DARRELLS DINER #22
4110 E STATE ROAD 44 STE 501, Wildwood FL 34785 · 3527326951
Last inspected May 18, 2026 · 3 visits since January 2024
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3 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
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. Employee on cook line touched toast with bare hands.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
May 18, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 13 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority5 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 13 findingsThe state's own report →
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. Employee on cook line touched toast with bare hands.
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Container of potato salad prepared 5/8
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of Surface cleaner and Peroxide stored next to clean cups. Manager removed spray bottles.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on flip-top make table with mold like substance in the grooves in kitchen.
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Spoon handwash sink on cookline. Spoon removed.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink at bar no soap, towels.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Collard Green and Sausage cabbage. No date mark. Employee stated both items were prepared the day earlier. Manager dated both items.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle not properly labeled with identifying contents ( Ammonia ).
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Food dispensed ( brown sugar )with a bowl without a handle. Bowl removed.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured behind building.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on flip-top make table in kitchen with grooves with black stains.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard. Employee cooking on cookline with on hair restraint.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop not in use stored in mop bucket.
Dec 22, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Air gap between water supply inlet and flood rim of equipment/sink is less than one inch. Drain pipe from 3 compartment sink less than 1 inch gap between floor drain
Jan 11, 2024Inspection 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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Vacuum breaker missing at splitter added to mop sink faucet. Hose attachment side
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of dish machine soiled. Operator had employee clean during inspection.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Case of unwashed tomatoes stored over shredded cheese in walk in cooler. Operator corrected shelves.
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.