GROVE CITY BAR AND GRILLE
1997 KENTUCKY AVE, Englewood FL 34224 · 941-828-1412
Last inspected Apr 15, 2026 · 2 visits since December 2025
DEC 25
APR 26
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. Observed an employee cutting celery with bare hands. The employee discarded the piece of celery and put on gloves.
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Inspection history
2 visits, newest first
Apr 15, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 25 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
5 High priority6 Intermediate14 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 25 findingsThe state's own report →
Copper or copper alloys in contact with foods with a pH below 6. Observed all copper Moscow mule cups behind the bar. The operator took the cups out of service.
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. Observed an employee cutting celery with bare hands. The employee discarded the piece of celery and put on gloves.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored over pickles in the walk in cooler. The operator properly stored the raw eggs.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed butter (58F - Cold Holding) at the bread station. The operator stated the butter had been held at room temperature for approximately 2 hours. The operator placed the butter on ice. Observed blue cheese crumbles (50F - Cold Holding) stored above the fill line in the reach in cooler at the pizza station. The operator moved the blue cheese to the lower portion of the cold holding unit.
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can opener blade soiled with an accumulation of food debris.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed a hand sink blocked by a trash can near the three compartment sink. The trash can was removed allowing clear access to the hand sinks behind.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed utensils inside the hand sinks behind the bar and at the end of the cook line. The utensils were removed from the sinks. Observed an employee wash a knife in the hand sink at the end of the cook line.
Mussel tags not marked with last date served.
Mussels tag removed from original container prior to container being emptied. The operator located the tag and returned to the original container.
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a ceramic bowl with no handle used as a scoop for sugar in the prep area. The operator removed the bowl from the sugar.
Carbon dioxide tank not adequately secured behind the bar.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Observed ice scoops stored unprotected on top of the ice machine. The operator removed the ice scoops.
In-use knife stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed an in-use knife stored between the reach in cooler and wall at the pizza station.The operator properly stored the knife.
In-use tongs stored on the oven door handle between uses. The operator properly stored the tongs.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed tongs stored in 107F standing water in the prep area. The operator removed the tongs from the standing water.
In-use utensils stored in sanitizer between uses on the cook line. The operator removed the utensils for cleaning and replaced the solution.
Interior of a reach in cooler roll top door at the pizza station in disrepair/has exposed insulation.
No handwashing sign provided at multiple hand sinks used by food employees behind the bar and in the kitchen.
No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink provided with disposable towels. The operator provided a trash can for the hand sinks.
Stored food not covered. Observed a bucket of pickles stored uncovered in the walk in cooler. The operator covered the pickles.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed frozen calamari and frozen sausage thawing at room temperature in the prep area. The operator placed the foods in the walk in cooler.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor at the end of the cook line.
Dec 2, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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