Citrus Garden
3825 Pleasant Hill Rd Ste 109, Kissimmee, FL 34746 · Permanent Food Service · License 5911158
What drove the grade
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Jul 7 routine inspection1 high priority (fixed on the spot), 2 intermediate, 8 basic-17
- Safety score83
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitJul 7, 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.
11 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged.
Raw beef over cooked shrimp in small reach-in freezer across from walk-in cooler. Operator rearranged.
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate2
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Cutting boards on make tables.
Code 41, Chemicals and toxic substances: Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
Spray bottles with pink liquid at mop sink.
Basic8
Code 06, Food properly thawed: Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner.
Raw chicken thawing in standing water at triple sink. Educated operator. Operator turned on water and left running.
Fixed on the spot
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Stored food not covered.
Vegetables, cooked chicken, raw chicken in walk-in cooler.
Food stored on floor.
Container of raw shrimp on floor of walk-in cooler.
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
Bowl in container with cooked chicken and in container of cooked pork, at small reach-in cooler at start of cook line. Operator removed.
Fixed on the spot
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Walk-in cooler shelving soiled.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Exterior of reach-in coolers, kitchen appliances, reach-in freezers throughout kitchen have grease build up. Gaskets of reach-in coolers throughout kitchen. Shelving where clean dishes are placed. Exterior of food containers with seasonings, flour, rice.
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Along bottom left of back exit door.
Code 40, Employee personal belongings: Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.
2 cellphones charging on top of maketable on cook line, next to containers of food. Operator removed.
Fixed on the spot
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.
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.