Crooked Spoon Gastropub

200 Citrus Tower Blvd, Clermont, FL 34711 · Permanent Food Service · License 4508615

F
Grade F
Safety score 59 of 100

Latest visit, Sep 17, 2026: 0 high priority, 6 intermediate, 13 basic violations.

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Sep 17 routine inspection
    6 intermediate, 13 basic
    -31
  • Emergency closure in the last 90 days
    Ordered closed on Jul 15
    -10
  • Safety score59

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Inspection history

3 inspections · 4 visits

Routine inspection · Sep 17, 2026

First visit · Sep 17, 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.

  • Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
    • Basic: Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of sugar and flour not labeled , operator properly labeled
  • Food out of temperature
    • Intermediate: Establishment curing food without an approved HACCP plan and Process Waiver from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. More information can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/special-process/. Haccp plan is received but not assigned or approved . Curing pastrami in establishment.
  • Food protection and cross-contamination
    • Basic: Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed lettuce over ready to eat lettuce in walk in cooler
  • Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry
    • Basic: Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee prepping items wearing bracelets in kitchen
  • Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
    • Basic: Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. By dry storage area
    • Basic: Utensils in poor condition. Tongs by utensil storage in poor repair
    • Basic: Ice buildup in reach-in freezer by dry storage area
  • Wiping cloths and linens
    • Basic: Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Stored next to dry ingredients in dry storage area
  • Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Intermediate: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice bin soiled in bar area next to handwashing sink
    • Basic: Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. In bar reach in cooler by pos system
    • Basic: Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
  • Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Basic: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -gaskets of reach in beer cooler -exterior of oven on cooks line
  • Clean equipment storage and air drying
    • Basic: Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Water source
    • Intermediate: Water with a temperature of least 85°F not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. By bar area next to beer tap
  • Plumbing and backflow prevention
    • Basic: Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In reach in coolers in bar area next to handwashing sink and across from dum sink by corner of bar area next
  • Handwash sinks and supplies
    • Intermediate: Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Operator dumped glass of beer in handwashing sink during time of inspection , educated operator that handwashing sink is for handwashing only
    • Intermediate: No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. By handwashing sink by entrance of bar
  • Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
    • Basic: Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
  • Automatic gratuity notice
    • Intermediate: Establishment charging operational charges without properly disclosing the information on the menu/web/app and the bill/receipt. Per operator service charge is going straight to servers for gratuity, per operator will change wording on menu

Follow-up to an earlier inspection · Aug 10, 2026

Follow-up visit · Aug 10, 2026 Fixed at follow-up

The inspector came back and found the problems fixed.

  • Food out of temperature
    • High priority: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
    • High priority: Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135°F.
    • Intermediate: Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator has submitted HACCP plans. Plans have been received and are being reviewed
  • Food protection and cross-contamination
    • High priority: Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature.
  • In-use utensils properly stored
    • Basic: Ice buckets not stored inverted between uses.
    • Basic: In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
  • Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained
    • Basic: Equipment in poor repair. new reach in coolers are on order
  • Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Intermediate: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. ice machine is scheduled for deep clean next week
  • Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Basic: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
  • Plumbing and backflow prevention
    • Basic: Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. new coolers are on order
  • Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
    • Basic: Hole in or other damage to wall in storage closet

Complaint inspection · Jul 15, 2026

Follow-up visit · Jul 17, 2026 Reopened after closure

The inspector came back, found the problems fixed and allowed the business to reopen.

  • Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Basic: Interior of ovens on cook line has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
  • Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Basic: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
  • Plumbing and backflow prevention
    • Basic: Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler in bar and on cook line
  • Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
    • Basic: Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents and light shields are soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
First visit · Jul 15, 2026 Emergency closure

Conditions were a danger to public health, so the business was ordered to close immediately. It can't reopen until an inspector confirms the problems are fixed.

  • Approved source; food safe and unadulterated
    • High priority: Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. -sweet onion jam dated 6/30 -soco wing sauce dated 6/30 -bourbon cream dated 7/5
  • In-use utensils properly stored
    • Basic: In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. -oven door
  • Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Basic: Interior of ovens on cook line has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
  • Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Basic: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -exterior sides of fryers, oven on cook line -filters on hood suppression system -back side of grill has residue buildup -speed racks in walk in cooler
  • Plumbing and backflow prevention
    • Basic: Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler in bar and on cook line
  • Insects, rodents, pests and animals
    • Basic: Dead roaches on premises. -2 in bar, operator swept and cleaned -3 in dry storage room
    • High priority: Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. -4 small live roaches in dry storage under canned dry goods rack, bagged dry goods shelf. Operator is aware and had pest control here on Friday and coming again today.
    • High priority: Roach excrement and/or droppings present. -9 droppings under canned dry goods shelf
  • Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation
    • Basic: Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents and light shields are soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
    • Basic: Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. -dry storage under shelves