AVON PARK DINER
610 HWY 27 S · AVON PARK · Highlands County · FL 33825
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Observed no time mark on raw hard shell eggs on cook line, per owner has been out less than an hour, owner placed time mark. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 7
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a plate in a container of potatoes on cook line, owner removed. **Corrected On-Site**
24-27-4Basic – Clean equipment/dishware/utensils stored next to handwash/food preparation sink exposed to splash. Observed hand washing sink on cook line with no splash guard next to container of seasoning. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employees drink on food preparation table in kitchen, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Observed stack of cups in wait staff area with water in between and not air drying properly. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed torn gasket on reach in cooler in kitchen.
14-25-5Basic – Establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food-contact surface. Observed shelf on cook line not close grained wood. **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wash cloth on cutting board in kitchen, employee moved. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 19, 2026 2:21 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.