THE HEN HOUSE CAFE

206 W TOMPKINS ST, INVERNESS, Citrus County. DBPR licence 1900770. 12 inspection visits from 2023-11-09 to 2026-08-27.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-27: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 4 intermediate, 10 basic violations

4 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Citrus County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections 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
2026-08-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	4	10	0.75	10 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x4) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2026-03-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	6	4	1.02	11 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-07-16	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	6		7 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-03-19	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	2		2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-02-20	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	3	2		4 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-10-21	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	1		2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-08-08	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	1		2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-08-07	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	4	3	1.25	10 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-05-15	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-03-13	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	1	1.04	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-11-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-11-09	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	8	2	2	1.04	9 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.