DAIRY QUEEN OF CRYSTAL RIVER

727 N SUNCOAST BLVD, CRYSTAL RIVER, Citrus County. DBPR licence 1900716. 13 inspection visits from 2023-09-25 to 2026-07-08.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-08: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

0 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Citrus County average that year (7 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

3inspections 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	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-07-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0.75
2026-04-09	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0
2026-02-02	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0
2026-01-22	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1.02
2025-09-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1.02
2025-04-28	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0
2025-01-10	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	3	1.25	5 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-07-16	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2		2 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-07-10	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	8	1.25	9 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-07-10	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	2		3 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-05-01	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	4		5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-02-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	1.04	3 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2023-09-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	6	1.04	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)

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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.