CRACKER BARREL #499
13300 S ORANGE BLOSSOM TRL, Orlando FL 32837 · 407-857-6124
Last inspected Jul 27, 2026 · 8 visits since December 2023
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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. Observed cook handle baked biscuit with bare hands. Observed same cook handle pancakes with bare hands.
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Jul 27, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Over prep area
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn at reach in cooler that orange juice and lemonade dispensers are stored at wait staff area
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach in freezer on cooks line
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Tong handle in contact with cut cucumbers at salad prep station.Operator moved handle off the cucumbers
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Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in coolers on cooks line
Feb 4, 2026Inspection 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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Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach in freezer at end of cooks line
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Pull out drawers on cooks line
Sep 25, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Men's bathroom door
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach in freezer on overflow cooks line
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filter over flat top grill on cooks line Motor housing unit on cooks line
Feb 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Heavy ice build up in reach in freezer at cookline on side of dish machine.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed utensils at handwashing sink on cookline at 101F, operator discarded and replaced.
Light not functioning. Observed three lights burned out under hood at prep area. One light bulb not shielded.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets, pull out drawers for breading station.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed shelves rusted at cooler in waitstaff area by office, where milk and whipped cream is held.
Aug 30, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook on cook line. Coached employee on proper handwashing
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 cook handle baked biscuit with bare hands. Observed same cook handle pancakes with bare hands.
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Shell eggs on top of raw bacon in walk-in cooler
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Throughout kitchen
Ceiling tile missing. Over dishwasher
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Over cookline, vents and tiles
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Lowboy reach in freezer soiled interior, surfaces throughout kitchen
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Throughout kitchen
Apr 18, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate8 Basic
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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. Provided to operator.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Kitchen area dusty.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plate at the end of the cook line.
Clean in place equipment not washed, rinsed and sanitized using three distinct steps. When I asked the lady that she was washing one of the clean place equipment-she stated that she just spray and wash not sanitizer.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach-in freezer the one by the end of the cook line.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 120f. Second check 165f.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hoods top of the fryer.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Throughout kitchen equipment.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. The salad cooler.
Dec 21, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Employee bathroom
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Right side of the cookline
Light not functioning. 1 light from back prep area hood
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -reach in cooler gaskets soiled -hood filters are soiled with grease
Dec 13, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded.
0 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
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Hot water sanitizing dishmachine final rinse not reaching proper temperature at manifold. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Dishwasher (Temperature 140.3F)
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Employee bathroom
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Right side of the cookline
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed utensils in water temperature 117F. Operator changed water, temperature of 181F.
Light not functioning. 1 light from back prep area hood
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -reach in cooler gaskets soiled -hood filters are soiled with grease
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Operator removed it.
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.