MERMAIDS LOUNGE & EATERY

11024 STATE RD 52, HUDSON, Pasco County. DBPR licence 6113562. 6 inspection visits from 2024-05-07 to 2026-04-16.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-04-16: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic violations

2 of 2routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pasco County average that year (0 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-03-06)

1inspections 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.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-04-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	3	0.94	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-06-04	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	0		1 area 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-03-07	Complaint follow-up	Closure follow-up: more time given DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension	1	2	1		4 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-03-06	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	4	6	1		6 areas 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x5) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-05-23	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-05-07	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	5	4	1.31	9 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 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 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 (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.