DENNY'S #7343

1577 BELLA CRUZ DR, LADY LAKE, Sumter County. DBPR licence 7000373. 9 inspection visits from 2023-11-06 to 2026-06-02.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-06-02: complaint inspection, 3 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 7 basic violations

0 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Sumter County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

4inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Sumter 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
2026-06-02	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	7		10 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed
2026-05-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	1.06	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-12-30	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-10-20	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	1		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-05-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	1.70	2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-10-22	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	0	3		4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-10-21	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	7	1	8		13 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 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 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 28 Sewage and wastewater disposed properly (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
2024-03-22	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	0		1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2023-11-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.12	2 areas 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean

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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.