CAPTAIN D'S

2096 MARINER BLVD, SPRING HILL, Hernando County. DBPR licence 3700807. 7 inspection visits from 2023-09-14 to 2026-09-23.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-23: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hernando County average that year (5 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, 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
2026-09-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	0.47	2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-05-22	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4		4 areas 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-03-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.57	1 area 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-08-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	2	0.57	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-02-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	0.99
2024-09-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.99	1 area 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2023-09-14	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	0	0	0.91	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed

The food: where these dishes come from

Captain D's is known for fried fish and hush puppies. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

Fried fishThe History of Fish and Chips, From Soyer to MalinPlateTales

This is a Captain D's location. How Captain D's's 35 Florida stores compare with their counties.

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.