APPLEBEES NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL & BAR
1901 W MAIN ST · INVERNESS · Citrus County · FL 34452
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 5
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook put beard guard on started preparing food without washing hands, discussed proper hand washing with manager
12A-19-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with cold water. Water temperature 81F, discussed proper water temperature for hand washing
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Fly on cook line landed on pan cover, pan cover removed from product and put in dish area **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sour cream 12:15 (49F – Cold Holding) 45F in top rail of salad cooler, manager out in walk in cooler to get down to temperature **Corrective Action Taken**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun soiled **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Crate with sanitizer bucket on it in front of hand sink in bar, crate moved from in front of hand sink **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 6
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. To go cup in rice used as scoop, to go cup removed **Corrected On-Site**
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees put beard guards on **Corrected On-Site**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Through the kitchen
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up walk in freezer
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Top of stove soiled Behind and under grills soiled Reach in cooler gasket
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Upright cooler in salad station soiled
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 1, 2026 3:03 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.