DAIRY QUEEN GRILL & CHILL
860 US HWY 27, Clermont FL 34714 · 352.404.6732
Last inspected Feb 26, 2026 · 4 visits since July 2023
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— STEADY
4 inspections within 11 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Live, small flying insects found -1 flying insect on cook line
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Feb 26, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 14 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority3 Intermediate11 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 14 findingsThe state's own report →
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -ice dispenser at soda machine in lobby
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -housemade ranch in walk in cooler. Operator determined date and dated.
Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. -by soda boxes, operator determined date by invoice and labeled
Drain cover(s) missing at mop sink, operator replaced
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -employee cell phone on cardboard cake liners in kitchen. Operator removed.
Equipment in poor repair. -gaskets on reach in cooler in ice cream area.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. -back door
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Operator removed.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -gaskets on reach in freezer near cook line -bread shelves on cook line -exterior covering over drive thru window has residue
Open dumpster lid, operator closed
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. -by mop sink
Water leaking from spray hoses at triple sink
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Operator hung to dry.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. -Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 0ppm), operator made new solution, 200 ppm
Aug 4, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Live, small flying insects found -1 flying insect on cook line
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -ice dispenser at soda machine in lobby.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. -back door
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -gaskets on reach in freezer on cook line and reach in drawer on ice cream line -underside of soda dispenser in lobby
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. -operator corrected
Jul 22, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -chopper in kitchen.
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -employee hat stored on box of shortening.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting in dish area.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. -unwashed lettuce over icings in walk in cooler.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Jul 31, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sandwich top reach in cooler across from cooking area Sliced tomatoes 50 Diced tomatoes 51 Cut lettuce 49 Top,part was off Placed in walk in cooler for temperature recovery 20 minutes later Sliced tomatoes 43 Diced tomatoes 40 Cut lettuce 38
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Cups at drive thru next to the window
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. By mop sink
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.