SCHOONI'S ITALIAN AMERICAN RESTAURANT

209 N MAIN AVE, LAKE PLACID, Highlands County. DBPR licence 3800292. 16 inspection visits from 2023-07-19 to 2026-07-23.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-07-23: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

6 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Highlands County average that year (1 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, Highlands 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
2026-07-23	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2026-07-21	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	4	4	0.79	7 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-12-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	3	0.82	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-09-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	4	0.82	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-05-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	5	1.24	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-01-27	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-01-15	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	2	2		5 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 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 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-09	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-08-02	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-07-25	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	1	1.24	4 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-04-24	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-03-21	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	1		3 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-09	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	1		3 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-03	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	9	1.17	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-07-26	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	1		2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-07-19	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	4	2	1.17	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 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) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 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.