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LINKS OF LAKE BERNADETTE

5430 LINKS LN · ZEPHYRHILLS · Pasco County · FL 33541

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 12, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3575209
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10741992
DBPR license6101173

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority3 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical9 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#4High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Cook took money from customer, we Inspection Report to cooler, took out eggs, put gloves on, no hand wash, we discussed proper hand wash, cook washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#5High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. In vertical freezer in kitchen, open box of beef patties over hot dogs. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#6High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler on cook line -egg salad (44F – Cold Holding); raw hamburger patties (45F – Cold Holding); hot dogs (45F – Cold Holding) all in cooler overnight, temperatures not taken today. **Warning**

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Intermediate 3

#7Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Fry baskets **Warning**

Warning
#8Intermediate53A-02-7

Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Thomas S. No CFM, no other managers **Warning**

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#9Intermediate16-37-1

Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For quaternary ammonium sanitizer **Warning**

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Basic 3

#1Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on reach in cooler next to fryer **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#2Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Fry oil on floor in kitchen by keg cooler **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic22-16-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. 3 door cooler on cook line **Warning**

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Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 15, 2026 12:54 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
2 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
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.