MARGUERITA GRILL
10200 W HALLS RIVER RD · HOMOSASSA · Citrus County · FL 34448
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee loaded dirty dishes then began to put away clean dishes with no hand wash. Discussed proper hand washing with operator, dishes rewashed. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. coleslaw (48F – Cold Holding)(43F cold holding); shredded cheese (49F – Cold Holding)(44F cooling); salsa (51F – Cold Holding)(45F cooling); shredded cabbage (52F – Cold Holding)(45F cooling) operator states all items added to cooler at 12:00pm, operator moved items and iced to rapid cool. First temperatures at 12:25pm. Second Temperatures 1:00pm. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Soda gun in bar area near outside window soiled with mold like growth -cutting boards behind bar on pitcher shelf soiled **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 10
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like growth on upper metal guard of large ice machine in server area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic portion cup used as scoop for feta cheese. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Multiple fish not removed from ROP before thawing (salmon, tuna) **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple grooved cutting boards in bar area and in kitchen **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal items(jackets, bags) stored on clean dish rack. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Cups stacked in server area not air dried before stacking. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
33-19-4Basic – Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler fan guards soiled Soda gun holster in bar area near window soiled with mold like growth **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-16-4Basic – Slide top Reach-in cooler in bar interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 11, 2026 1:58 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.