THE FOOD DUDE

1731 US HWY 98, LORIDA, Highlands County. DBPR licence 3850157. 1 inspection visit from 2023-07-11 to 2023-07-11.

No inspection since 2023-07-11. The restaurant may have closed, moved or changed licence; DBPR's files do not say which.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2023-07-11: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 6 intermediate, 7 basic violations

0 of 1routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Highlands County average that year (0 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
2023-07-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	6	7	1.17	11 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed (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.