SAWGRASS TAVERN
810 Marilee Place
Florida, 34762
Sumter County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 1 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/24/2025
High Priority
6
Intermediate
3
Basic
5
Total
14
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Ahi tuna in walk in cooler thawed without being removed from package. Packaging states to be removed before thawing See stop sale.
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on cook line by salad station no longer cleanable
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cooks on prep line no beard guards. Employees put on beard guards **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. In use tongs stored on oven handle. Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
- 29-17-4:Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Holster line missing from 2 soda guns behind bar. Manager located. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-49-4:High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Chlorine dish machine behind bar 10ppm, fixed at 100 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched face while putting beard guard on. Employee did not wash hands and touched clean utensils After a discussion employee washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 12A-28-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched brim of hat then clean customer plates without washing hands. Employee after discussion washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw salmon over ready to eat vegetables. Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 3 pieces of tuna not opened before thawed in original packaging that states to be removed from packaging before thawing
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer bucket on prep table next to customer food. Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Garbage can on cook line blocking handwashing sink. Employee moved. **Corrected On-Site**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwashing sink being used as prep with potatoes in a container inside. Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels in handwashing sink area in handwashing sink on prep line. Manager put paper towels in area. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/24/2025 revealed 14 total violations (6 high priority, 3 intermediate, 5 basic).