THE LODGE BAR & GRILL

8501 W MISS MAGGIE DRIVE, HOMOSASSA, Citrus County. DBPR licence 1900064. 5 inspection visits from 2023-10-11 to 2026-03-05.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-03-05: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Citrus County average that year (2 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2023-10-11)

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Citrus County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-03-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0	1.02	1 area 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2025-06-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0	1.25	1 area 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-12-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5	1.04	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2023-10-12	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2023-10-11	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	3	0	6	1.04	7 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.