiple ceiling tiles in kitchen stained/soiled.
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542432 US 1, CALLAHAN · Nassau County
- 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. Polly H. food handler training expired 1/6/2026.
45029 STRAWBERRY LN, CALLAHAN · Nassau County
- No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Operator uses chlorine as sanitizer but has quaternary test strips. Inspector provided test strips to operator till some can be purchased.
- No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Per operator, wife works on food truck scooping water ice and has no training.
175 S CR 315, INTERLACHEN · Putnam County
- Live, small flying insects found. Observed one live flying insect land on a knife handle in kitchen.
- No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Establishment has added a previously licensed food truck as additional storage and bulk ice bin storage. Establishment has also added a smoker behind the establishment as well as a storage shed with dry goods and food storage inside. No exoplanets found in OnBase.
- Observed 4 dead love bugs throughout dry storage areas, behind shelves and coolers in external storage shed.
226 SAN MARCO AVE, ST AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County
- Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All certificates expired.
- Equipment in poor repair. Top drawer gaskets are torn.
- Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. White chest freezer has ice buildup inside.
- Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar sitting on counter not labeled.
- Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Womens restroom door not self closing.
73 SAN MARCO AVE, SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County
- Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Sitting next to cook line; eggs 73F. At front cooler milk 55F, butter 54F.
- Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Missing on eggs, cheese, lettuce, Hollandaise and pimento cheese. Person in charge time stamped.
- Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Paper towel lining lettuce. Person in charge discarded.
- Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Lettuce with paper towel in container.
- Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sitting next to cook line; eggs 73F. At front cooler milk 55F, butter 54F.
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172 SAN MARCO AVE, SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County
- Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine at 0ppm. Primed several times and still tests at 0ppm.
- Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Spray hose hanging in sink.
- Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle unlabeled at front. Person in charge labeled.
- Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Lamb shank and veal thawing in water. Person in charge removed and refrigerated.
- In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in standing water. Person in charge emptied water.
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123 SAN MARCO AVE, ST AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County
- 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. Observed bar tender cutting fresh herbs with his bare hands. Addressed immediately and he washed his hands and put gloves on.
11057 DOWLING PARK DR, LIVE OAK · Suwannee County
- No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. No proof of training for employees.
6511 LAIRD PARK RD, PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
- Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over slaw and bottled drinks. Operator reorganized items at the time of inspection.
- No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels in handwashing sink next to register. Operator provided paper towels at the time of inspection.
- Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Mop in handwashing sink next to register. Operator removed mop at the time of inspection.
- Ventilation inadequate as evidenced by excessive steam or vapors in kitchen.
9860 S THOMAS DR RETAIL 14, PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
- Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Sausage with sauted onions and peppers held hot at 120F and 126F in hot box, for approximately 30 minutes. Operator placed items back in the oven at the time of inspection.
- Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table.
- Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled floor fan on prep table. Operator removed fan at the time of inspection.
626 W 23 ST, PANAMA CITY · Bay County
- Upon callback, no CFM present.
- Upon callback, no certificates provided.
11220 HUTCHISON BLVD, PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
- Upon callback, manager working on certification.
9860 S THOMAS DR RETAIL #9, PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
- Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Clean drink machine nozzle covers in standing water.
9860 S THOMAS DR #10, PANAMA CITY BEACH · Bay County
- Covered waste receptacle not provided in unisex bathroom.