LITTLE CAESARS #655
US 27;US 98
Florida, 33825
Lemon Tree
Highlands County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 2/18/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8784875
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 35B-03-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Observed the door closure in disrepair, not auto closing.
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed 2 cans, 8 pounds of mushrooms dented at the rim. Operator removed for credit. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee handling many pieces of soiled equipment including the walk in door handle without washing his hands. No gloves were observed. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Observed some illness reporting forms completed but not all. **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspection Date: 3/29/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8621381
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 2/22/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8612957
- 13-04-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed cook with beard and no beard guard. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-22: **Time Extended**
- 22-43-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed quaternary sanitizer in 3 bay at 0ppm. Auto dispenser not correctly dispensing sanitizer.. Must hand measure and test each fill to correct 200ppm. Must have dispenser correctly dispensing sanitizer within 7 days. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-22: At callback automatic dispenser dispensing quaternary ammonia sanitizer at rate too strong. Found at 500+ turned strip deep blue. operator will self dispense and test each bucket and sink full of sanitizer before using. **Time Extended**
- 53B-02-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Terry Loy hired over 60 days. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-22: **Time Extended**
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-22: **Time Extended**
Inspection Date: 2/15/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8526343
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed cook with beard and no beard guard. Warning
- 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Warning
- 22-43-4:High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed quaternary sanitizer in 3 bay at 0ppm. Auto dispenser not correctly dispensing sanitizer.. Must hand measure and test each fill to correct 200ppm. Must have dispenser correctly dispensing sanitizer within 7 days. Repeat Violation Warning
- 53B-02-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Terry Loy hired over 60 days. Warning
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Warning
Inspection Date: 10/13/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8383389
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee working with dough grab twist off water bottle from prep table remove lid drink from bottle then replace lid and return to work touching clean dough spatula to with dough. Inspector had employee wash hands before returning to working dough. Corrected On-Site
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed pizza dough prep employee working with dough with bracelet on wrist.
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee working dough with goatee and no beard guard.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed plastic bottled soft drinks stored on the floor at front warmer area.
- 13-05-4:Intermediate - Employee with long fingernails working with exposed food, single-service items or clean equipment and utensils. Observed employee with long fingernails working with open food and single service items banging breads with no gloves
- 53B-11-4:Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training appear to be falsified. Observed blank certifications with no employee name or date but with Authorized trainer and trainer certificate number 18636594 prefilled on otherwise blank certificate of Completion .