THE DOGHOUSE BAR & GRILL
3400 S NOVA RD · PORT ORANGE · Volusia County · FL 32129
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
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. -bartender holding lime with bare hand while slicing limes
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -fry baskets have a significant accumulation of grease and food debris -inside of ice machine inside kitchen has a light accumulation of debris, operator cleaned **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
53B-09-4Intermediate – Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. -FRLA Certificates not original documents, copies
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. -pink solution spray bottle stored on shelf in outside bar area, employee labeled **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 11
05-11-4Basic – Ambient air thermometer not located in the warmest part of the cold holding unit. -lower portion of right side reach-in cooler, operator relocated closer to door **Corrected On-Site**
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. -stainless steel pans on storage rack -large pots stored above ice machine in kitchen area
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -employee JBL speaker stored on top of reach-in cooler, operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. **Repeat Violation**
08B-47-4Basic – Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. -buckets of pickles and peppers/onions stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. -lower portion of left side reach-in cooler, operator installed new ambient air temperature thermometer **Corrected On-Site**
51-18-6Basic – No copy of latest inspection report available. -operator located **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -walk-in cooler fan covers have an accumulation of dust/debris. -exterior of single door stainless steel reach-in freezer soiled -hood filters over cooking equipment have a significant accumulation of grease and food debris -sides of cooking equipment have a significant accumulation of grease and food debris Operator states cooking equipment is scheduled to be detail cleaned today **Repeat Violation**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. -wall on right side of fryer has an accumulation of grease and food debris
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 8, 2026 3:22 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.