5 Lake County restaurant cited for high-priority violations in state inspections

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For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Lake County restaurant inspections site.

Here’s the breakdown for recent health inspections in Lake County, Florida, for the week of April 14-20, 2025. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a ‘snapshot’ of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.

For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Lake County restaurant inspection site.

Which Lake County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?

These restaurants met all standards during their April 14-20 inspections and no violations were found.

** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week

Which Lake County restaurants had high priority violations?

580 E. State Road 50, Clermont

Routine Inspection on April 16

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

20 total violations, with 6 high-priority violations

• High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. -tortillas on cook line
• High Priority – Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. -squirrel in dry storage. Operator removed. No evidence of droppings, nesting, or chewing. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
• High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. -individually wrapped raw chicken over individually wrapped raw beef in walk in freezer
• High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -raw beef over prepped veggies in upright reach in cooler on cook line
• High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. -commercially processed ROP fish not removed from packaging prior to thawing…3 pieces mahi, 3 pieces tilapia
• High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -rice (119F – Hot Holding), held less than four hours per operator. Moved to oven for rapid reheat, then 169F **Corrected On-Site**

996 Bichara Blvd., Lady Lake

Routine Inspection on April 14

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

3 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

• High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Warning**

709 N. 14th St., Leesburg

Routine Inspection on April 14

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

3 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

• High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-04-03: **Time Extended** – From follow-up inspection 2025-04-14: **Time Extended**

4319 S. U.S. 27, Clermont

Routine Inspection on April 14

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

7 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

• High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -sliced tomatoes (48F – Cold Holding); chicken salad (49F – Cold Holding), front line, held less than four hours per operator. Operator chose to discard chicken salad, moved tomatoes to reach in cooler for quick chill. Recheck, 40F **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

408 E. Pine St., Leesburg

Routine Inspection on April 18

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

6 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

• High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. -Raw chicken over ice. **Warning**

What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?

Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.

How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?

If you see abuses of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for health violations online.

Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database.

What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?

Basic violations are those considered against best practices.

A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.

An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: “Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over.”

An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.

A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.