CHILI'S
2893 WEST US HWY 90 · LAKE CITY · Columbia County · FL 32055
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On cookline: chili queso (126F – Hot Holding); cheese sauce (106F – Hot Holding); chicken (123F – Hot Holding). Manager moved foods to other holding unit and submitted work order to repair unit. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
13-06-4Intermediate – Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Employee with decorated artificial nails portioning and serving food with no gloves on. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Upper ice machine interior soiled with mold-like substance. Microwave interiors soiled with old food debris and grease accumulation. **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at back hand washing sink. Employee replaced. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 7
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on chicken breading station cooler.
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee wearing a bracelet while portioning and serving food.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Wet nesting bins on rack next to dishwasher. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. White cutting boards on prep tables at cookline grooved. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold-like substance on plates around soda nozzles in server station. **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Food debris on cleaned bins on storage rack next to dishwasher. Label residue on bins on storage rack next to dishwasher. **Repeat Violation**
42-03-5Basic – Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Scraper soiled with food debris stored on breading station cooler. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 14, 2026 2:17 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.