HIGHLANDS IRISH PUB

4100 CARTER CREEK DR, AVON PARK, Highlands County. DBPR licence 3801003. 9 inspection visits from 2023-10-17 to 2026-08-14.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-14: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

2 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Highlands County average that year (2 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-03-31)

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, 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
2026-08-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	3	0.79	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-02-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	5	0.82	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-09-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	5	0.82	4 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-06-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	6	1.24	6 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-06-06	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-04-01	Follow-up visit	Closure follow-up: more time given DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension	0	2	2		4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-04-01	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	2	2		5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-03-31	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	3	7	1.24	8 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-17	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	7		10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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.