THE CELLAR GRILL AND WINE BAR

3750 US HWY 27 N STE 2A, SEBRING, Highlands County. DBPR licence 3801238. 6 inspection visits from 2025-03-05 to 2026-10-21.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-21: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic violations

2 of 3routine 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

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
2026-10-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	6	0.79	11 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2026-06-05	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	0	2		2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-05-26	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	3	6	0.82	7 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x3) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-02-17	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
2025-12-02	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	5	9	0.82	13 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 50 Current license properly displayed
2025-03-05	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1		3 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 45 Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)

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.