RIDDLING GROVES AND PRODUCE BARN
25025 NE STATE ROAD 26, Melrose FL 32666 · 352-371-4155
Last inspected Aug 13, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023
5 inspections within 8 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ One certified food manager expired 04/28/2026.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 2 recorded.
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Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ One certified food manager expired 04/28/2026.
Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Hood filters removed from cookline while preparing food.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the standup reach in cooler, raw fish over ready to eat coleslaw. Operator rearranged storage levels.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In flip top reach in cooler open container of milk from Saturday missing product date marking.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cookline hood filters with debris build up. Gasket around flip top reach in cooler top portion soiled.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. Most recent well water report not available.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed okra over chopped cabbage for coleslaw. Rearranged storage levels.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw bacon over cheese and raw beef over milk in reach in cooler, operator switched storage levels. In the standup reach in cooler raw shell egg over coleslaw. Operator switched storage levels.
Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. Well water report not available at time of inspection, most recent report 727/2023.
Food stored on floor. Container of fryer oil stored on the floor. Operator relocated.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit.
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. No probe thermometer capable of measuring foods under 59F.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
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.