THE TIPSY COW BAR AND GRILL
360 DOCK ST UNIT B · CEDAR KEY · Levy County · FL 32625
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 06/01/2025. Establishment is open and serving food to the public with an expired license. **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Two spray bottles containing multi surface cleaner stored on shelf in storage area, beside and above cans of beer. Manager removed the chemicals from the shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
53A-04-6Intermediate – Food service manager not certified within 30 days of employment. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Manager in-charge, D. Fox, only has a food handler certificate and does not have a certified food manager certification. This manager was the same manager in-charge during the previous inspection. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of nonfunctional reach-in coolers at cookline soiled with food debris.
Basic 9
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Single-use cup without handle stored down inside bag of flour inside nonfunctional reach-in cooler near cookline.
36-51-4Basic – Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. 1. Floor coating worn throughout kitchen. 2. Paint peeling on ceiling near bar area.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 1. One dead roach on floor in kitchen near back door. 2. One dead roach on floor in lobby, near restaurant entrance.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. 1. Three reach-in coolers in kitchen at cookline nonfunctional. Establishment is using Time as a Public Health Control as a temporary solution until they can be replaced. 2. Front of reach-in cooler in bar area rusted. 3. Ice machine behind kitchen is nonfunctional. **Warning**
33-26-4Basic – Garbage storage area insufficient in capacity. 12 discarded oil containers and several boxes stored in floor throughout kitchen.
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. All doors of restaurant left open during service. Two dead roaches observed on floor of restaurant during this inspection.
33-34-4Basic – Storage area not maintained clean and organized. Storage room in back of kitchen completely full of discarded boxes and old equipment.
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Floor along perimeter in bar and kitchen areas soiled with dirt and/or grease. 2. Wire shelving on wall above three-compartment sink soiled with grease and/or mold-like substance. **Warning**
33-31-5Basic – Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Several discarded coolers, furniture, and other equipment stored outside behind and beside establishment.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 5:42 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 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.