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Restaurant owners in Florida are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you.
For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations that do not require a warning or administrative action, visit our Sumter County Restaurant Inspections site.
Here is a breakdown of recent health inspections in Sumter County, Florida for the week of January 12-18, 2026.
Note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a ‘snapshot’ of the conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than were noted in the most recent inspection. Inspections performed on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions of the installation.
For complete restaurant inspection details, visit our Sumter County Restaurant Inspection site.
Which Sumter County restaurants had the highest priority violations?
243 Colony Blvd., The Villages
Routine inspection on January 14
Follow-up inspection required: Violations requiring further review, but not an immediate threat to the public.
7 total violations, 2 high priority violations
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Top priority – dishwasher does not sanitize properly. Stop using the dishwasher to sanitize and set manual sanitization until the dishwasher is properly repaired. 0ppm chlorine dish machine in bar area. The dish machine in the kitchen area will be thoroughly cleaned, the operator will wash glassware in the kitchen dish machine until the bar machine is repaired. **Corrective Action Taken****Repeat Violation****Admin Complaint**
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High Priority – Raw animal food stored above/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw lobster stored in butter in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken stored in olives to reach the cooler. The operator fixed the shelves. **Corrected on Site****Repeat Violation****Admin Complaint**
Which agency inspects restaurants in Florida?
Regular regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for the investigation and control of foodborne disease outbreaks associated with all food establishments.
How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?
If you see abuse of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for a health violation online.
Get the whole story in our restaurant inspection database.
What does all that jargon mean in a Florida restaurant inspection?
Fundamental Violations They are considered against best practice.
A warning An inspection document is issued after a violation that must be corrected within a certain date or a specified number of days after receiving the inspection report.
A Administrative complaints is a form of legal action taken by the department. Inadequate compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeated violations or the existence of serious conditions warranting immediate action may trigger an administrative complaint against the establishment. The division website says: “Correcting violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning period has expired.”
A Emergency order When a restaurant is closed by the inspector based on an immediate danger to the public. Here, the Director of the Hotels and Restaurants Division has decided that the establishment must cease doing business and suspend any division license to protect the health, safety or welfare of the public.
A 24-hour call-back inspection will be conducted after the emergency closure or suspension of a license.
This article originally appeared in Daily Commerce: The Villages/Wildwood Area Restaurant/Food Truck Inspections: January 12-18, 2026
