THE DINER
5490 S FLORIDA AVE · INVERNESS · Citrus County · FL 34450
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
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. Cook touched shorts and then had bare hand contact with customer food. Manager spoke with both cooks about handwashing.
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Pancake batter 58F, bought out 30 mins ago. Not time marked. Owner put times on marker board on cook line. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Coffee pot cleaning brush being held in handwash sink area. Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 3
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees drink stored on dish rack leaning on clean pans. Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook on cook line no beard guard with beard length requiring beard guard. Manager provided beard guard. **Corrected On-Site**
33-11-4Basic – Missing drain plug at dumpster.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 21, 2026 1:33 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.