THE WORKS BISTRO

With 2 inspections documented, THE WORKS BISTRO maintains a 2.9/5 food safety rating in DUNNELLON. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

12169 S WILLIAMS ST

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 9/16/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10873189

  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two co2 tanks not secured in bar area.
  • 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall in back of kitchen around wires and/or tubes.
  • 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. 12 pans with remnants of old labels still attached on clean dishes rack near walk-in cooler.
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Lids of dumpster left open.
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Pan containing sugar missing label on shelf in back of kitchen. Manager added the proper label during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-28-5:High Priority - Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. 1. Pasta salad with date marked of 9/6 on shelf inside reach-in cooler at cookline. Manager stated they make the pasta salad themselves. 2. Jug of milk with date marked of 9/2 inside reach-in cooler in bar area.
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Backflow prevention device missing at spigot in employee break area.
  • 53B-09-4:Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Manager provided one photocopy of food handler training card in binder.

Inspection Date: 5/5/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10816636

  • 33-11-4:Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Drain plug missing from dumpster inside enclosure.
  • 45-02-4:Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Fire extinguisher at kitchen entrance.