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Lake County Failed Restaurant Inspections

8F grade
14D grade
1Emergency orders
17.5%Below a C

Lake County has 1 restaurants with an emergency order on record and 8 at an F grade. Counting D grades as well, 17.5% of graded Lake County restaurants fall below a C.

Coverage: we publish inspection records for 127 of Lake County’s 357 licensed food service establishments. Every figure on this page describes the 127 we publish, not the full licensed roster. 1 restaurant is excluded from grade percentages, having no recent scoreable inspection on file; 126 are graded.

This grade is calculated by us from Florida DBPR public inspection records — Florida does not issue official grades. How we calculate it →

Emergency orders in Lake County

A state emergency order suspends the licence and requires the establishment to stop operating until a callback inspection clears it. These 1 restaurant has one on record, newest first. The date and disposition are the ones DBPR recorded.

  1. PERKINS RESTAURANT AND BAKERY 1242 Lady Lake

    November 19, 2025 · Emergency order recommended

    1 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 0 basic · grade D (62/100)

F-grade restaurants in Lake County

8 restaurants score below 60 on their most recent inspection, listed lowest score first. Violation counts and the inspection date are as recorded by DBPR.

  1. 32 CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL Clermont

    4 high-priority · 4 intermediate · 19 basic · inspected April 29, 2026

  2. 46 COPACABANA CUBAN CAFE Mount Dora

    3 high-priority · 4 intermediate · 8 basic · inspected March 19, 2026

  3. 46 ROBATA JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE Clermont

    2 high-priority · 4 intermediate · 16 basic · inspected April 8, 2026

  4. 49 ROSE PLANTATION Fruitland Park

    4 high-priority · 3 intermediate · 5 basic · inspected May 5, 2026

  5. 52 NEW CHINESE BUFFET INC Clermont

    3 high-priority · 4 intermediate · 12 basic · inspected October 31, 2025

  6. 53 TAKIS RESTAURANT Leesburg

    5 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 7 basic · inspected April 1, 2026

  7. 57 CROOKED SPOON GASTROPUB Clermont

    3 high-priority · 2 intermediate · 8 basic · inspected June 10, 2026

  8. 58 CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL The Villages

    3 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 8 basic · inspected May 6, 2026

D-grade restaurants in Lake County

14 restaurants score 60 to 69, again lowest first.

  1. 60 OAKWOOD SMOKEHOUSE & GRILL Lady Lake

    4 high-priority · 1 intermediate · 5 basic · inspected March 31, 2026

  2. 61 TWISTEE TREAT Tavares

    4 high-priority · 1 intermediate · 4 basic · inspected July 15, 2025

  3. 62 PERKINS RESTAURANT AND BAKERY 1242 Lady Lake Emergency order

    2 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 7 basic · inspected February 26, 2026

  4. 63 FROGGERS GRILL AND BAR Mount Dora

    3 high-priority · 1 intermediate · 10 basic · inspected January 27, 2026

  5. 63 PIZZAMORE Mount Dora

    3 high-priority · 1 intermediate · 10 basic · inspected April 20, 2026

  6. 63 PUDDLE JUMPERS Tavares

    1 high-priority · 4 intermediate · 17 basic · inspected January 14, 2026

  7. 64 TWISTED BISCUIT DINER Tavares

    3 high-priority · 1 intermediate · 9 basic · inspected March 3, 2026

  8. 64 DENNY'S #7422 Clermont

    2 high-priority · 4 intermediate · 5 basic · inspected June 12, 2026

  9. 64 JEREMIAH'S Mt Dora

    2 high-priority · 2 intermediate · 14 basic · inspected April 13, 2026

  10. 65 LAKE HARRIS HIDEAWAY Tavares

    3 high-priority · 2 intermediate · 5 basic · inspected June 26, 2026

  11. 65 MARY'S KOUNTRY KITCHEN Tavares

    2 high-priority · 3 intermediate · 10 basic · inspected March 24, 2026

  12. 66 SAN JOSES ORIGINAL MEXICAN RESTAURANT Clermont

    3 high-priority · 2 intermediate · 4 basic · inspected November 6, 2025

  13. 68 BREAKFAST STATION Leesburg

    3 high-priority · 2 intermediate · 2 basic · inspected May 7, 2026

  14. 68 CASTAWAYS RESTAURANT Astor

    3 high-priority · 1 intermediate · 5 basic · inspected May 1, 2026

Violations most often cited at failing Lake County restaurants

Across the 22 restaurants at a D or F, DBPR recorded 65 high-priority violations at 22 of them. The codes below are ranked by how many of those failing restaurants were cited under each.

DBPR does not publish a priority tier per violation code in this dataset, so these are ranked by frequency at failing restaurants rather than labelled high-priority. Official wording first, then what it means in practice.

  1. 1 Code 36 21 of 22 failing restaurants · 113 citations

    Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation

    Floors, walls or ceilings were dirty or in disrepair, or ventilation was inadequate — a housekeeping failure rather than a direct food risk.

  2. 2 Code 22 20 of 22 failing restaurants · 86 citations

    Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized

    Surfaces that touch food were not clean and sanitised — one of the most direct routes to contamination.

  3. 3 Code 14 20 of 22 failing restaurants · 66 citations

    Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained

    Equipment or work surfaces were damaged, worn or built in a way that cannot be properly cleaned.

  4. 4 Code 03 21 of 22 failing restaurants · 57 citations

    Temperature control of foods (cold/hot holding, cooking, cooling, reheating)

    Food was held, cooked, cooled or reheated outside safe temperatures. This is the violation most often linked to foodborne illness.

  5. 5 Code 08 19 of 22 failing restaurants · 44 citations

    Cross-contamination: raw foods separated; food protected during prep/storage

    Raw and ready-to-eat foods were not kept apart, or food was left unprotected during prep or storage — the classic cross-contamination failure.

  6. 6 Code 23 18 of 22 failing restaurants · 40 citations

    Nonfood-contact surfaces clean

    Surfaces that do not touch food directly — shelving, cabinet exteriors, equipment housings — were dirty.

  7. 7 Code 29 14 of 22 failing restaurants · 29 citations

    Plumbing installed & maintained; mop sink; backflow prevention

    Plumbing faults: leaks, missing backflow prevention, or a mop sink problem.

  8. 8 Code 31 13 of 22 failing restaurants · 27 citations

    Handwash sinks accessible; handwashing supplies & sign provided

    A handwash sink was blocked, or missing soap, towels or its required sign, so staff could not wash hands properly.

More Lake County inspection data

Lake County failed inspections — FAQ

How many restaurants failed health inspection in Lake County?
Of the 126 Lake County restaurants we grade, 8 hold an F and 14 hold a D — 17.5% below a C. 1 have been placed under a state emergency order.
Does Florida close restaurants that fail inspection in Lake County?
Florida can issue an emergency order suspending a licence, which requires the establishment to stop operating until the problem is corrected and a callback inspection clears it. 1 Lake County restaurants we publish have such an order on record.
Are these official Lake County health grades?
No. Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspects restaurants and records violations, but it issues no letter grades or scores. The A–F grades here are calculated by us from those public records using one published formula.