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ZEST BAR AND GRILL / V'Z FINE DINING

Based on 5 health inspections, ZEST BAR AND GRILL / V'Z FINE DINING in BARTOW has earned a 3.8/5 food safety rating. Food safety practices have remained consistent.

Last inspection: 4 months ago · 5 reports on file

315 E SUMMERLIN ST STE A

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★½☆ (3.8/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

10/15/2025· 4mo ago

Visit ID: 10935893

Met Inspection Standards

1 high

  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheddar cheese 47F, Pepper jack cheese 48 F Top section of the reach in cooler across from the cook line.

5/1/2025· 10mo ago

Visit ID: 10707094

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 1 basic

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf in the dishwasher area.
  • 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee assemble a burger bun to top a burger with his bare hands. I spoke with the operator about her options using gloves ,utensils or Alternatives Operating Procedures.

10/29/2024· 1y 4mo ago

Visit ID: 8775359

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 2 basic

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on the shelf in the dishwasher area.
  • 36-62-4:Basic - Light not functioning. Hood system.
  • 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with washed produce. Raw fish over cut zucchini inside the reach in cooler across from the cook line. The zucchini was relocated. Corrected On-Site

3/8/2024· 2y ago

Visit ID: 8464381

Met Inspection Standards

1 basic

  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets at the salad station. Employee cleaned.

8/4/2023· 2y 7mo ago

Visit ID: 8374582

Met Inspection Standards

1 int, 2 basic

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Onbserved employee bottle of water on prep table by spices. Manager removed Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee supplement of collagen stored on dry storage shelf.
  • 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.