DARRELL'S DINER 15
3469 WEDGEWOOD LN, The Villages FL 32162 · 352-750-1719
Last inspected Jul 14, 2026 · 8 visits since October 2023
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Jul 14, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findingsThe state's own report →
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In 3 door vertical cooler in kitchen- raw hamburger patties (45F - Cold Holding); prepped yesterday. Operator moved to freezer, recheck 40F Corrective Action TakenCorrected On-Site**
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards at lift tops stained
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse hanging on bag in box soda rack. Operator moved purse
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under dish machine
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Food stored on floor. Bag in box soda on floor in storage area.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Vertical 3 door cooler in kitchen
Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Spatulas, scoops, whisks on rack by dish machine.
Jan 29, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Air gap between water supply inlet and flood rim of equipment/sink is less than one inch. Air gap for dish machine drain is set into floor.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed commercial cottage cheese, open, in white standing cooler next to hot table with no date marking.
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed 1 employee with expired training. Karen.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed personal backpack intermingled with food items in rear storage area. Operator removed it to an appropriate location during inspection.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed an employee with no beard guard.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed plastic cups at front counter wet nested. Operator unstacked them so they could air dry.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed food debris and soil buildup on floors under and behind kitchen equipment.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed a personal drink in the white standing cooler next to steam table. Operator removed it during inspection.
Oct 30, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Paint peeling throughout kitchen area
Aug 28, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Menu contains an item made with an undercooked animal food as an ingredient and description of item does not inform consumer of undercooked animal food ingredient. Poached eggs on eggs Benedict
Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Paint peeling throughout kitchen area
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0ppm at front counter. Operator made fresh bucket 200ppm.
Feb 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 3 packets of individual sour cream 50F.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 3 packets of sour cream in server station fridge 50F in since last night. Manager discarded.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Tomato juice residue in sink. Employee stated they just dumped it in there. Silverware and pitchers being stored. In area. Manager moved.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Restaurant will cook any style eggs, including poached. No consumer advisory asterisk from advisory to eggs. Manager advised they are planning on printing new menus with the asterisk on eggs for consumer advisory.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Kitchen employee drink on slicer table. Manager threw away.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee keys and apron hanging above and next to customer product. Employee speaker stored above reach in and cell phone on cutting board. Manager moved.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook with long goatee, no beard guard. No beardguards available,
Open dumpster lid. Manager closed.
Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Wet wiping cloths stored in dish area. Employee moved.
Jul 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 13 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority1 Intermediate8 Basic
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Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Operator touched hair/ Face then changed gloves no hand wash.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter (50F - Cold Holding); cream cheese (46F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (46F - Cold Holding); milk (46F - Cold Holding); orange juice (46F - Cold Holding) See stop sale.turkey (50F - held on counter, second temperature 43F cold hold); ham (54F - held on counter, second temperature 43F cold hold); hash browns (80F - rehydrated on counter) sausage links (46F - Cold Holding, second temperature 43F cold hold.)
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of chemical stored next to single service lids. Operator moved chemical to gain compliance
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Garbage can blocking handwashing sink, operator moved garbage can
Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Wiping cloth lining the bottom of biscuit pan in steam well.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Neck fan and flower lei hanging from wire rack holding bread
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook with beard, no beard guard.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Staff has hair pulled back, no hair restraints, bangs and sides of hair hanging.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Cook line, prep area, storage areas
Open dumpster lid.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach in cooler on cook line rusted,pitted.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles on cook line containing food removed from its original container not labeled with common name. Operator labeled bottles during the inspection
Feb 23, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink next to slicer blocked with step stool and fan. Operator removed items.
Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Throughout kitchen area
Oct 18, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority4 Intermediate3 Basic
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Spoon in hand wash sink at front counter. Operator removed.
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Soup in white refrigerator in kitchen area not dated. Operator states the soup was meant to be discarded yesterday and voluntarily discarded.
Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Certificates are photocopies
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee backpack hung up on shelf storing food items. Operator removed.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation in cook line area. Employee wearing bracelets while preparing food in cook line area.
Floors not maintained smooth and durable in kitchen area.
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.