Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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CODY'S ORIGINAL ROADHOUSE

521 US 27 N · SEBRING · Highlands County · FL 33870

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJune 16, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3440626
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8729652
DBPR license3801103

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority1 Intermediate7 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical11 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#8High Priority41-07-4

High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed a bottle of ibuprofen on the shelf in the dish area, operator moved. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#9High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee with gloves on move his hat and touch his hair then went to the food prep area, stopped employee explained importance of washing hands and changing gloves, employee washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#10High Priority41-05-4

High Priority – Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Observed household pesticide in dry storage in back of kitchen. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Intermediate 1

#11Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed Manuel can opener with food debris on the blade in the kitchen, employee cleaned it. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation

Basic 7

#1Basic06-09-1

Basic – 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. Observed Yellowfin Tuna and Atlantic Salmon in the walk in cooler not removed from packaging and no longer frozen, operator has an employee removing from the packaging. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#2Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed a cutting board in the prep area that is grooved in the kitchen.

#3Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler in the middle of the kitchen the gaskets are torn on both sides.

#4Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed a container of sliced onions on the floor in the walk in cooler operator moved. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on the door handle of the grill on the cook line.

#6Basic25-06-4

Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed cones in the wait staff area in a tube not protected, operator covered. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#7Basic14-17-4

Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed in the walk in cooler some shelves are rusted and pitted.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 8, 2026 12:40 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
3 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
2 observation(s)

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