SAMANTHAS CYPRESS INN
15568 US HWY 19 · CROSS CITY · Dixie County · FL 32628
Inspection Summary
Emergency Closure Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
03D-02-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Item in reach-in cooler across from dish area hand washing sink: macaroni (46F – Cooling). Manager stated item prepared the previous day and stored over night. Manager discarded item. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-36-5High 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. Item in reach-in cooler across from dish area hand washing sink: macaroni (46F – Cooling). Manager stated item prepared the previous day and stored over night. Manager discarded item. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched apron and then proceeded to handle bacon. Inspector stopped employee and had employee wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Bacon placed on paper towel after cooking.
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed 4 rodent droppings behind reach-in freezer in back storage room where back entrance is located. Observed 12 rodent droppings underneath shelf next to back door in back storage room. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Item in steam table across grill: chicken (114,119F – Hot Holding). Employee stated item placed in steam table 45 minutes prior to temperature being taken. Employee reheated chicken, 178,179.
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice bin for ice machine in back of kitchen. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from fryers. Interior of reach-in cooler across from dish area. **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink next to dish machine. Employee provided hand towels. **Corrected On-Site**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water not working in mens restroom, cold water coming out at 78F.
Basic 5
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door to back storage room where rodent droppings observed.
14-36-5Basic – Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Reach-in freezer across from office.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above fryers.
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach-in cooler next to dish area hand washing sink.
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers stored across from dish machine. Employee turned containers over. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 9:03 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.