AVON PARK BBQ COMPANY

3 S LAKE AVE, AVON PARK, Highlands County. DBPR licence 3801199. 4 inspection visits from 2023-10-13 to 2026-08-25.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-25: licensing inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

0 of 2routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Highlands County average that year (2 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, 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	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-25	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0
2024-04-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	1.17	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 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 (x2)
2023-12-20	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	2		3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-10-13	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	8	1.17	10 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)

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.