RED MULE DELI
1208 S BROAD ST, Brooksville FL 34601
Last inspected Apr 15, 2025 · 4 visits since July 2023
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.
4 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 6 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Mac n cheese (126F - Hot Holding)put into steam table at 11 am, was boiled in bag, temp was 137F, operator discarded.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board at lift top stained
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on top of freezer, operator removed.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. By 3 compartment sink, not in walking path.
Worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting. Floors in kitchen, walk in cooler, prep room Wall damaged by 3 compartment sink
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Darlene Farrington expired 03-2023
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks in prep area not adequately secured.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on top of reach in freezer. Operator moved
Employees with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Food stored on floor. Pickle buckets, saukraut on floor in walk in cooler
Hole in or other damage to wall behind three compartment sink
Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. Operator removed
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -shelf below prep table in prep area
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce above bread in Walk-in-Cooler
Worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting. Floors in kitchen, bar and walk in cooler worn
Met inspection standards. 13 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. In three compartment sink at bar reading over 400ppm. Operator corrected to 200pm.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided operator with DBPR HR Forms 5030-103 and 5030-104
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards on cooks line stained
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. On plastic guard
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Multiple tiles throughout establishment
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Multiple employees wearing watches Dudu g food preparation
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Multiple employees on cooks line without proper hair restraint
Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler door In disrepair
Hole in or other damage to wall. Above three compartment sink in dish area
Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In rest rooms
Worn, torn and/or soiled floors.
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.