Inspection Report

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SARA'S DINER

216 NE HWY 19 · CRYSTAL RIVER · Citrus County · FL 34429

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 30, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3671610
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13540638
DBPR license1900709

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority0 Intermediate0 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 2

#1High 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 cook prepare a wrap and place a pickle on a plate and put in service window for server to deliver to table without wearing gloves. Discussed with employee and operator. Operator had employee put on gloves.

#2High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw comminuted beef stored over opened box of croissants in reach-in cooler near kitchen entrance. Operator stored correctly. Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over pooled eggs in a container in reach-in cooler near cook line/service window area. Operator moved and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 8:53 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing 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.