GLORIAS RESTAURANT I
4816 HWY 17 N · BOWLING GREEN · Hardee County · FL 33834
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed one dented can of tomato paste, owner removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed several employees in the kitchen in food preparation area changing gloves with no handwashing, talked to owner explained importance of handwashing. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed pink salmon over sliced onions in the reach in cooler, owner moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-03-5High Priority – Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Observed hard raw shell eggs out at room temperature with no written plan or time mark. **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed 4lbs of sliced ham in a pan with raw sausage links on the cook line, see stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed American sliced cheese at 61F, White sliced cheese at 56F and deli turkey at 51F on the prep table, owner put in different pans and put in walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed 1lb of cooked sausage links at 84F sitting on counter, owner discarded, see stop sale. **Warning**
Intermediate 3
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed a cart blocking the handwashing sink, owner removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed handwashing sink with a strainer of jelly packets in them, owner removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 9
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in a bowl in a container of rice and a plate in the potatoes, owner removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Observed cardboard wet with pans on them in the kitchen. **Warning**
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed six pink salmon in the reach in cooler since Monday already thawed in reduced oxygen package, see stop sale. **Warning**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drinks in different food preparation area tables in the kitchen. **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Observed pans and containers on the shelve that were wet in between. **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no handwashing sign in men's bathroom. **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed pan of carrots and corn with no lids on them in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed walk in cooler, shelves are rusted and pitied. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 3, 2026 12:02 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 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.