SOUTHEAST EATERY
3378 CYPRESS GARDENS RD, Winter Haven FL 33884 · 863-326-1110
Last inspected May 7, 2026 · 7 visits since October 2023
5 inspections within 22 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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 form to operator.
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Disciplinary actions
1 case · $400
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2016053616 | Nov 17, 2016 | Dec 7, 2016 | $400 |
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink near the back door is blocked by a slicer. The slicer was removed.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Clear plastic purse on a case of Idaho potatoes stored near the back door. The purse was removed.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Yellow rice, potatoes, corn, fish inside the walk in cooler.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 8 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/ Minas Houvardas 5-21-2020 ServSafe
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Area behind the the drink nozzles at he beverage station.
Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Plastics storage containers with yellow rice inside the container. The container was discarded.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in the dry storage area.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Yellow rice, potatoes, corn, fish inside the walk in cooler.
Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. The operator closed the door.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food food on the cook line. Employee put on a visor.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Yellow rice, fish, corn inside the walk in cooler.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. On cook line for cheese. Operator replaced with serving ladle.
Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Forks and knifes not inverted but employee inverted silverware.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Cook line Operator placed in solution
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Cook line. Operator removed drinks.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. 60 count box of shell eggs over whole tomatoes in walk-in cooler. Operator removed tomatoes.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Displayed one from 2023.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw shell eggs stored over pancake batter in reach in cooler on cookline.
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 form to operator.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed behind equipment.
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.