CEDAR RIVER SEAFOOD OF INVERNESS INC
804 US HWY 41 S · INVERNESS · Citrus County · FL 34450
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 51oz New England clam chowder. **Warning**
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 dirty apron and shirt twice even after it was discussed the first time. **Warning**
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. Cook touched customer food without gloves two separate times, even after discussing the importance of handwashing and wearing gloves with manager and cook. **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 live flies prep kitchen area 1 fly landed on cooking pot, manager moved to dish wash area. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
02C-01-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. 13 Stuffed crabs Past 7 days labeled 09/09, see stop sale. Walk in cooler **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Walk in cooler: 54F ribeye walk in 3 lbs 54F frog legs 15 2 Lobster tails Clams strips 53F 5lbs Calmari 53F 5 lbs 15 cartons Raw shell eggs 54F Lettuce 54F 2 bags 55F buttermilk 2 half gallon 40 slices of cheese 54F 13 Stuffed crabs Past 7 days labeled 09/09 Ambient air temperature of walk in cooler 54F, no temperatures taken this morning. Cooler reach in kitchen: lettuce 55F 1.5 lbs Sour cream 46F moved to another working cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk in 54F ribeye walk in 3 lbs stop sale New York strips 56F moved to freezer 54F frog legs 15 stop sale Lobster tails stop sale Clams 53F stop sale 5lbs Calmari 53F stop sale 5 lbs Eggs 54F stop sale 54F15 cartons raw shell 53F cocktail sauce Lettuce 54F 2 bags stop sale 55F buttermilk 2 half gallon stop sale 40 slices of cheese stop sale 54F stop sale Ambient air cooler of walk in cooler 54F temperature no ambient temperature taken this morning Cooler reach in kitchen: Stop sale lettuce 55F 1.5 lbs Sour cream 46F moved **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. French fries 115F manager placed in fryer 1st temp, manager placed in fryer. Unable to get second temp. **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cooking utensils in soiled container in prep area. Manager moved to dish area. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. No asterisk on consumer advisory to indicate ahi tuna served raw. **Warning**
Basic 5
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. ROP fish being thawed on cook line without removing from packaging. Still in temperature, manager stated she would have staff open packages. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Wet nesting with dishes stacked in wait staff area and in dish area. Manager had staff move dishes in wait staff area to dish area for wash. **Warning**
33-11-4Basic – Missing drain plug at dumpster. Draining from dumpster attracting breeding of flies. Manager will call city. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf in dish area with cleaned food storage containers rusted and soiled. **Warning**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls soiled with black substance near dish area. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 24, 2026 1:05 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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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.