SWAMPYS BAR & GRILLE DUNNELLON
19773 E PENNSYLVANIA AVE · DUNNELLON · Marion County · FL 34432
Inspection Summary
Emergency Closure Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
12A-07-4High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. Female employee at the salad station, inspector addressed situation, employee washed her hands. **Corrected On-Site**
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. At the cook line, male employee touching and serving cut tomatoes, condiments, cheese and tortillas no gloves, Manager and Inspector address situation, employee washed his hands and started using gloves **Corrected On-Site**
35A-02-5High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. At the dish machine area four flying insects and at the bar area four flying insects.
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, onion sauce 51° and 53°, blue cheese 54°, half and half 53°, garlic butter 52°,
03B-01-5High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. At the cook line, mashed potatoes 80°, soup 83°, Employee moved from cooler 45 minutes ago.
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. At the dry storage area near office: one hard and dry rodent dropping on top of sugar bag, 56 hard and dry rodent droppings on floor under dry storage shelf, 12 soft and wet rodent droppings on Floor under dry storage shelf, also 9 hard and dry rodent droppings on top of can linens bag box. At the cook line: 6 hard and dry rodent droppings on floor behind reach-in cooler and one soft and wet dropping, 3 hard and dry rodent droppings in reach-in cooler motor area and 4 hard and dry rodent droppings on floor between reach-in cooler and steam table, also four soft and wet rodent droppings inside reach-in cooler (no working cooler) at the cook line. At the dish machine area: 29 rodent droppings on floor at the dish machine and three compartment sink area.
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. At the dry storage area, flour bag and bread crumbs bag with gnaw marks, also sugar bag with rodent dropping.
01B-02-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, onion sauce 51° and 53°, blue cheese 54°, half and half 53°, garlic butter 52°
Intermediate 3
22-22-4Intermediate – Encrusted material on can opener blade.
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/ For one female Manager.
53A-05-6Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. 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 arrived during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 8
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple employee drinks on prep table and above coolers.
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. At the cook line.
23-19-4Basic – Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of reach-in cooler/refrigerator. Reach-in cooler and freezers at the bar area with mold like substance.
14-38-4Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Multiple containers and lids at the walk-in cooler and cook line.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. At the dry storage area, sugar bag on floor, Manager discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. At the cook line, multiple tongs on oven handles and can opener handle, Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-4Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food and rim of the container. Salad Reach-in cooler, tongs handles touching salad, Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Containers in walk-in cooler.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 1:59 AM.
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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.