LENA STEAKHOUSE
3516 US HWY 19, New Port Richey FL 34652 · 727-261-6304
Last inspected May 27, 2026 · 5 visits since December 2023
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MAY 26
≈ ERRATIC
4 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Live, small flying insects found 6 live flies near the exits door by trash cans. 3 live flies where plates are stores on cook line.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
May 27, 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
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. 2 spigots at mop sink
Mar 25, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. On 2 threaded faucets at mop sink
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ 1 server, 1 cook, 1 dishwasher, 1 person in charge
Jun 27, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Stained cutting board on flip top cooler.
Jun 25, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 10 recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority6 Intermediate1 Basic
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Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched head with gloves, grabbed food from the walk in cooler, and then touched clean equipment. Manager discussed with employee who washed his hands.
Live, small flying insects found 6 live flies near the exits door by trash cans. 3 live flies where plates are stores on cook line.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Siting above fill line in flip top cooler for less than 4 hours: pork (52F - Cold Holding). Operator relocated to inside cooler. 3 door cooler on cookline: beef (48F - Cold Holding) beef was relocated. Operator placed ambient thermometer in cooler. Reading is 50F. All food was relocated.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Chorizo and shrimp thawed from package with no date mark. Operator states it was prepared this weekend. Operator put date mark in food items. Flan and créme brûlée prepared on Saturday with no date mark.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Stained cutting board on flip top cooler.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink by ice machine and on cookline blocked by trash can. Trash cans relocated.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bowl in handwashing sink on cookline. Operator relocated.
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ 2 servers, 1 dishwasher, 2 cooks, and the person in charge. Only certified food manager for establishment is Yansel who was not present at time of inspection.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink in bar area. Operator stocked hand wash sink.
Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach in the room where hot water tank is located. Operator discarded and sanitized area.
Dec 6, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Paper towels under cut broccoli and sweet potato in single door reach in cooler
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened bottle of water on stack of plates above reach in cooler on cook line, operator moved to bottle shelf, discussed using straw or equivalent instead of drinking from bottle
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.