STUMPKNOCKERS RESTAURANT
110 Courthouse Square
Florida, 34450
Citrus County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.7/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 5/9/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored hanging from oven door handle in prep kitchen. Employee removed tongs from handle during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Gaskets on cooler doors in indoor bar area soiled with mold-like substance. 2. Side of cooler at cookline soiled with grease. 3. Area behind nozzles of fountain machine in server station soiled with mold-like substance. Repeat Violation
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Wall behind fryers at cookline soiled with food debris and/or grease. 2. Exterior of hood in prep room soiled with dust and/or food debris. 3. Floor below equipment in indoor bar area soiled with dirt and/or debris. 4. Floor around equipment in outdoor bar area soiled with dirt and/or debris.
- 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. Server rearranged fish in plate with bare hands in front of kitchen. Inspector had employee at cookline reheat the fish to over 145F and educated employees on proper glove usage. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pans containing raw containing raw alligator meat stored above pan containing coleslaw in reach-in cooler in prep area. Employee moved the raw alligator meat to another shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside reach-in cooler in front of kitchen: coleslaw (46F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the coleslaw was out for lunch. Inspector had manager separate the coleslaw into two shallow pans and place it into the freezer to rapidly cool. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior walls and deflector plate soiled with yellow substance inside ice machine on right-side behind building. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/9/2025 revealed 7 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 1/3/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
2
Basic
9
Total
15
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Single-use condiment cup without handle stored down inside pan of marinara inside reach-in cooler at front of kitchen. Manager discarded condiment cup during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Pan containing six packages of raw tuna completely thawed inside reduced oxygen packaging inside cooler in prep area. Packaging does state the tuna must be removed from packaging prior to thawing. Stop sale issued.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink cup stored on shelf in back of kitchen directly beside containers of seasonings. Manager removed cup from shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Several containers of frozen soup stored directly on floor inside walk-in freezer. Manager had an employee place soup on a shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 14-42-4:Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Section of hood filter missing from both hoods in kitchen.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging from oven door handle at cookline. Manager removed tongs from handle during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Exterior of equipment at cookline soiled with grease and/or food debris. 2. Green shelving in outdoor bar area soiled with leaves. 3. Exterior and lid on sugar bin near back door soiled with grease and black substance. 4. Area behind nozzles of fountain machine in server station soiled with mold-like substance. Repeat Violation
- 29-08-4:Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Faucet broken at mop sink in back of kitchen, near back door.
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Walls throughout kitchen soiled with dust. 2. Ceiling throughout kitchen stained/soiled with dust. 3. Wall behind fryers soiled with food debris. 4. Exterior of hood over fryers in rear kitchen soiled with food debris and/or dust. 5. Floor inside walk-in cooler soiled with dirt. Repeat Violation
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee entered kitchen from outside and put on gloves in prep area of kitchen without first washing hands. Inspector stopped employee and had them wash hands and put on new gloves before continuing to work in prep area. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Open box containing raw chicken stored on top of box containing fully-cooked snow crab legs inside reach-in cooler in back of kitchen. Employee moved chicken to below crab during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Pan containing six packages of raw tuna completely thawed inside reduced oxygen packaging inside cooler in prep area. Packaging does state the tuna must be removed from packaging prior to thawing.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside refrigerated drawers at cookline: scallops (50F - Cold Holding); fish (49F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the fish and scallops were filled appropriately two hours prior date being thawed. Inspector had employee place ice on both items to rapidly cool to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 1. Deflector plate inside ice machine behind kitchen soiled with brown substance. 2. Interior of lid to ice machine soiled with lime-like substance. Repeat Violation
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No handwash sign and/or paper towels/mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. 1. No handwash sign at handwash sink in outdoor bar area. 2. No towels at handwash sink in indoor bar area. Employee replenished towels during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/3/2025 revealed 15 total violations (4 high priority, 2 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 10/16/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Two dead roaches on floor in outdoor bar area. Employee swept up and discarded both during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. 1. Tongs hanging from oven handle at cookline. 2. Tongs hanging from oven handle in rear kitchen area. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Exterior of reach-in cooler at cookline soiled with food debris. 2. Exterior of reach-in cooler in outdoor bar soiled with mold-like substance. 3. Gaskets of reach-in cooler in outdoor bar area soiled with mold-like substance. 4. Area behind nozzles of fountain machine in server station soiled with mold-like substance. 5. Gaskets of reach-in cooler in indoor bar area soiled with mold-like substance. 6. Handles of oven in kitchen near back door soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation
- 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Employee in kitchen pulling onions from mesh bag and cutting without first washing. Inspector educated employee in washing onions prior to cutting them.
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler in indoor bar area. Repeat Violation
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Ceiling light and wall near three-compartment sink soiled with dust. 2. Floor inside walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer soiled with food debris. 3. Wall in kitchen near fryer soiled with food debris. 4. Side of hood above fryer near back door soiled with dust. 5. Floor behind equipment at cookline soiled with food debris. 6. Floor in outdoor bar area soiled with dirt and/or food debris. Repeat Violation
- 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. 1. Server scooped ice with drink cup in server station. Server's hands did come into contact with ice. Inspector instructed employee to use the ice scoop going forward. 2. Employee near cookline handling and cutting raw red onions with bare hands. Employee stated the onions would be served raw. Employee put on gloves before continuing to handle onions. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside reach-in cooler in back of kitchen: shrimp (75F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the shrimp was thawed under running water approximately 1 hour prior. Inspector had manager add ice to shrimp to help cool to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Two spray bottles containing multi surface cleaner stored on shelf directly beside foam takeout trays in outdoor bar area. Employee removed both from shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 1. Deflector plate inside ice machine on right-side behind kitchen soiled with orange substance. Repeat Violation
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bar mats stored inside hand wash sink in indoor bar area. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/16/2024 revealed 11 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 4/17/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
4
Basic
9
Total
16
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Scoop without handle stored inside bin of flour in back of kitchen. Bowl stored down inside pan of soup inside walk-in cooler. Manager removed both during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Hole in ceiling in back of kitchen above bins of flour.
- 24-24-4:Basic - Clean equipment and utensils stored in a room that is not fully enclosed (open to outdoors/screened). Several clean pans stored on shelf under overhang behind building. Inspector had employee place pans in warewash area to be rewashed and sanitized. Corrected On-Site
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. On shelf inside reach-in cooler near kitchen entrance: Five packages of raw tuna thawed inside reduced oxygen packaging. Manager stated the fish began thawing on 4/14. Packaging does state the fish must be removed from packaging prior to thawing. Stop sale issued.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven door handle in rear kitchen. Employee placed tongs in warewash area during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Area behind nozzles on fountain machine in server station soiled with mold-like substance. Exterior of stainless ice chest in outdoor bar area soiled with black substance. Repeat Violation
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler behind indoor bar.
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Wall in kitchen around handwash sink heavily soiled with grease and/or food debris. Wall above three compartment sink soiled with dust. Outside of hood above oven in back of kitchen soiled with food debris. Floors inside walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation
- 14-06-4:Basic - Wood surface not properly sealed. Unsealed wooden table in back of kitchen near back door.
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One fly on counter near coffee machine in server station. One fly in server station near open ice chest. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee at cookline touched face and hat with gloved hand and continued to operate fryer. Manager had employee stop, wash hands, and put on new gloves before continuing to work at cookline. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. On shelf inside reach-in cooler near kitchen entrance: Five packages of raw tuna thawed inside reduced oxygen packaging. Manager stated the fish began thawing on 4/14. Packaging does state the fish must be removed from packaging prior to thawing.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with food debris. Deflector plate inside ice machine on right side behind building soiled with brown substance. Repeat Violation
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Green cutting board payed across handwash sink in indoor bar area. Inspector removed cutting board from handwash sink during this inspection. Ice dumped into handwash sink in outdoor bar area. Repeat Violation
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No towels at handwash sink at indoor bar. Manager replenished towels during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pan of cooked chicken wings missing date mark inside reach-in cooler near back door of kitchen. Manager stated the wings were cooked on 04/14 and added proper date mark during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/17/2024 revealed 16 total violations (3 high priority, 4 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 12/6/2023
High Priority
5
Intermediate
5
Basic
7
Total
17
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Wooden bowl without handle used as scoop inside bin of bread crumbs in exterior dry storage shed. Manager removed bowl from bread crumbs during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink cup and water bottle stored on lower shelf of prep table beside bottles of sauces and seasonings at cookline. Manager moved drinks to area below shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under and around equipment in both exterior and interior bar areas soiled with dirt and/or food debris.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Jug containing frying oil stored directly on floor in kitchen at cookline. Manager placed oil on shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored hanging from oven door handle at cookline. Manager removed tongs from handle during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 10-02-4:Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Tongs hanging from soiled fire extinguisher, in contact with soiled surface in prep area of kitchen. Manager placed tongs in warewash area to be cleaned. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fire extinguisher on wall in prep area of kitchen heavily soiled with grease and/or food debris. Exterior of large white bins in prep area of kitchen soiled with grease and/or food debris. Flat areas around nozzles of fountain machine in server station soiled with mold-like substance.
- 12A-16-4:High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered the kitchen with gloves on from outside and began preparing greens without washing hands. Inspector had employee stop, wash hands, and put in new gloves before continuing to handle food. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One fly in prep area of kitchen on outside of bin containing flour. Two flies in server station near fountain machine. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw frog legs stored on shelf above jug of milk inside reach-in cooler at cookline. Manager removed milk from shelf during this inspection. Raw shrimp stored on shelf above diced peppers inside reach-in cooler in prep area. Manager moved cut peppers to top shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Tube of ground beef stored on top of whole in-tact beef on shelf inside walk-in cooler. Manager moved ground beef to another shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle containing lighter fluid, spray bottle containing degreaser, and spray bottle containing bug spray stored on shelf beside takeout trays on shelf near outdoor bar area. Employee removed all chemicals from shelf during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Deflector plate inside ice machine closest to back door soiled with brown substance. Interior of microwave in prep area soiled with food debris.
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink in indoor bar area blocked with stack of trays across sink. Inspector moved trays to counter during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Two spoons stored inside handwash sink in kitchen near cookline. Manager placed spoons in warewash area during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No towels at handwash sinks at cookline or in prep area of kitchen. Manager replenished both during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Foil pan containing zip bags of cooked ribs missing date on shelf inside walk-in cooler. Manager stated the ribs were cooked on Saturday (12/02) and added proper date mark during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/6/2023 revealed 17 total violations (5 high priority, 5 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 12/6/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/6/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).