Inspection records · Florida DBPR
Lake County Restaurant Inspections
Of 127 graded Lake County restaurants, 22 are failing outright — the number worth knowing before you book. The records run 2.6 inspections deep per restaurant, so most kitchens appear more than once.
Records cover inspections from July 1, 2025 to June 26, 2026, drawn from Florida DBPR public inspection data.
This grade is calculated by us from Florida DBPR public inspection records — Florida does not issue official grades. How we calculate it →
Grade distribution in Lake County
Florida issues no official restaurant grades. Each score below is calculated by us from the restaurant’s most recent DBPR inspection — 100 points less 8 for every high-priority violation, 3 for every intermediate and 1 for every basic — then banded A to F. Of 126 graded Lake County restaurants, 65 hold an A and 22 sit at D or F.
| Grade | Score range | Restaurants | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 90–100 | 65 | 52% |
| B | 80–89 | 22 | 17% |
| C | 70–79 | 17 | 13% |
| D | 60–69 | 14 | 11% |
| F | below 60 | 8 | 6% |
Most recent enforcement actions in Lake County
These are inspections that ended in something stronger than a routine pass — an administrative complaint or an emergency order — newest first. Across the whole record set Lake County has 21 such actions and 59 inspections that closed with a warning.
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June 11, 2026
DENNY'S #7422 · Clermont
Administrative complaint recommended
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June 10, 2026
LAS PALMAS CUBAN RESTAURANT · Mount Dora
Administrative complaint recommended
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June 3, 2026
AY JALISCO · Clermont
Administrative complaint recommended
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May 22, 2026
I BAR B QUE EXPRESS INC · Fruitland Park
Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
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May 13, 2026
PEPES CANTINA I DRIVE · Clermont
Administrative complaint recommended
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May 6, 2026
CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILL · The Villages
Administrative complaint recommended
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May 1, 2026
PAPI PINCHO · Groveland
Administrative complaint recommended
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April 21, 2026
FROG & MONKEY RESTAURANT · Mount Dora
Administrative complaint recommended
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April 8, 2026
ROBATA JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE · Clermont
Administrative complaint recommended
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March 19, 2026
COPACABANA CUBAN CAFE · Mount Dora
Administrative complaint recommended
Most common violations in Lake County
If Lake County has a recurring weakness it is code 36, cited 469 times at 100 establishments.
Ranked by how often each code was cited across all 331 inspections. The official DBPR wording is given first, then what it means in practice.
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1 Code 36 469 citations · 100 restaurants
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.
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2 Code 22 415 citations · 110 restaurants
Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
Surfaces that touch food were not clean and sanitised — one of the most direct routes to contamination.
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3 Code 14 271 citations · 102 restaurants
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.
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4 Code 23 207 citations · 101 restaurants
Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
Surfaces that do not touch food directly — shelving, cabinet exteriors, equipment housings — were dirty.
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5 Code 03 162 citations · 73 restaurants
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.
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6 Code 29 137 citations · 67 restaurants
Plumbing installed & maintained; mop sink; backflow prevention
Plumbing faults: leaks, missing backflow prevention, or a mop sink problem.
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7 Code 08 128 citations · 59 restaurants
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.
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8 Code 35 86 citations · 45 restaurants
Insects/rodents/pests; outer openings protected against pests
Evidence of insects or rodents, or gaps in the building that let pests in.
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9 Code 31 80 citations · 49 restaurants
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.
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10 Code 41 73 citations · 52 restaurants
Chemicals / toxic substances properly stored & used
Cleaning chemicals or other toxic substances were stored or used unsafely near food.
Explore Lake County restaurants
- All Lake County restaurants and health grades (127)
- Lowest health scores in Lake County (22)
- Clermont restaurant health grades (41)
- Mount Dora restaurant health grades (23)
- Leesburg restaurant health grades (15)
- Lady Lake restaurant health grades (12)
- Tavares restaurant health grades (11)
- Every guide on the site
- What these violations mean — the three priority tiers explained
- How we calculate health grades
Lake County restaurant inspections — FAQ
- Does Florida grade restaurants in Lake County?
- No. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation inspects restaurants and records violations, but it does not issue letter grades or scores. The A–F grades shown here are calculated by us from those public inspection records.
- How many restaurant inspections are on file for Lake County?
- We hold 331 DBPR inspection records covering 127 Lake County restaurants, from July 1, 2025 to June 26, 2026 — an average of 2.6 inspections per restaurant.
- What is the most common health violation in Lake County?
- Code 36 — Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation — recorded 469 times at 100 different Lake County restaurants.