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 inspection6 intermediate, 13 basic-31
- Emergency closure in the last 90 daysOrdered 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