OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE
US Highway 27 North
Florida, 33870
Highlands County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 5/2/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
5
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 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 employees purse in food prep area in the back of the kitchen.
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed cook without beard guard on, operator gave him one. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed grease buildup on the hoods in the kitchen and walls. Repeat Violation
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed pasta noodles in the walk in cooler on the third shelve under other containers of food without a lid on the pan, operator covered. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed hand washing sink in the kitchen next to the cook line is leaking from the faucet.
- 46-01-4:Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Observed boxes on the floor in front of the back door making it unable to get out safely, operator corrected. Corrected On-Site
- 45-02-4:Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Observed fire extinguisher by the employees restroom in the red.
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/2/2025 revealed 7 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 4/14/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
5
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed an employee in prep kitchen without a hair restraint. Operator corrected. Corrected On-Site
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed wet nesting of pans at dish area.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed the hood filters and surrounding area heavy with grease and dripping from the hood, the hood walls and the ansul pipes. Operator stated they have a call in about the hood and exhaust not functioning properly.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed chicken in the walk in cooler not covered. Operator corrected and covered. Corrected On-Site
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed walls in the dish area and around the dish scraping area heavily soiled and showing a black mold like substance.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/14/2025 revealed 5 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 9/3/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Two dead roaches at coffee area. One on floor of dishwasher area. Operator states that pest control came on Sunday. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken at dry rack.
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust at dishwasher.
- 41-05-4:High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Fly ribbon over cut broccoli and potato. Operator removed. **Co Corrected On-Site
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over milk in walk in cooler. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. One live roach on floor at condiment station . Operator terminated. Four under dishwasher area on wall. Operator states that pest control came on Sunday.
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/3/2024 revealed 7 total violations (3 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 12/18/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on shelving in walk-in cooler.
- 16-01-4:Basic - Dishmachine has no data plate/operating specifications.
- 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. Alarm on dishwasher states declining necessary.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk-in in freezer with ice buildup on shelves.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed handsink at cookline with mold like growth in basin.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed bulk salt container with no lid at back prep , Manager lidded. Observed salmon and ahi stored in open pans in walk-in cooler with no covering on open shelving.. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed unwashed strawberries, asparagus, tomatoes, lemons, stored over washed and washed prepped produce in walk-in cooler.
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Pbserved black debris on wall at warewash area.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed garnish ice bath set up on cookline cut tomatoes (57F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (57F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (51F - Cold Holding); honey butter (61F - Cold Holding). Cut lettuce and tomatoes on line 2hours and will be held on time as a public health control and must be discarded if not used by 430pm. Honey butter and shredded cheese unable to tell when they were placed out of temperature see stop sale. Observed raw wings (50F - Cold Holding) covered in serving size plastic bags no lid on container in chicken fry area. Operator moved to lower portion of unit to quickly cool to 41F and will keep lidded when on well. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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. Ice bath garnish station at cookline per owner operator was to be held at time as a public health control. At inspection current manager unaware and times not managed.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at waitstation on kitchens and at end of cookline by dishwash at kitchen . Employee restocked during inspection. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/18/2023 revealed 11 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 8/31/2023
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 8/31/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 8/18/2023
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
8
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed employee on cookline working with open food with bracelets, waitstaff dipping ice with bracelets and rings. Warning
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed black growth on handsink at cookline. Warning
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed cases of unwashed vegetables over prepped vegetables at walk-in cooler. Manager removed unwashed to lower shelf. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed items on cookline under time as a public health control with no time marks, operator unsure how long foods have been out of temp. See stop sale. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 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. cut tomatoes 1qt (59F - Cold Holding); roulade sauce 1qt (59F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (63F - Cold Holding) butter 1qt (63F - Cold Holding); butter blend 1qt (59F - Cold Holding) Warning
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed potatoe soup (128F - Hot Holding), manager stirred to promoate even heating throughout product. Product must be stirred at intervals to promote evenheatingof 135F throughout. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 22-56-4:Intermediate - Hot water sanitizing dishmachine final rinse not reaching proper temperature at manifold. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Observed high temp dish machine wash temp at 159F and rinse temp reading on machine at 114F Discontinue use of dishmachine and manual dish wash must be set up at 3 bay sink until dishmachine is able to sanitize at correct temperature. 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. Inspector provided form at inspection via email. Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/18/2023 revealed 8 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).