SAMMY JOE'S
8760 SE 165TH MULBERRY LN · THE VILLAGES · Marion County · FL 32162
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
18 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee placed soiled dishes in dish machine then put away clean dishes without washing hands. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found Two live flies in kitchen area.
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer near back door, raw bacon rolled in paper over case of green beans. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-24-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Lasagna in reach in cooler on cookline made on 10/26, discard date 11/1. Pasta in reach in cooler made on 10/14, discard date 10/20. Manager discarded both pans. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 2
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Lunchmeat opened Saturday with no date mark. Employee added date mark. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of three reach in coolers on cookline soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 12
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Two boards on cookline.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on top of roll cart containing 10 lb cans. Employee drink on dry storage shelf over pasta. All moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee lunchbox on shelf over drinks in server station.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone and sponge on shelf next to slicer and over cans. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Plastic pans on shelf over make table stacked together wet.
24-17-4Basic – Equipment dried with a towel/cloth. Male employee drying dishes with towel in warewash area.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Buckets of sauce and loaf of bread on floor in walk in cooler.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler door soiled with grease and food debris. Exterior of three reach in coolers and gaskets on cookline soiled with food debris. Shelf under pizza pans souled with food debris. Clean dough trays on shelf under prep table soiled with food debris. Two Cutting on cookline soiled with food debris.
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Opened case of pizza boxes on floor in dry storage room. Picked up. **Corrected On-Site**
21-10-4Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Several food soiled dry towels on cookline.
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Floor heavily soiled with food debris on cookline. Several stained ceiling tiles in kitchen area.
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed celery and whole mushrooms on shelf over cooked pasta in walk in cooler. Pasta moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 18, 2026 8:20 AM.
Violation category totals
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4 observation(s)
2 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)
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.