SOUTHERN DUNES GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
2888 SOUTHERN DUNES BLVD, Haines City FL 33844 · 863-421-1376
Last inspected Apr 20, 2026 · 6 visits since November 2023
MAR 24
JUL 24
FEB 25
DEC 25
APR 26
▼ IMPROVING
5 inspections trending up, 14 points better than where it started.
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Employee removed beef from in half pans from over fish and shrimp in half pans in reach in cooler in prep area.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Apr 20, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun at the bar area
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
Equipment door in poor repair. Walk in freezer door broken
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. The outside of sandwich grill on cook line
Show the remaining 1 finding ▾
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Operator removed wiping cloths from cook line
Dec 15, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
Show 7 findings ▾
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed cook change gloves and no wash hands prior to putting new gloves on.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl with no handle being used to scoop frozen potatoes out of container in reach in freezer.
Dead roaches on premises. 3 dead roaches in clean dry dish area in rear of kitchen. Employee discarded dead roaches, cleaned and sanitized area.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled with food debris in beer produce/ cooler.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on cook line coolers soiled with food debris.
Open dumpster lid. Manager closed lid.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Bar area dump sink faucet leaking. Three compartment sink faucet leaking.
Feb 3, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Employee removed beef from in half pans from over fish and shrimp in half pans in reach in cooler in prep area.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee removed Drink on prep table shelf above reach in con cook line.
Jul 29, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Cup on reach in cooler cutting board on cook line. Operator threw cup away.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. In ware washing area.
Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. At server station at entrance of the kitchen. Operator took utensils to dishwasher.
Mar 19, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. Observed an employee coming out of the bathroom and into the dishwasher area and didn't wash his hands. I brought this to the person in charge attention, explained to him the correct procedure and he had the employee to wash his hands.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Rapid multi surface disinfectant cleaner rtu stored above clean glasses in the beverage service area. The product was removed.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Bar area.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee making home made chips on the cook line.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Bags of chicken thawing in a bulk container of standing water and a package of hot dogs in a container standing water inside the 3 compartment sink. The person in charge discarded the standing water and put the products under cold running water.
Nov 13, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Butane fuel stored above condiments in front of cook line.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. In walk in cooler.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket 0ppm operator remade bucket 200 ppm.
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.