FIRST WATCH #0672
16720 MACON ST, Clermont FL 34714 · 352.308.1331
Last inspected Jan 30, 2026 · 3 visits since November 2024
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3 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -sliced tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding), cook line, held less than four hours per operator. Moved to reach in cooler for quick chill....44F
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Jan 30, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. -employee on front line was touching clothes, face, glasses and hair then handled clean coffee pot lids and ice scoop in ice bin.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -cold smoked salmon over prepped lettuce in reach in cooler on cook line. Operator moved to bottom shelf.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -portioned beef tips (51F - Cold Holding), top of reach in cooler on cook line. Pan was overfilled, operator moved to reach in cooler for quick chill,.5 hour later 46F
Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. -Triple Sink (Quaternary bar 500++ppm), operator drained and diluted solution, 300 ppm.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -white cutting boards on cook line. Operator sent to dish area for cleaning.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -hand sink on front line used as dump sink.
No soap or hand wash sign provided at handwash sink. -front line
Equipment in poor repair. -gaskets in juice reach in cooler on front line.
In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. -tong handle in salad mix bowl on front line, operator removed.
Aug 27, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -cold smoked salmon behind lettuce and Chia pudding on make table on cook line. Operator corrected.
Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up syrup bottle and unwrapped single service items. Educated operator, operator educated employee, emplo washed hands.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -sliced tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding), cook line, held less than four hours per operator. Moved to reach in cooler for quick chill....44F
In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. -tong handle touching lettuce on front line. Operator removed.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -ladle on cook line, water 87F. Operator removed.
Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. -banana in reach in cooler on cook line.
Nov 12, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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.