Ranchero Cafe & Restaurant
344 N Ridgewood Dr, Sebring, FL 33870 · Permanent Food Service · License 3800989
What drove the grade
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 22 routine inspection4 high priority (fixed on the spot, 1 repeat), 2 intermediate (fixed on the spot, 1 repeat), 1 basic-20
- Safety score80
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitOct 22, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
7 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority4
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Food with mold-like growth.
See stop sale. Observed two heads of lettuce and one bag of spinach with mold on them in the reach in cooler, owner discarded.
Fixed on the spot
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
Observed Yellow rice (56°F - Cold Holding); Mozzeralla cheese (58°F - Cold Holding) in the reach in cooler at front of restaurant near front counter, owner voluntarily discarded.
Fixed on the spot
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.
Observed flats of hard raw shell eggs over milk in reach in cooler out front, owner moved the eggs to bottom shelf.
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Code 41, Chemicals and toxic substances: Container of medicine improperly stored.
Observed prescription on jar of pickles in kitchen, owner moved.
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate2
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory.
Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Observed no consumer advisory, printed copy for owner, owner placed on wall behind front counter.
Fixed on the spot
Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
Observed no paper towels in restroom, operator replaced.
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Basic1
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
Observed torn gasket on reach in cooler in kitchen.
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.