TAKIS GREEK ITALIAN RESTAURANT
13761 HWY 441, Lady Lake FL 32159 · 352-430-3630
Last inspected Jun 25, 2026 · 7 visits since December 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Male employee touched pizza crust with bare hands when cutting pizza.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Disciplinary actions
1 case · $800
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2016037876 | Aug 8, 2016 | Sep 12, 2016 | $800 |
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Jun 25, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
May 15, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 23 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority4 Intermediate16 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs over cheese and bread in walk-in-cooler. Cook moved eggs.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Two containers of Pasta at 55F in flip-top make table cooler that is in disrepair that does not cool. Cook advised that they put ice bags on shelf under container and allow the cool air to rise. Cook advised that pasta had been taken out of walk in cooler two hours earlier. Cook placed pasta in walk in cooler. Pasta was at 45F 30 minutes later.
Time/temperature control for safety food reheated in a microwave oven for hot holding not covered during reheating process. Reheating lasagna and ravioli in microwave without covering food items
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk in walk-in-cooler opened the morning before not date marked. Cook put date on milk.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold like substance on the inside food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda gun dispensing machine at bar. I
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ No food manger present with six employees handling food working.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle not properly labeled with identifying contents ( bleach ).
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured next to ice machine
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No covered waste receptacle provided in women's bathroom.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Soiled apron in dry good storage rack with uncovered lasagna cooling under soiled apron. Lasagna placed in walk-in-cooler. Apron removed.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean stacked (drink cups )not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap at door threshold to back door by restrooms
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor by ice machine with water drain overflowing bucket at back corner of ice machine.
Food stored on floor. Box of oil on floor in office
Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall by back door entrance and water heater closet with mop sink
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle touch breadcrumbs in container on cookline
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwash sink sign missing at handwash sink on cookline.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service food container lids not inverted. Lids inverted.
Stored food not covered. Frozen fish in walk-in-freezer not covered.
Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Flip-top make table cooler in disrepair and does not cool on cook line. Reach in cooler at end of cookline in disrepair and does not cool, used for storage. Reach in cooler at bar in disrepair and does not cool.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce in shipping box ( limes ) stored over ready-to-eat food ( drink bottles ) in reach in cooler at bar.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop not in use stored on floor.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of food removed ( sugar, flour and bread crumbs ) from original container not labeled with name of contents.
Dec 19, 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
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Air gap between water supply inlet and flood rim of equipment/sink is less than one inch. Drain pipe from dish machine less than 1 inch gap to floor drain
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water shut off at hand wash sink in server area and front cook line area
Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash in dish machine area.
May 28, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 4 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2025
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw pork stored over fried eggplant in walk in cooler
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Drink and lemon dumped into hand wash sink in front counter area
Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
Dec 12, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee on cookline touched hat, glasses, apron and fave then picked up spatula without washing hands.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Male employee touched pizza crust with bare hands when cutting pizza.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken and raw pork on shelf over bread.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Top section of deflector plate soiled with black slimy substance.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on shelf over clean dishes. Moved.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven door in kitchen area. Removed.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Sink in ware wash area.
Apr 2, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
Dec 12, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee filled pitcher in hand wash sink in cook line area
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee in cook line area
Food stored on floor. Ground beef in bucket in walk in cooler. Operator moved to shelf.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Stored food not covered. Multiple items in walk in cooler. Operator wrapped with plastic wrap.
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.