GRANNIES RESTAURANT
1712 SE US HWY 19, Crystal River FL 34429
Last inspected Aug 14, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections trending up, 41 points better than where it started.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 02-01-2024
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Aug 14, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cheesecake in front line vertical reach in cooler. Operator dated cheesecake.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink in dish machine area blocked by large fan and bucket. Operator removed the items and made sink accessible.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on dry dish rack. Pans were separated to properly air dry.
Unwashed vegetables stored over cooked bacon in walk in cooler. Operator corrected shelves.
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Wet wiping cloths stored in detergent and sanitizer mixed together. Bucket in front counter area. Operator dumped solution out to remake using only chlorine sanitizer.
Jan 22, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Dust on fan and wall and equipment above waffle prep area. Operator unplugged fan.
Sep 30, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Apr 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Mashed Potatoes (119F - Hot Holding) stacked above fill line in steam table on cook line. Employee reheated mashed potatoes.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed ceiling damage in rear prep area above handwash sink. Operator has reached out to a company for repair.
Dec 13, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 13 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
5 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Several bottles containing pain relief pills stored in pan on shelf directly above bottles of karo syrup in back of kitchen. Manager removed medicine from shelf during this inspection.
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. Employee at cookline wiped gloved hands on back of pants, then proceeded to scoop food from refrigerated make-table at cookline without washing hands or changing gloves. Manager had employee stop and wash hands, and put on new gloves before continuing to work at cookline.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. fried okra (68F - Cold Holding). Pan containing frozen fried okra at room temperature on counter at cookline. Manager stated the okra has been stored on counter for approximately one hour. Inspector had employee place okra in 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 help at room temperature at cookline missing time mark. Employee stated that eggs were placed on counter at 8:30am and added proper time mark during this inspection.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. 1. Backflow prevention device missing at spigot on wall in back of kitchen near back door. 2. Backflow prevention device missing at spigot on wall on back of building near back door.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink near back door of kitchen blocked by storage table.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. 1. Three absorbent and porous acoustic ceiling tiles in back of kitchen. 2. Unsealed plywood on ceiling in kitchen near dish machine.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Broken section of ceiling tile in back of kitchen above handwash sink.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. 1. Employee phone stored on top of food storage bags on shelf near handwash sink in back of kitchen. 2. Employee jacket hanging from bread rack in back of kitchen. Manager removed both during this inspection.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested plastic pans on shelf in warewash area.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Several cracked and/or melted plastic pans on clean dish rack in warewash area.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Area around nozzles of fountain machine at front counter soiled with mold-like substance.
Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Light cover near cookline e soiled with grease.
Feb 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 15 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority0 Intermediate12 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. Dm chlorine Sanitizer 0ppm. Operator changed bucket. 100ppm reading.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 02-01-2024
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Employee vape stored above prep table. Operator removed
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop breaded okra on cooks line
Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Pan lids stored in dirty bus tub in clean dish area
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee cup on clean dish rack. Operator removed
Fish stored in undrained water in pan on cooks line
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. -under dish machine/area
Food stored on floor. Case of beef, buckets of cut vegetables stored on floor in walk in cooler
Hole in or other damage to wall. -wall behind hand sink in dish area damaged, missing cove molding
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -shelves under prep tables soiled -floor fan soiled
Reach-in cooler on cooks line interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Stored food not covered. Bucket of prepared potatoes uncovered in walk in cooler
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Unsealed concrete in walk in cooler
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Aug 18, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 14 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate11 Basic
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Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Sanitizer reading over 200ppm. Operator corrected to 100ppm.
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. Provided operator with DBPR HR Form 5030-104.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Operation states they used last strips this morning to check machine.
Ceiling shows damage or is in disrepair. In dish area, area of ceiling missing
Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. In prep area behind can rack Wall near convection oven in prep area
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors/walls behind reach in cooler, equipment on cooks line In dish area under equipment In prep area under/behind equipment
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Plastic hotel pans broken/melted on clean dish storage rack.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In walk in freezer
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At dish area hand sink.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves under prep table in rear prep area soiled Floor fans
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Roll top cooler near bag in box station on cooks line interior soiled
Stored food not covered. Bucket of peeled potatoes in walk in cooler uncovered.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Walk in cooler floor unsealed
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.