DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

HAMMOCK RESTAURANT

2222 Golf Hammock Drive
Florida, 33872
Highlands County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.7/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 5/13/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10775347

  • 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back exit of the kitchen.
  • 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Repeat Violation
  • 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall in the dishwasher area above the two compartment sink soiled.
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 2 cans of tomato sauce and 1 can of mushrooms stored in the dry storage area dented at he seams. Chef placed the cans aside for a refund.
  • 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 cutting lemons and handling them with their bare hands. The lemons were intended to be used in customers drinks. Employee discarded the lemons.
  • 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over raw fish in the reach in cooler on the cook line. Chef removed the chicken. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed employee cutting lemons and handling them with their bare hands. The lemons were intended to be used in customers drinks. Employee discarded the lemons.
  • 41-27-4:High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Wiping cloth sanitizer reading +200ppm chlorine. Chef replaced the sanitizer new reading 100ppm. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 2/7/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8783707

  • 16-23-4:Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine.
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed phones, backpack, drinks all stored on and above the prep table.
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up on walk in freezer door.
  • 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed rusty walk in cooler shelves.
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Admin Complaint
  • 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed raw chicken wings stored over produce in walk-in cooler. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels or soap at the bar handwashing sink. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 3/8/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8499311

  • 08A-11-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks. Observed raw burger stored over beer kegs in walk-in cooler.
  • 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed raw bacon over unwashed peppers in walk-in cooler. Operator moved bacon over shell eggs. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed food debris on slicer knobs. Observed can opener with old food debris on blade.
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed boxes in front of handsink at warewash area.
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Squirt bottle containing toxic substance not labeled at warewash area.

Inspection Date: 1/16/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8553265

  • 36-11-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed floor on walk on in disrepair and rusted surface. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-15: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-16: **Time Extended**
  • 14-06-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Observed wood shelving at back prep not sealed or painted. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-15: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-16: **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 11/15/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8498735

  • 16-55-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Observed dish machine unable to automatically dispense sanitizer. Found at 0 ppm. Operator will manually add chlorine to rinse cycle and called for repair. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-15: At callback observed dishmachine unable to dispense sanitizer automatically. Operator had rigged a pump and was had pumping sanitizer into machine during dishmachine run. No test strips available. Dishes tested 0ppm on inspectors test strips. Admin Complaint
  • 36-11-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed floor on walk on in disrepair and rusted surface. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-15: **Time Extended**
  • 40-01-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions. Observed employees purses and jackets stored on rack over onions at back prep area. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-15: **Time Extended**
  • 14-06-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Observed wood shelving at back prep not sealed or painted. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-15: **Time Extended**
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed cook handle raw chicken with gloves then remove gloves and add new gloves without washing hands. Inspector advised cook and he washed hands then added new gloves. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-15: At callback 11/15/23 observed cook hold non handled bowl while breaking and whipping raw shell eggs then proceed to handle clean dishes and plate foods for service touching clean equipment handles and equipment and clean plates for service to customers without changing gloves. Then remove and wad up gloves in hands the resolve without washing hands and touch clean plates and ready to eat foods and plate ready to eat foods for service. Leave kitchen and open server drawers and get clean utensils then return to line and touch ready to eat foods. Observed cook handle BLT sandwich with bare hands plate and cut with no gloves. No hand washing taking place see stop sale. Admin Complaint
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed black buildup on slicer blade guard. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-15: At callback observed old food debris on slicer at back prep area. Admin Complaint
  • 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. Observed 4 new employees that had not been informed or signed the form for Employee Health Responsibility. Ana get had employees read and sign form during inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-15: At callback no prof that employees had been informed of the Health Responsibility Requirement. **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 9/13/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8382091

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed pink and black slime on interior of ice machine. Warning
  • 16-55-4:Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Observed dish machine unable to automatically dispense sanitizer. Found at 0 ppm. Operator will manually add chlorine to rinse cycle and called for repair. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee phone charging on prep table area at kitchen. Warning
  • 36-11-4:Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed floor on walk on in disrepair and rusted surface. Warning
  • 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Observed ice scoop stored in dirty tray beside ice machine. Warning
  • 40-01-4:Basic - No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions. Observed employees purses and jackets stored on rack over onions at back prep area. Warning
  • 14-06-4:Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Observed wood shelving at back prep not sealed or painted. Warning
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bucket of flour and container of fish fry mix. Warning
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed cook handle raw chicken with gloves then remove gloves and add new gloves without washing hands. Inspector advised cook and he washed hands then added new gloves. Warning
  • 29-45-4:High Priority - Hose attached to faucet at three-compartment/food preparation/handwash sink eliminating required air gap. Observed broken sprayer hose that is hanging onto sink basin and eliminating air gap at 3 bay sink. Warning
  • 03C-89-4:Intermediate - Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without written procedures approved by the division. Operator states wings are cooked in oven and total cook temperature does not reach 165F then wings are cooked with no temperature monitoring and held in cooler until ordered. Warning
  • 03C-90-4:Intermediate - Establishment is conducting non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods and the written procedures are not available upon request. Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed black buildup on slicer blade guard. Warning
  • 53A-05-6:Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ 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. Observed 4 new employees that had not been informed or signed the form for Employee Health Responsibility. Ana get had employees read and sign form during inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning