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HAMPTON INN OBEFL

1200 SR 70 E, Okeechobee FL 34972 · 863.824.0003

Last inspected Dec 5, 2025 · 5 visits since October 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats40
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceSEA5700691
Grade history
OCT 23
APR 24
DEC 24
MAY 25
DEC 25
— STEADY

5 inspections within 7 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Please note: Licence renewal was 12/1/24. Visit Myfloridalicense.com to make your payment, if you have not already done so.
High priority/50-17-3
Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

5 visits, newest first

Dec 5, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Quaternary Test strips expired: 8/2025. Operator will order new.
Intermediate/16-43-4/Corrective Action Taken
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Operator will clean and sanitize.
Basic/22-20-5/Corrective Action Taken
May 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Operator will clean and sanitize.
Basic/22-20-5/Corrective Action Taken
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Operator removed.
Basic/10-08-5/Corrected On-Site
Utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up in kitchen. Operator removed.
Basic/24-18-4/Corrected On-Site
Dec 13, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Please note: Licence renewal was 12/1/24. Visit Myfloridalicense.com to make your payment, if you have not already done so.
High priority/50-17-3
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic/50-09-4/Repeat Violation
No copy of latest inspection report available.
Basic/51-18-6
Apr 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Operator will clean after breakfast is over.
Basic/22-20-5/Corrective Action Taken
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic/50-09-4
Shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Operator will paint.
Basic/14-33-4/Corrective Action Taken
Single-service articles improperly stored. Operator stored off of the floor.
Basic/25-05-4/Corrected On-Site
Oct 27, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Quaternary test kit expired.
Intermediate/16-43-4
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Hard boiled eggs on nook, just brought back on menu. Operator added to plan.
Intermediate/03F-10-5/Corrected On-Site
Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. Lights at buffet soiled. Operator will clean at end of service.
Basic/36-51-4/Corrective Action Taken
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit in stand up egg and butter cooler. Operator placed ambient temperature in reach in.
Basic/05-09-4/Corrected On-Site

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.