TROPICAL VIBES RESTAURANT AND BAR
11008 SE 66 TER · BELLEVIEW · Marion County · FL 34420
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 2
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. Female employee touched face then continued to make rice without washing hands. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs stored on shelf over lemons.
Intermediate 7
13-06-4Intermediate – Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Female employee at bar with pink nails scooping ice with no gloves. Female employee with white tip nails opening cucumber with no gloves.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun soiled behind bar.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Wiping cloth in sink at bar. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
32-11-5Intermediate – Lack of toilet tissue at each toilet. In large stall in ladies room.
53B-01-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Two employees more than sixty days with no training. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In reach in cooler and walk in cooler: pasta and rice made on Monday with no date mark.
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Fabuloso and water in spray bottle near warewash area. Windex in bottle in room with ice machine with no label.
Basic 6
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in rice. Bowl in sugar. Bowl in sauce.
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard lining shelf in kitchen area.
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Strawberries on shelf over sauce in reach in cooler. Ice cream on shelf over meats and vegetable in reach in freezer. All were moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw pork thawing in standing water. Manager turned on water. **Corrective Action Taken**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet towel in sink.
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt on cook line with no label. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 22, 2026 12:52 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.