HOWIE'S FAMILY RESTAURANT
840 N MAIN ST · BUSHNELL · Sumter County · FL 33513
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-12-4High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Female employee breaded raw fish with double gloves then removed and changed gloves without washing hands.
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. Male employee touched face then touched prep table without washing hands.
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Three live flies in kitchen **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 2/1/2024. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer: opened case of raw beef on shelf over vegetables.
01B-24-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Corned beef hash with a date of 12/17 in reach in make table.
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold like substance on deflector plate in ice machine. Interior of microwave soiled with food debris.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Pan of fish in sink in kitchen. Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Utilizing chlorine. **Repeat Violation**
02C-06-5Intermediate – Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days opened commercially processed, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Hotdogs pre portioned two days ago in freezer with no date mark. Employee added date. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 10
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Dry storage shelf lined with cardboard.
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles soiled in dining area
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on top shelf of bag in a box soda rack. Employee drinks on pass thru counter over make table. All were moved. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse and clothes on top of bag in a box soda.
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Female employees scooping butter and cooking wearing jewelry.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Glasses in server station
51-18-6Basic – No copy of latest inspection report available.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of microwave soiled with food debris. Top of dish machine soiled with heavy dust. Hood filters soiled with grease.
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door has a gap at the bottom and is lacking a self closing mechanism.
25-09-4Basic – Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. Coffee filters on top of reach in cooler in server station.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 18, 2026 12:30 PM.
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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.