DILLON'S PUB & GRILL
91200 OVERSEAS HWY, Tavernier FL 33070
Last inspected Jul 27, 2026 · 8 visits since July 2023
SEP 24
MAR 25
AUG 25
JAN 26
JUL 26
▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections trending down, 12 points off where it started.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Jul 27, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed cardboard box top used as a food contact surface for cooked French fries
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the walk-in cooler observed raw beef stored over cooked beef on the speed rack
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. The can opener blade is soiled.
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cole slaw, poked ribs in the walk-in cooler are not date marked
Accumulation of debris on top of warewashing machine.
Jan 28, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate6 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. The Can opener blade is soiled, slicer blade is soiled with food debris.
No soap provided at handwash sink.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Chios stored on floor on cook line
Floor Drain cover(s) missing. In closet next to cook line
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler door edge and gasket are soiled Walk-in cooler wall and tap lines are soiled
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor.
Aug 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.butter 66F butter was put into cooler for rapid cooling
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Meat loaf 117 F sitting on stove top
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink on splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris Can open blade soiled with food debris
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.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured large tank in dry storage room not secured
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris under shelving in walking cooler
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Onions stored on the floor.
Waste line missing at soda gun holster.
Mar 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw poultry over bucket of pickles in the walk in. Cooler
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked onions (109*F - Hot Holding); cooked mushrooms (107*F - Hot Holding)
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by containers in the sink
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
Food stored on floor in the walk in freezer
Sep 25, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Flour panko storage lids and containers are soiled with food debris
Carbon dioxide/helium blue tanks not adequately secured.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf above steam table is soiled and peeling shelf cover
Waste line missing at soda gun holster at bar
Mar 29, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Container of medicine improperly stored.
Employee washed hands with cold water.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
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.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Waste line missing at soda gun holster.
Nov 8, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 22 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
8 High priority6 Intermediate8 Basic
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Employee did not rinse all soap from hands after washing before drying.
Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. The cooked touched raw chicken while wearing glove a proceeded to work with utensils raw fish, French fries I Educated the cook on multiple hand wash, glove changing food handling violation
Employee washed hands with cold water.
Employee washed hands with no soap.
Non-food grade cardboard box for food container, holding cooked French fries
Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Cooked touch raw chicken then put hands with glove on in container or water
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter 75F
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Cookline Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times due to containers of sauces covering sink
Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Dunked hands in water bucket on the floor I Educated the cook on multiple hand wash, glove changing food handling violation.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade is soiled
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.
No soap provided at handwash sink @ wait station
Case of potatoes stored on floor.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish, raw tuna, bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. In walk-in cooler
Cooking Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. On cookline at handwash sink, impinge men's bathroom @handwash sink
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. In walk-in cooler the beer lines and wall are soiled with debris, walk in freezer door and light switch are soiled.
Unsealed concrete floor in walk in cooler
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust by the fryer
Jul 14, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate6 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Lift top reach in on cookline Fish (50*F - Cold Holding); Poultry (52*F - Cold Holding); Beef (50*F - Cold Holding) Items relocated to walk-in unit or ice down in prep counter until unit can be serviced.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
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.
Cardboard used on floor as anti-slip measure not replaced every day or when heavily soiled, whichever comes first. In walk-in coooer
Nonfood-contact surface, reach in cooler gaskets are soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Prep counter on cookline, Cold holding equipment,not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Refrigeration tech is on site during inspection and will check the unit.
Walk-in cooler Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
Walk-in cooler Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor.
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.