THE OLIVE GARDEN
2151 E GULF TO LAKE HWY · INVERNESS · Citrus County · FL 34453
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. 1. Employee in bar area wiped hand on apron, then handled a washed lime with the same hand without washing hands or wearing gloves. 2. An employee in the bar area rinsed hands with water and dried them on their apron, then proceeded to stir a drink without washing hands.
09-01-4High 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. Employee in bar area placed a sliced lime on a drink glass with bare hands.
Basic 8
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Backpack stored in top of boxes containing breadsticks in back of kitchen. Manager removed the backpack from the area during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Several employees observed handling food with bracelets and/or watches on wrists at salad station.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Wet nested pans on shelves in prep area and on clean dish shelf in warewash area.
35B-02-4Basic – Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Insect control light installed on wall above garlic bread station near cookline.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Shelf above garlic bread table soiled with dust and/or black substance. 2. Area around nozzles of fountain machine in server station heavily soiled with mold-like substance. Manager had an employee begin cleaning the area during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Remnants if old labels stuck to sides of several pans on shelf in prep area.
24-18-4Basic – Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Container of spoons stored with food contact surface facing upwards on counter in bar area. Manager moved the spoons to the warewash area during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Dripping pipe below handwash sink in server station.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 11:11 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.