RED LOBSTER #0257

32 BLANDING BLVD, ORANGE PARK, Clay County. DBPR licence 2000293. 10 inspection visits from 2023-09-06 to 2026-07-14.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-14: complaint inspection, 2 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Clay 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, Clay 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
2026-07-14	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	4		6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 50 Current license properly displayed
2026-03-09	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-03-06	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	0	0		2 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature
2026-03-04	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	4	2	1.39	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-09-18	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2025-08-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	2	1.39	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2)
2025-01-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	1.50	4 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 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2024-08-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	1.50	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-02-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2	1.62	5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-09-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	5	1.62	4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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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.