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RED LOBSTER #0848

20 TOWN CENTER CIR, Sanford FL 32771

Last inspected Feb 8, 2024 · 2 visits since October 2023

□ Not on the state's active licence list

This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.

Licence typeFood service
Licence6903451
Grade history
OCT 23
FEB 24
Worst finding on record
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees F. -Shredded cheese on kitchen salad bar 48F. On salad bar 30 min or less per operator. Operator removed cheese to reach in cooler and lowered fill level.
High priority/03A-02-5
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Disciplinary actions

1 case · $200

CaseViolation dateFinal orderAmount
4--2015020430Apr 17, 2015Jun 23, 2015$200

Inspection history

2 visits, newest first

Feb 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 8 findings
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees F. -Shredded cheese on kitchen salad bar 48F. On salad bar 30 min or less per operator. Operator removed cheese to reach in cooler and lowered fill level.
High priority/03A-02-5
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. -in bar area
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Corrected On-Site
1 Dead roaches in dry storage area.
Basic/35A-03-4
Ceiling tile missing in dry storage area.
Basic/36-36-4
Show the remaining 4 findings ▾
Food storage container lid for soup cracked/broken.
Basic/14-38-4
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. -provided to operator
Basic/51-13-4/Corrected On-Site
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit, reach in cooler drawers.
Basic/05-09-4
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
Basic/16-46-4
The state's own report →
Oct 17, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority0 Intermediate7 Basic
Show 9 findings ▾
Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. - servers handling soiled dishes, then handling clean plates without washing hands
High priority/12A-13-4
Vacuum breaker missing on splitter added to mop sink faucet.
High priority/29-42-4
Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
Basic/22-20-5
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. - below bar
Basic/36-73-4
Food stored on floor. - boxed oil jug at cookline
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
In-use tongs stored on equipment handles between uses.
Basic/10-20-4/Corrected On-Site
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. - microwave in back area
Basic/22-08-4/Corrected On-Site
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, residue or dust. - oven conveyor -bar area behind blended machines soiled
Basic/23-03-4
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution other than chlorine, quaternary ammonia or iodine, not at proper minimum strength, not used according to label instructions. - Smartpower 170 ppm.
Basic/21-45-1

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.