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GOLDEN CORRAL

8928 US HWY 19, PORT RICHEY, Pasco County. DBPR licence 6114042. 13 inspection visits from 2024-11-22 to 2026-10-22.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2026-10-22: complaint inspection, 1 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic violations
1 of 1routine 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
7inspections 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
2026-10-22 Complaint inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
123
5 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-08-31 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
025
6 areas
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 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
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2026-08-11 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
002
2 areas
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2026-08-03 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
023
5 areas
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 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
2026-07-31 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
237 0.72
10 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x2)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 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
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-12-15 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
124
7 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-11-03 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
008
6 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-07-14 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
203
4 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2025-04-07 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
411
4 areas
  • 01 Approved source (x2)
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-02-14 Licensing inspection Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
000
2025-01-28 Licensing inspection More time given
DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending
110
2 areas
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-01-21 Licensing inspection More time given
DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending
110
2 areas
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-11-22 Licensing inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
110
2 areas
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
  • 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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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.