OVATION BISTRO & BAR
42605 US 27, Davenport FL 33837 · 863.420.6569
Last inspected Apr 30, 2026 · 9 visits since September 2023
5 inspections within 13 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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Inspection history
9 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on warmer under prep table across from flat top grill missing. Gaskets on flip top unit next to flat top grill in poor repair.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. In bar area, old food and straw debris under service wells and under three compartment sink.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of cups stored on floor in storage trailer.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Throughout kitchen.
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine on service line
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Bar area employee replaced paper towels
No soap provided at handwash sink. bar area
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup in blue cheese crumbles on cooking
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Fish thawing in walk-in cooler not removed from packaging
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Bar area with French fries and bottle caps on floor.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Cook line
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Cook line wall
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Food debris in between fryers and equipment on the line.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Throughout kitchen walls heavily soiled with grease and debris.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Behind cook line
Food stored on floor. Oil on the floor In office and boxes walk in freezer. Operator removed from floor.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Cook line Operator removed knife washed and sanitized.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. At bar
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer spray bottle stored over squeeze bottle of honey. Operator removed sanitizer.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Operator is using quaternary ammonium for sanitizer bucket and does not have quaternary ammonium test strips.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife underneath microwave. Operator moved to dishwasher to washed rinse and sanitized knife.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensil on flattop in water that's 127f. Operator moved pan to grill.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Throughout kitchen.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on a stove. Operator removed them.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensil on grill 97f. Operator moved pot to the stove.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. In between equipment on cook line soiled with grease and food debris.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Throughout kitchen.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Book bags on microwave on cook line. Operator removed book bag.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven door. Operator removed tongs.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Lamb in empty sink. Operator turned water slow stream.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Black apron inside a case of Idaho potatoes. The apron was removed.
Open dumpster lid.
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.