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COOT'S BBQ

1600 S PARROTT AVE, Okeechobee FL 34974 · 863.697.6265

Last inspected Sep 25, 2025 · 3 visits since March 2025

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats34
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA5700760
Grade history
MAR 25
AUG 25
SEP 25
▲ GETTING WORSE

3 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.

Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Sep 25, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority3 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findings
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on line.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Repeat Violation
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Operator removed sanitizer bucket from sink on cook line.
Intermediate/31A-09-4/Corrected On-Site
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. Operator obtained form and signed.
Intermediate/11-26-1/Corrected On-Site
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic/14-09-4/Repeat Violation
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Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Basic/14-69-4
Old food stuck to clean slicer. Operator will have dishwasher dismantle and clean once they arrive.
Basic/16-48-4/Corrective Action Taken
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Liquid beef tallow not labeled. Operator labeled.
Basic/02D-01-5/Corrected On-Site
The state's own report →
Aug 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime: cutting boards on line.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on line.
Basic/14-09-4
Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only at triple sink.
/45-02-4
Mar 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic

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.