SUSIE'S FAMILY RESTAURANT
6476 RIDGE RD · PORT RICHEY · Pasco County · FL 34668
Inspection Summary
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
33 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
12A-07-4High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. After touching meatloaf **Warning**
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. *Cook picked up cooked meatloaf with bare hands to wrap in plastic wrap. Corrected on Site: cook put on gloves. *touching toast at wait station with bare hands, gloves were put on. *chopping carrots **Warning**
41-19-4High Priority – Insecticide/rodenticide use not in compliance with regulations. Rodent trap on shelf with sugar and spices over prep table with cooked potatoes, spices Corrected on Site: cook discarded **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline reach in cooler make station : ham (44°F – Cold Holding); white American cheese (51°F – Cold Holding); yellow American cheese (50°F – Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (56°F – Cold Holding) Discussed not piling potentially hazardous food too high above the chill line **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 27 rodent droppings on ware washer, hard and dry. **Admin Complaint**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Cook cracked several raw eggs, touched plates for service and cooked bacon. Instructed cooked about washing hands and changing gloves **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
41-02-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Vape and lighter on shelf over prep table next to sugar and over spices and cooked potatoes. Corrected on Site: removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 5
22-22-4Intermediate – *Encrusted material on can opener blade, sent to wash. *walk in cooler shelves *reach in coolers and reach in freezers **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Washed hands in 3 compartment sink Corrected on Site: educated in single use of hand wash sink **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-03-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Pot in hws in kitchen, Corrected on Site: removed **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
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/ 6 employees present **Warning**
02C-02-4Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked potatoes, meatloaf and boiled eggs **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 21
16-21-4Basic – Accumulation of debris on exterior and interior of warewashing machine. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. 2 CO2 tanks in prep area not secured **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
36-37-4Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Acoustic tiles in wait station, kitchen and prep areas **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-36-4Basic – Ceiling tile missing. Some ceiling tiles are ajar in kitchen and prep area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Kitchen and prep **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-03-4Basic – Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Several areas in kitchen and prep and ware wash area **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on prep table while cook is slicing potatoes. Drink on shelf over same prep table next to sugar and over sliced potatoes. Corrected on Site: discarded **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
14-11-4Basic – Equipment in poor repair. *handle of sharpening steel with tape **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Under 3 compartment sink **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Kitchen and prep **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. In walk in cooler : pickles, feta, soup In kitchen: bulk pickles holding open back door and case of onions on floor. **Warning**
36-31-4Basic – Hole in ceiling. *Hole around pipe near ware washer *Hole next to 3 compartment sink patched with a towel *Hole around pipes over prep table and electric unit *hole around pipe and wires near back door **Warning**
36-62-4Basic – Light not functioning. Several lights in kitchen and prep areas **Warning**
23-05-4Basic – Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. *reach in coolers and cook line equipment . *hood *gasket of reach in cooler and walk in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-13-4Basic – Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Cooked potatoes , meatloaf and boiled eggs **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Under 3 compartment sink and ware washer area, areas in kitchen and prep **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. *3 compartment sink **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop not hung, in bucket near mop sink and ware washer **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Removed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 1:36 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.