ARTS DINER
3297 S SUNCOAST BLVD · HOMOSASSA · Citrus County · FL 34448
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
18 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
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 moved bun on plate with bare hands, another cook put top of bun on sandwich with bare hands. Discussed with staff and manager on duty **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach on electrical wire behind glass door cooler. 1 live roach on ceiling in prep room 1 live roach on floor in prep room 1 live on wall behind grill 1 live in shelf bracket by fire suppression tank in prep Room 1 live on wall in prep room by over shelf 1 live roach on prep table by slicer **Warning**
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. In prep room by shelf brackets **Warning**
35A-18-4High Priority – Rodent rub marks present along walls/ceilings. In side dining room, rodent rub marks by conduit on ceiling **Warning**
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. Shell eggs removed from refrigeration approximately 1 hour ago, time not updated on board. Discussed with staff **Warning**
Intermediate 3
53A-01-7Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Erica Carpenter, no proof of CFM **Warning**
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Poached eggs on menu, not identified as under cooked, operator began to put asterisk next to menu item. Asterisk is at bottom of menu next to consumer advisory. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
53B-13-5Intermediate – Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
Basic 10
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of blackmold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. White guard on ice machine **Warning**
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. In prep room around vent, ceiling has water damage, duct tape **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Approximately 40 dead roaches on sticky trap by glass door cooler in prep room Approximately 10 dead on floor behind glass door cooler 3 dead on front of vent on glass door cooler Approximately 10 dead roaches in dry storage area across from walk in cooler Approximately 10 dead by cooler at wait station Approximately 15 dead in sticky trap on shelf in prep room **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on shelf over prep table, moved to bottom **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Watches on 3 cooks **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. One cook **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer gasket torn **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Fry oil on kitchen floor **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Door and frame around door of ice machine White fan in prep room **Warning**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Bucket at wait station 0 ppm **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 8:51 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.