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BARTOW GOLF COURSE

190 HERBERT DIXON BLVD, Bartow FL 33830 · 863-533-9183

Last inspected Apr 22, 2026 · 6 visits since September 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats172
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6303056
Grade history
FEB 24
NOV 24
MAR 25
DEC 25
APR 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 20 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1,2024.
High priority/50-17-3
Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Apr 22, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findings
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Corned beef 46F.
High priority/01B-02-5
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Corned beef 46F. Inside the top section of the flip top reach in cooler under the shelf with the microwave.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine. No quaternary test strips for the 3 compartment sink.
Intermediate/16-32-5
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of the dishwasher is soiled with dust and debris.
Basic/16-21-4
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Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Behind the cooking equipment.
Basic/36-73-4
The state's own report →
Dec 5, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.paper cup used to scoop bulk flour. Operator removed.
Basic/14-01-5/Corrected On-Site
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Tested at 0ppm. Operator replaced solution, tested at 400ppm
Basic/21-08-4/Corrected On-Site
Mar 26, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Food stored on floor. Vegetable cooking oil. In the dry storage area.
Basic/08B-38-4
Nov 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered the service area and made a beverage and didn't wash his hands. I explained to the manager any person engaged in preparing a drink or food that enters the service area must wash their hands.
High priority/12A-16-4
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 cutting lemons for the bar. The manager had the employee to wash her hand and put on gloves.
High priority/09-01-4/Corrective Action Taken
No copy of latest inspection report available. Report was printed.
Basic/51-18-6
Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Lemon and lime at the bar.
Basic/08B-39-4
Feb 13, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

Recorded at 150 IDLEWOOD AVE, Bartow — this licence has since moved.

2 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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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 dicing tomatoes. The person in charge had the employee to wash her hands and put on a pair of gloves.
High priority/09-01-4/Corrective Action Taken
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1,2024.
High priority/50-17-3
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Intermediate/16-37-1
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Beverage on a table next to a slicer. The beverage was discarded and the area was sanitized. Table near the fryers.
Basic/12B-12-5/Corrected On-Site
Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Wood Shelves for dry storage.
Basic/14-06-4
Sep 14, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

Recorded at 150 IDLEWOOD AVE, Bartow — this licence has since moved.

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed portion cups in containers of seasonings on cook line. Manager removed
Basic/14-01-5/Corrected On-Site
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bins of flour not labeled. Manager labeled
Basic/02D-01-5/Corrected On-Site

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.