THE LOFT BAR & GRILL
10131 N CITRUS AVE · CRYSTAL RIVER · Citrus County · FL 34428
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
01B-28-5High Priority – Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. Inside bottom of reach-in cooler at cookline: One pan containing sliced ham with date mark of 11/30 and one pan of sliced turkey with date mark of 11/29.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pan containing raw chicken stored on shelf directly above cartons of cream in walk-in cooler near cookline. Employee moved raw chicken to a lower shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 8
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Two ice buckets on crates near ice machine not inverted.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Two employee phones on prep table in back of kitchen beside single-use gloves. Manager removed phones from table during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
14-38-4Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Three cracked pans on clean dish rack near three-compartment sink.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Several containers of frying oil stored directly on floor in dry storage shed behind restaurant.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of reach-in freezer door in storage shed soiled with mold-like substance.
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. 1. Faucet at mop sink broken, hanging down into mop sink. 2. Pipe below mop sink broken.
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Boxes containing single-use bowls stored directly on floor in ext storage shed.
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Fan vent on wall in back of kitchen soiled with dust. 2. Wall below fan in back of kitchen near beer cooler soiled with food debris.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 20, 2026 12:02 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.