DINER
5490 S FLORIDA AVE, Inverness FL 34450 · 352-419-7018
Last inspected Aug 6, 2026 · 8 visits since September 2023
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5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/24
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Aug 6, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken salad 46F front cooks deli cooler. Operator moved to freezer to rapidly cool. Recheck 41F
May 5, 2026Inspection 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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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At the cook line raw sausage patties above corned beef hash, manager moved.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Reach-in cooler at the cook line corn date,raked 4/26/26.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with food residue, employee moved to dish machine and cleaned.
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. For one male new employee at the cook line, employee read and signed the agreement.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl no handle inside sugar bin, manager moved.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers near back door, manager inverted.
Dec 18, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0ppm chlorine sanitizer. Operator changed chemical bucket. Recheck 50ppm.
Aug 13, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jun 10, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 6 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside refrigerated make-table at cookline: sliced cheese (50F - Cold Holding). The sliced cheese is stored on a plate sitting above the safe-fill line, above the pans on the refrigerated make-table. Employee at cookline stated the cheese was placed on top the make-table approximately 30 minutes prior, then moved the cheese to inside a cooler to cool to 41F.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Raw shell eggs on counter at cookline missing time mark. Raw shell eggs are indicated as being held using time as a public health control. Employee at cookline stated the eggs were removed from refrigeration one hour prior and added the proper time mark during this inspection.
Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 1. Three National Registry of Food Safety Professionals Food handler certificates expired on 01/01/2025. 2. One Learn2Serve food handler certificate expired on 01/06/2025. No other proof of food handler training available for any other employees.
Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Several shelves lined with cardboard in dry storage area.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor in exterior storage shed soiled with dirt and/or leaves.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Accumulation of ice on shelving inside walk-in freezer.
Nov 22, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook touched shorts and then had bare hand contact with customer food. Manager spoke with both cooks about handwashing.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Pancake batter 58F, bought out 30 mins ago. Not time marked. Owner put times on marker board on cook line.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Coffee pot cleaning brush being held in handwash sink area. Manager moved.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees drink stored on dish rack leaning on clean pans. Manager moved.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook on cook line no beard guard with beard length requiring beard guard. Manager provided beard guard.
Missing drain plug at dumpster.
Feb 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/24
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Multiple items in cook line area. Operator time marked.
Sep 21, 2023Inspection 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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Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface.
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
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.