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MAE LEES DELI

Health inspection records show MAE LEES DELI in SEBRING has 3 inspections with a food safety rating of 1.7/5. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

445 North Ridgewood Drive
Florida, 33870
Lemon
Highlands County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.7/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 8/6/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10877680

  • 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Observed in the reach in cooler in the kitchen, cardboard is used as a lining on the bottom, operator removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting boards in the prep area are grooved.
  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed the cook without a beard guard on.
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee with out a hair restraint on in the kitchen prep area, employee put a hat on. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets in the reach in cooler separating from the door in the kitchen.
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw hard shell eggs over pickles and gravy in the walk in cooler and raw ground beef over margarine, operator moved both. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels in the employees bathroom, operator replaced. Corrected On-Site
  • 02D-02-4:Intermediate - Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Observed container of tzatziki sauce in the reach in cooler and gravy and pasta that are not labeled correctly in the walk in cooler, operator has placed labels on correctly. Corrected On-Site
  • 16-43-4:Intermediate - Test kit for measuring the concentration of the sanitizing solution not used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions or employee unaware of proper use. Observed the quaternary testing strips the color chart is faded and hard to read and the testing strips are expired from July 2022.

Inspection Date: 5/6/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10769729

  • 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Light shields missing in the dry storage area.
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs stored over washed and cut cabbage in the walk in cooler. Employee placed the eggs below the cabbage. 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. Emailed handouts to the operator
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled. Employee removed and sanitized the can opener. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 1/30/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8764787

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed service container with the flour on the shelf in the dry storage area, owner moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed gasket is torn on the right side in the reach in cooler by the front counter.
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Owner closed the lid. Corrected On-Site
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mops in the mop sink in the dry storage area next to walk in cooler.
  • 08B-02-4:High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Observed a container of cut lemons on top of the tea dispensers in the dining area not protected, owner removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board is grooved and soiled on prep table.
  • 31B-06-4:Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Observed in men's bathroom, soap dispenser is broken and cannot dispense soap, owner replaced. Corrected On-Site