DOVE CREEK LODGE

147 Seaside Avenue
Florida, 33037
Monroe County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 3/7/2025

  • 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observe personal water bottle inside standing reach in cooler, employee removed during inspection.
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observe soiled standing reach in cooler interior.
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observe Yolanda Lawrence expired training on 01/26/2025.

Inspection Date: 10/30/2024

  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed on standing cooler. Corrected On-Site
  • 35B-08-4:Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Observed by 3 compartment sink, employee removed during inspection.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed plastic water bottles stored on floor. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed on standing cooler, also on black refrigerator.
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Corrected On-Site
  • 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed boiled eggs not time marked. As per employee breakfast starts at 8:00 am. As per employee food is discarded at 11:00am.

Inspection Date: 4/8/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8533746

  • 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed in reach in cooler unit.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed soiled gaskets in unit.
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
  • 29-20-5:Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Observed very slow draining water on HWS and 3CS.
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Corrected On-Site
  • 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no chlorine test strips available.

Inspection Date: 10/23/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8347054

  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed plastic water bottles stored on floor in kitchen area. Employee rearranged properly during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Observed ice scoop stored on top of sugar case. Employee removed during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed several personal drinks inside reach in cooler next to food in kitchen area.Manager removed during inspection.
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed soiled interior of 2 doors reach in cooler in kitchen area.
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • 22-42-4:High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed Triple Sink (Chlorine 25ppm); employee add more chlorine.Triple Sink (Chlorine 100ppm) Corrected On-Site
  • 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided form during inspection.
  • 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. Provided form during inspection.