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ZEST BAR AND GRILL / V'Z FINE DINING

315 E SUMMERLIN ST STE A · BARTOW · Polk County · FL 33830

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMay 1, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3565940
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10707094
DBPR license6308788

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority0 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical2 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

2 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 1

#2High Priority09-01-4

High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee assemble a burger bun to top a burger with his bare hands. I spoke with the operator about her options using gloves ,utensils or Alternatives Operating Procedures.

Basic 1

#1Basic24-08-4

Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Pans on the shelf in the dishwasher area.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 10, 2026 12:23 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.