CORTEZ SOCIAL & VENUE

15440 CORTEZ BLVD, BROOKSVILLE, Hernando County. DBPR licence 3701269. 8 inspection visits from 2024-03-05 to 2025-08-28.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-08-28: licensing inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 1routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hernando County average that year (0 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-03-05)

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
2025-08-28	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2024-05-22	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2	2		3 areas 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-05-15	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	2	2		4 areas 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-05-06	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	3	3	0.91	5 areas 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-05-06	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	3	2		4 areas 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-03-14	Complaint follow-up	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	3	5		6 areas 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-03-06	Complaint follow-up	Closure follow-up: more time given DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension	1	4	6		7 areas 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x2) 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-03-05	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	4	7	12		13 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x2) 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x3) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.