Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report

TASTE OF DIXIE DINER LLC

16840 SE HWY 19 · CROSS CITY · Dixie County · FL 32628

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 12, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3735823
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13774316
DBPR license2500010

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
7 High Priority3 Intermediate0 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical10 Total

All DBPR Inspector Observations

10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 7

#1High Priority03D-02-5

High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. On shelf inside walk-in cooler: fried chicken (46F – Cooling Since 8/10). The fried chicken is cooling inside a closed ziplock bag without air flow. The bag is date marked 8/10. Stop sale issued.

Stop Sale
#2High Priority01B-36-5

High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. On shelf inside walk-in cooler: fried chicken (46F – Cooling Since 8/10). The fried chicken is cooling inside a closed ziplock bag. The bag is date marked 8/10.

Stop Sale
#3High 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. Employee at cookline placed bacon on a sandwich with bare hands, then handled the sandwich with bare hands while cutting it in half. The manager instructed the employee to prepare a new sandwich during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4High Priority35A-02-8

High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. 1. Two flies crawling on boxes in dry storage room. 2. Two flies flying in server station, near handwash sink.

#5High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pan containing raw hamburger meat stored on shelf directly above open pan containing hash browns inside reach-in cooler at cookline. The employee moved the raw hamburger meat to the bottom shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#6High Priority35A-23-4

High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. One roach egg sac on the floor in dry storage room. Manager had an employee sweep the area during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#7High Priority29-34-4

High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Backflow prevention device missing at red hose connection beside mop sink. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Intermediate 3

#8Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. On shelf inside walk-in cooler: fried chicken (46F – Cooling Since 8/10). The fried chicken is cooling inside a closed ziplock bag without air flow. The bag is date marked 8/10.

#9Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with old food debris. An employee washed, rinsed, and sanitized the can opener during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#10Intermediate53B-14-5

Intermediate – Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Three Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association food handler certificates expired on June 27th, 2026. Manager stated all three employees still work at this location.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 12:13 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
1 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
2 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
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.