CITRUS GARDEN
3825 PLEASANT HILL RD STE 109, Kissimmee FL 34746 · 407-518-1118
Last inspected Jul 7, 2026 · 7 visits since September 2023
AUG 24
APR 25
JUL 25
FEB 26
JUL 26
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5 inspections trending up, 12 points better than where it started.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken wings (63F - Cold Holding); fried chicken (83F - Cold Holding)
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Jul 7, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate8 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 11 findingsThe state's own report →
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef over cooked shrimp in small reach-in freezer across from walk-in cooler. Operator rearranged.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on make tables.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottles with pink liquid at mop sink.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in container with cooked chicken and in container of cooked pork, at small reach-in cooler at start of cook line. Operator removed.
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. 2 cellphones charging on top of maketable on cook line, next to containers of food. Operator removed.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Along bottom left of back exit door.
Food stored on floor. Container of raw shrimp on floor of walk-in cooler.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of reach-in coolers, kitchen appliances, reach-in freezers throughout kitchen have grease build up. Gaskets of reach-in coolers throughout kitchen. Shelving where clean dishes are placed. Exterior of food containers with seasonings, flour, rice.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Walk-in cooler shelving soiled.
Stored food not covered. Vegetables, cooked chicken, raw chicken in walk-in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw chicken thawing in standing water at triple sink. Educated operator. Operator turned on water and left running.
Feb 11, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate9 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over raw shrimp in white reach-in freezer next to walk-in cooler. Raw beef over fries at reach-in freezer next to entrance to kitchen. Raw chicken over unwashed peppers in walk-in cooler. Operator moved.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic container in bulk container of flour. Metal bowl used to scoop chicken in reach-in cooler at start of cook line.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on maketable at end of cook line.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Two cellphones on prep table next to handwashing at entrance of kitchen.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee in kitchen handling food with no hair restraint.
Food stored on floor. Containers of soy sauce on floor by handwashing sink at end of cook line. Container and box of raw chicken on floor of walk-in cooler. Bag of flour in kitchen across from triple sink.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters greasy. Exterior of rice cookers and warmers. Exterior of maketable cooler doors. Shelving where clean dishes are placed. Gaskets of reach-in coolers.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Low boy Reach-in cooler at start of cook line, standup reach-in freezer next to back exit door, shelving and bottom is soiled.
Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Handwashing sink next to triple sink.
Jul 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 17 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority3 Intermediate10 Basic
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Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Operator using bleach that does not state it disinfects or kills bacteria on label. Operator got disinfecting bleach during inspection.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken, beef and shell eggs stored over sauces in walk-in cooler.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked chicken in reach-in cooler at start of cook line temping 47F, per operator it has been in cooler since Sunday.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken in reach-in cooler at start of makeline temping 47F, per operator in cooler since Sunday.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on make-table on cookline.
No color/concentration comparison chart available for chemical test kit used to check sanitizer. Chlorine. Operator has strips but no chart to compare concentration.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken in reach-in cooler at start of make-line, in cooler since Sunday per operator and not date marked. Not date marking on any cooked food.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Several bowls and cups with no handle in bulk containers throughout facility and containers in reach-in coolers with prepped food.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cellphone and AirPod case store on shelf above maketable next to seasonings. Operator removed.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook handling food with no hair restraint.
Food stored on floor. Bag of onions and carrots stored on floor of walk-in cooler. Case of oil and container of flour on floor by walk-in cooler, operator moved oil to shelf.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave on top of white reach-in freezer by walk-in cooler.
Living/sleeping quarters that open directly into a public food service establishment without complete partitioning and/or self-closing doors. Bed next to white chest freezer by walk-in cooler.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach-in coolers throughout facility. Sides and doors for reach-in coolers soiled and accumulated grease.
Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Handwashing sink at entrance to kitchen slow draining.
Stored food not covered. Several containers of cooked chicken not covered in walk-in cooler.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of Msg and flour not labeled on shelves behind maketables.
Apr 15, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate7 Basic
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Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Bulk container and lids heavily soiled with debris.
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw eggs over sauces in walk-in-cooler.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cuttings boards covered in black mold-like substance throughout kitchen.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Male restroom.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
Accumulation of debris in three-compartment sink.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Pots and bowls used as scoops in all bulk containers.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. All reach-in coolers.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On prep table.
Food stored on floor. Pork Marinating in plastic container on floor. Chicken, Pork, Onions and carrots on the floor of walk-in-freezer. Water stored on the floor next to chest freezer in dining room.
Living/sleeping quarters that open directly into a public food service establishment without complete partitioning and/or self-closing doors. Bed next to chest freezers.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Cornstarch no label.
Aug 13, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 16 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate12 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.shelled eggs over broccoli
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken 50F cold holding advised the operator to place in a colder unit.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.cutting board soiled
Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Two clear bins no labels, one rice one sugar
Accumulation of debris in three-compartment sink. 3 comp sink soiled
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles.reach in freezer
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.in -the kitchen
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On the low boy coolers(2)
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.white buckets on the dry storage rack
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.in the kitchen, near equipment
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor.oil on the floor
Food stored on floor. Raw Chicken, raw shrimp, case of broccoli on the floor in the walk in cooler
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.microwave soiled
Living/sleeping quarters that open directly into a public food service establishment without complete partitioning and/or self-closing doors. Bed in the corner near the reach in freezer
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.hood filters soiled, exterior of cooking equipment
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler
Jan 4, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 18 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority2 Intermediate12 Basic
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Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Operator cooked raw beef then handled cooked food that he plated to go
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over open soy sauce containers
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Chicken over beef in reach in cooler / freezer
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken wings (63F - Cold Holding); fried chicken (83F - Cold Holding)
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.cutting board soiled
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Near mop sink
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in freezer and cooler doors soiled
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Heavily soiled in the kitchen
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Both operators in the kitchen have no hair restraint
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. In the kitchen,
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Shrimp on the floor in the walk in cooler
Food stored on floor. Oil stored on the floor in the kitchen
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Heavily soiled
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters heavily soiled,exterior of the rice cooker, exterior of refrigerators in the kitchen, fryers in the kitchen
Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Buckets placed above the 3 comp sink
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. In the kitchen
Wiping cloths used for occasional spills on tableware (utensils, plates or bowls served to the consumer) not dry and used just for that purpose. On the prep table
Sep 22, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 15 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate11 Basic
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Food preparation sink has soil/old food residue.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board soiled, food containers on the rack soiled
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Prep table in the kitchen
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in cooler door handle soiled
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. In the entire kitchen
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Throughout the kitchen
Hood filters/grease extractors not designed to be easily removable for cleaning. Heavily soiled, grease drippings are hanging from the filters
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with grease. Exterior of bulk food storage containers in the kitchen, Rolling rack heavily soiled, near reach in cooler, All Cooking equipment heavily soiled with grease. Prep table and make table shelves soiled
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw chicken in a large bowl in standing water in the 3 comp sink.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Throughout the entire kitchen
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.