SARAH'S DINER
216 NE HWY 19 · CRYSTAL RIVER · Citrus County · FL 34429
Inspection Summary
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
25 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
09-01-4High 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. Server touching toast
22-48-4High Priority – Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Essentials brand not for food contact surfaces Educated operator
03B-01-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Potatoes sitting on rack 80° Sausage 120° Moved to refrigerator **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
08A-21-4High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw ground beef chub over rolls of sausage
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. One live on wall behind clean dish rack One live in small trap next to oven. One live on spice shelf. Ran inside hole in shelf. One Iive roach behind pressure cooker on wall. One live in trap behind server toast station. One live on floor behind server toast station. One live behind reach in cooler.
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. 20 on top of glue board next to reach in cooler
41-27-4High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine- 200 ppm
Intermediate 5
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Three compartment sink Educated employees **Corrective Action Taken**
31A-02-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by shelving unit **Corrected On-Site**
31A-03-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Spray cans. **Corrected On-Site**
27-16-4Intermediate – Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand sink in women's room Only hand sink in kitchen **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Only sink in kitchen **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 13
23-03-4Basic – Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Sides of equipment.
25-10-4Basic – Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. **Repeat Violation**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. One on glue board in soda room Two in small trap by oven. Three dead on spice shelf.
23-23-4Basic – Floor/table fan has accumulation of food debris/dust/grease/soil residue. **Repeat Violation**
23-21-4Basic – Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave. On cooks line
23-22-4Basic – Food debris/dust/soil residue on dry storage shelves.
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven has heavy accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
14-20-4Basic – Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact shelf cover.
36-72-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled.
36-26-4Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall behind hand sink sink. Behind cooks line
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Ice machine Only hand sink in kitchen
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 8:02 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.