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THE GARDEN MEDITERRANEAN GRILL

1900 OAK GROVE BLVD, LUTZ, Pasco County. DBPR licence 6113455. 13 inspection visits from 2023-10-05 to 2026-11-09.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-11-09: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic violations
5 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pasco 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, Pasco County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-11-09 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
124 0.72
7 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-06-30 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
011
2 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-04-27 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
246 0.94
8 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 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
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-12-23 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
011
2 areas
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-12-18 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
312 0.94
6 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 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
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-06-20 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
1410 1.19
10 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x4)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3)
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-01-09 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
149 1.19
11 areas
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2)
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-06-21 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
001
1 area
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-06-17 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
215 1.31
5 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2024-01-30 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
000
2024-01-26 Follow-up visit Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine
DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
203
3 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-01-24 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
545 1.31
10 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x4)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-05 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
213
3 areas
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)

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.