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Sumter County
What the state's inspectors have recorded in Sumter County kitchens, as of the most recent nightly pull. Every line links to the record it came from, and every finding is quoted exactly as the inspector typed it.
How Sumter grades
296 kitchens carry a grade. 29 show N/R — not inspected in about fifteen months, so we would rather say nothing than something stale. Grades are ours, not the state's.
Most recent high-priority finding
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Sausage link holding temp was 96 F, operator voluntarily discarded
Ordered shut
| Restaurant | City | Date |
|---|---|---|
| MEZZA LUNA AT THE VILLAGES | The Villages | Jul 20, 2026 |
| LATIN FLAVORS BAR AND GRILL | Lady Lake | Jul 14, 2026 |
| LITTLE CAESARS | Bushnell | Jul 8, 2026 |
| TUTI E PAPI | Tampa | Nov 13, 2025 |
| HAAGEN-DAZS | The Villages | Aug 8, 2025 |
| WENDYS | Wildwood | Jul 30, 2025 |
| LOS TRES MAGUEYES MEXICAN RESTAURANT INC | Wildwood | May 22, 2025 |
| AMOR & AGAVE MEXICAN CUISINE LLC | Bushnell | May 20, 2025 |
| ZAXBY'S | Wildwood | Nov 25, 2024 |
| CODY'S ORIGINAL ROADHOUSE | The Villages | Aug 27, 2024 |
An emergency order stops a kitchen operating on the spot. Many reopen within days once the problem is fixed — each restaurant's page shows how its order ended.
Lowest scoring right now
| Restaurant | City | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| TEQUILA CANTINA MEXICAN KITCHEN | The Villages | |
| FENNEY GRILL | The Villages | |
| TOASTED YOLK | The Villages | |
| WOLFGANG PUCK KITCHEN + BAR | The Villages | |
| CASA AGAVE MEXICAN GRILL | Wildwood | |
| MEZZA LUNA AT THE VILLAGES | The Villages | |
| NAPOLINOS | Wildwood | |
| LIGHTHOUSE POINT BAR & GRILLE | The Villages | |
| WHISPERING OAKS WINERY | Oxford | |
| LATIN FLAVORS BAR AND GRILL | Lady Lake |
Biggest fines this year
| Restaurant | City | Final order | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|
| WENDYS | Wildwood | Oct 23, 2025 | $800 |
| LOS TRES MAGUEYES MEXICAN RESTAURANT INC | Wildwood | Sep 16, 2025 | $800 |
| THAI RUBY | The Villages | Nov 3, 2025 | $600 |
| LOLLYGAGGERS SPORTS PUB AND GRILL | Wildwood | Sep 8, 2025 | $400 |
| WOLFGANG PUCK KITCHEN + BAR | The Villages | Feb 23, 2026 | $400 |
| HUNGRY HOWIES | Wildwood | Mar 17, 2026 | $400 |
| MEZZA LUNA AT THE VILLAGES | The Villages | Jul 27, 2026 | $400 |
| NAPOLINOS | Wildwood | Mar 11, 2026 | $400 |
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Every inspection on this site links to the state's own report for that visit. If something doesn't match DBPR's record, that's our bug and we want to hear about it — the record on their side is always the one that governs.
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Please don't call these official state grades. Florida does not issue letter grades to restaurants — it records what an inspector found and how the visit ended, and that is all. Every grade, score and badge on this site is ours, computed the same way for every kitchen in the state from the state's public records. The whole formula is published at how we grade. Inspection findings, closures and disciplinary records are unedited public records from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.