MR HOT POT

5399 COMMERCIAL WAY, SPRING HILL, Hernando County. DBPR licence 3701293. 11 inspection visits from 2023-08-28 to 2026-09-01.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-01: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic violations

6 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Hernando County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

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
2026-09-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	4	0.47	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2026-07-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-05-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	0	0.57	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-11-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	5	2	0.57	7 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-06-04	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 01 Approved source
2025-05-27	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	5	6	7	0.99	12 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 52 False/misleading statements published or advertised relating to food/beverage 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-12-12	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-12-03	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	0	0	0.99	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-02-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	0	0.91	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-09-06	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2023-08-28	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	4	0.91	6 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 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 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof

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.