THE MERMAID GALLEY

6131 COMMERCIAL WAY, WEEKI WACHEE, Hernando County. DBPR licence 3700094. 8 inspection visits from 2023-09-06 to 2026-01-20.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-01-20: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

3 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hernando County average that year (3 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-11-18)

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, Hernando 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
2026-01-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.57	1 area 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2025-11-18	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	1	0	3		4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-11-18	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	5	2	7	0.57	8 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 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 (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-05-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0	0.99	1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2025-01-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.99
2024-06-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	0	0.91	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-11-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.91
2023-09-06	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure

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.