SKIPS DELI
125 SW 6 AVE, Lake Butler FL 32054 · 3864963900
Last inspected Apr 24, 2026 · 7 visits since July 2023
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— STEADY
5 inspections within 18 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6.1.23.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Apr 24, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days opened commercially processed, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Frozen meatballs commercially made, then frozen thawed in refrigeration not date marked with day pulled from freezer. Operator date marked.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employees personal food stored on shelf in walk in cooler with food for customers.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Top portion reach in freezer and walk in cooler door gasket with mold like substance staining. Operator began cleaning reach in freezer door gasket.
Aug 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer over 200+ppm chlorine, employee emptied and reset to 100ppm.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep table with debris on the blade.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal phone on container of napkins on shelf. Operator relocated.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Glass door sliding top reach in freezer with ice build up.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service cups stored on the floor in the back storage room.
Mar 20, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 4 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the prep table ice bucket, boiled egg (47F - Cold Holding)sitting on top of ice not sunken into the ice to properly cool. Operator surrounded container with ice, at conclusion of inspection in proper temperature range.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees speaker on paper towels. Employees jacket on shelf over single service salt and pepper. Operator relocated all personal items.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Standup reach in cooler door gaskets with residue build up.
Single-service articles improperly stored. In back storage room, single service gloves stored on the floor. Operator relocated.
Oct 28, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. At time of inspection three compartment sink at 0ppm quaternary. Operator added additional sanitizer tabs to 150ppm.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the door of the standup reach in cooler, meatballs (48F - Cold Holding) per operator may have been removed for an order. Operator relocated to the freezer to bring back to temperature. At conclusion of inspection in temperature range.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tile by walk in cooler with water damage/ mold like substance. Acoustic ceiling tiles through kitchen.
Jun 24, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the standup reach in freezer in the storage area, raw Philly steak meat in ziplock bag over packaged ready to eat naan bread. Operator had employee switch the storage levels.
Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding to corner of hallway behind the bulk ice bin is broken. Ceiling tile by walk in cooler has water damage, mold like substance staining. Acoustic ceiling tiles through front kitchen line.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler door gasket has mold like substance spots.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Establishment reuses plastic seasoning containers for holding time/temperature control food for safety. Discussed with operator.
Dec 12, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 7 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. At time of inspection current license expired from 06/01/2023.
Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer solution on washboard of the three compartment sink too strong, bleached test strip back to white. Operator emptied and correctly set up sanitizer solution.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep table has debris on the blade. Operator cleaned and sanitized the can opener.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic ceiling tiles through kitchen and storage areas.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jackets ff of shelf over condiments and sugar packets. Operator relocated the employee jackets.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Standup reach in cooler and walk in cooler door gaskets have build up of residue staining.
Toilet/urinal not flushing/functioning properly. Urinal in mens room out of order/covered with bag.
Jul 6, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6.1.23.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Thawed chicken and meatballs removed from freezer not re date marked. Person in charge marked appropriately.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Light visible under side door.
Toilet/urinal not flushing/functioning properly. Urinal in mens restroom out of order.
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.