FRANCESCO'S RISTORANTE
16770 S US HWY 441 UNIT 608 · SUMMERFIELD · Marion County · FL 34491
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
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. Male employee touched apron and drink and continued to move pizza boxes without washing hands.
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. Female employee chopping raw onions with bare hands. Employee placed gloves on hands during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food and/or raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk in cooler: pan with egg wash on shelf over honey mustard. Box with raw chicken on shelf over containers of fish. In reach in drawer unit on cookline: pan of raw sandwich steak in drawer over pan of shrimp. All were moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In top of reach in make table at cookline: provolone cheese 50F. Mozzerella cheese 51F. Items were over stacked in trays, chef placed lower in pan. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Two soda guns at bar have slimy buildup. Interior of drawer unit on cookline soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Sink in ware wash area blocked with brooms and scrub pad. All were moved. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle of bleach with no label.
Basic 8
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two tanks behind bar.
36-03-4Basic – Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Area of floor with broken tiles on cookline. Cove molding broken in back hallway.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on prep table in server pass thru. Drink on shelf over prep table. All were discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse on top of canned drinks at bar. Bag on shelf over bulk food containers. All were moved. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-37-4Basic – Food stored in a prohibited area. Cambros with sauce on floor in kitchen. Picked up. Ice bin in dining area near bar not covered. Covered. Drink pitchers with no lids on table in dining area near bar, customer sitting at bar during this inspection. Manager covered. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop inside bread crumbs in large bin. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Several pans have old labels.
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. White trays in server station not inverted. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 20, 2026 12:58 PM.
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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.