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DIMITRI'S FAMILY RESTAURANT

2710 KENILWORTH BLVD · SEBRING · Highlands County · FL 33870

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateOctober 12, 2023
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3396064
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8516156
DBPR license3800804

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority4 Intermediate6 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical13 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 3

#7High Priority02C-01-5

High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Observed pasta dated 10/5/23. Operator discarded. **Warning**

Warning
#8High Priority12A-09-4

High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed cook hold small raw egg bowl in left hand then whisk eggs touching sides of bowl with gloves then pour mixture on grill then cook eggs then grab clean plate with left hand without removing gloves and washing hands. And Plate eggs for service. Inspector advised and employee washed hands and replated eggs. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#9High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed salad expo cooler (); Cole slaw (48F – Cold Holding); cottage cheese (47F – Cold Holding). Operator states Items were placed in cooler about one hour ago and moved to another cooler to quickly cool within 4 hours to 41F or colder . **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 4

#10Intermediate11-27-4

Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Inspector provided form at inspection . **Warning**

Warning
#11Intermediate11-26-1

Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Inspector provided form at inspection. **Warning**

Warning
#12Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed chicken and brown gravy in walk-in cooler with no date mark. Operator stated that the items were two days old and dated accordingly. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#13Intermediate53B-05-5

Intermediate – Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Over 1 year. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 6

#1Basic12B-02-4

Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed waitress outside front counter drinking from open beverage glass then walk behind counter drink from cup then pour remainder ice in handsink,then svoop ice and put ice on cup she drank from touching lip contact area of cup with ice scoop then rescoop more ice. Inspector advised ice in that corner scooped away with a different scoop,and scoop that touched cup lip was sent to dishwash. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#2Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed salad expo cooler leaking water on interior and exterior. Ambient air temperature at 49F. Operator will not use until able to maintain temperatures of foods at 41F or below. Manager called repair during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#3Basic10-13-5

Basic – In-use ice scoop for ice machine located outside not stored in a protected manner between uses. Observed ice scoop outside on top of old dusty equipment beside ice machine. Operator took in to dishwash. **Warning**

Warning
#4Basic05-09-4

Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed salad coolers with no ambient thermometer. **Warning**

Warning
#5Basic16-46-4

Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Warning**

Warning
#6Basic21-09-4

Basic – Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Employee put in dirty linen bin. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 20, 2026 12:53 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
2 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 5 · Food and equipment thermometers
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
2 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 21 · Wiping cloths, linens and laundry facilities
1 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.