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1466 HIGHWAY 41 N, INVERNESS, Citrus County. DBPR licence 1901094. 6 inspection visits from 2023-10-09 to 2026-04-08.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-04-08: complaint inspection, 2 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

3 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

1inspections 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	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-04-08	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3		5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-09-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	1.02	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-06-09	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	6	1	1.25	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-12-12	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	3	1.25	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-03-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	1.04	1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
2023-10-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	4	1.04	5 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.