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10 Lake County restaurants cited for high-priority violations

You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name . Florida's restaurant owners 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 not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Lake County restaurant inspections site . Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Lake County, Florida, for the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1, 2026. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here. Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a 'snapshot' of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment. For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Lake County restaurant inspection site . Which Lake County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections? These restaurants met all standards during their Oct. 26-Nov. 1 inspections and no violations were found. Casa Daza

Lake County, FL · 9d

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ROACHES, RODENTS & MORE: Six Central Florida eateries shut down over health problems

ORLANDO, Fla. – Last week, six more Central Florida eateries were forced to shut down (at least temporarily) after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records. These records show the reported eateries experienced violations like rodent droppings, roaches, and storage issues, among others. Nearly all of...

Orlando, FL · 1d
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Half-Pound Burgers And Smoked Brisket Keep Hungry Drivers Coming Back To This Lakeland BBQ Dive

A half-pound beef patty topped with smoked brisket sounds like a dare. At one small roadside spot in Florida, it’s simply lunch. The kitchen opens at 7 AM, and breakfast runs all day. That means a brisket omelette is fair game at noon, and a smoked meat burger is fair game at sunrise. I like a menu that refuses to watch the clock.

Lakeland, FL · 3d
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Florida Inspectors Shut 15 Restaurants From Orlando to Tampa Bay in One Week over Roaches, Sewage and Unsafe Storage

Florida inspectors temporarily shut 15 restaurants, food trucks and food businesses from Orlando and Ormond Beach to Tampa Bay during the week of Oct. 19 to 25, citing live roaches, rodent droppings, raw sewage and unsafe food storage, according to state records summarized by News 6 ClickOrlando. Nine of the...

Orlando, FL · 2d

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Ribeye Steaks Put This Humble Florida Restaurant On The Map

A 20-ounce bone-in ribeye with a name like the Outlaw sounds like a dare. On one of Florida’s busiest tourist roads, that steak is a big reason a ranch-style dining room keeps its tables full. The spot sits right among indoor skydiving, a giant observation wheel, and a towering...

Orlando, FL · 2d

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When Midnight Hunger Hits, This Lakeland Taco Spot Comes to the Rescue

On weekends, this little taqueria flips the clock upside down. It opens at 7 PM and keeps the grill going until 3 AM. That’s not a typo. While most kitchens are mopping floors, this family-owned spot is just warming up. The tortillas are made from scratch, and the menu covers tacos, quesabirrias, burritos, and big quesadillas.

Lakeland, FL · 3d

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7 Florida Dollar-Stretching Grocery Outlets Where Brand-Name Pantry Staples Fill A Whole Cart

My favorite grocery fact this year involves a Florida salvage store that once sold bikes. Not bike baskets, actual bikes, at up to 60 percent off, a few aisles from the canned beans. That’s the energy of the stores on this list. They buy overstock, closeouts, and reclaimed goods, then...

Florida · 1d

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Couple Waits Through Long Lines At Salt Shack In Clermont On Earlier Visits, Then Finally Eats There And Finds The Key Lime Pie Outshines The Sides

A restaurant with a line out the door is either a great sign or a great...

Clermont, FL · 1d

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5 Best Italian Restaurants in Orlando, Florida that Will Make You Feel Like You’re in Rome

Orlando, Florida — a city where the sun glints off lakes and glass towers, where neighborhoods bloom with murals and the laughter of families, where every street corner hums with the music of a hundred cultures. Here, the architecture is a patchwork: Spanish-tiled bungalows, mid-century motels, pastel storefronts, and the ever-present spires of theme parks that draw dreamers from every corner of the world. But beyond the neon and the fireworks, Orlando’s true magic is found in its kitchens — in the warmth of a shared meal, in the stories that simmer in every sauce, in the way food brings together newcomers and old-timers, students and snowbirds, artists and engineers, families and friends.

Orlando, FL · 3d

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This Old-School Florida Diner Still Serves the Kind of Breakfast Everyone Misses

The doors open at 6 a.m. every single day, and by 2 p.m. the grill is done. That short window makes breakfast feel like a race worth winning. The biscuits and sausage gravy here get called world famous. The milkshakes have their own fan club. The whole place leans into a retro 1950s look, so your eggs come with a side of nostalgia.

Sebring, FL · 3d

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Crispy Fried Chicken And Catfish Make This Hidden Orlando Soul Food Spot A Florida Local Favorite

Some of the best plates in Orlando never show up on a theme park map. They come out of small neighborhood kitchens where the fryer stays busy and the side dishes are the kind people plan their week around. One of those kitchens sits on a quiet stretch of the...

Orlando, FL · 10d

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Favorite Pinellas Pizza Spot Lands Tampa Location

Tampa is getting a taste of the Northeast! Anthony & Luca’s Pizza Kitchen, a popular Pinellas Park spot, is bringing its New York style pizza, New Jersey boardwalk pies and Philly cheesesteaks to West Waters Avenue. The restaurant’s new location at 7032 W. Waters Ave. gives Tampa food lovers...

Tampa, FL · 8d

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This Glamorous Florida Steakhouse Feels Like a Million-Dollar Night Out

On Friday and Saturday nights, the ladies’ restroom at this steakhouse has a hairstylist on hand for touch-ups. Yes, really. A dinner spot with a mid-meal blowout station is clearly playing a different game. The stage has a dance floor that raises and lowers. A live band plays during...

Tampa, FL · 2d

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You’ll Happily Drive Across Florida For The Incredible Steaks At This Remote Restaurant

Somewhere in Lake County, Florida, there’s a restaurant with a cow-print sign, a wooden cowboy standing in the dining room, and a parking lot full of pickup trucks that belong to people who drove a significant distance and would do it again without being asked. That restaurant is the...

Florida · 9d

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Families Come Hungry For The Crispy Fried Catfish At This Old-School Kissimmee Restaurant

Deer heads hang on the walls of this country diner, and nobody seems to mind sharing a booth with them. The real attention goes to the plates, which carry home cooking from breakfast straight through dinner. Florida has plenty of theme park food, but this spot leans the other way....

Kissimmee, FL · 4d

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Everyone In Florida Is Obsessed With This All-You-Can-Eat Mexican Buffet

There’s a Mexican restaurant in Orlando that has locals rearranging their entire week just to fit in another visit. El Patron Restaurante Mexicano is the kind of place that makes you question every other dining decision you’ve ever made, and that’s not an exaggeration. Florida is a...

Florida · 4d

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Iron Oak Social Opening in Winter Haven With Golf Simulators, Bar

WINTER HAVEN, FL — Iron Oak Social, an indoor golf and social concept from owner David Braswell, is targeting a February or March opening at 355 5Th Street, Winter Haven, FL 33880, Braswell told Business Debut in an interview. What to Expect. Iron Oak Social is planned as a...

Winter Haven, FL · 2d

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Seven Florida Lunch Counters Where Locals Have Ordered The Same Cuban Sandwich For Generations

Florida runs on pressed bread, roast pork, and a little cafecito on the side. From Tampa to Key West, some lunch counters have been making the same Cuban sandwich for so long that families now order it out of habit, one generation after another. These are not fancy dining rooms...

Florida · 2d

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11 Florida Restaurants Where Dessert Comes With a Serious Warning to Save Room

One Tampa steakhouse sends you upstairs to a separate dessert room with private booths and live piano music. Dessert gets its own floor there. I love that kind of commitment. That’s just one stop on this list. Another spot serves cake from a room glowing with bubble lights and electric trains. Another tops key lime pie with meringue tall enough to need its own zip code.

Florida · 13h

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ABC Fine Wine & Spirits Opens 23,000-Square-Foot Superstore in Kissimmee Dec. 3

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits is going big in Kissimmee. The family-owned Florida retailer says its first-ever Superstore will open Dec. 3 at 10 a.m. at 641 Centerview Blvd., a 23,000-square-foot location the company describes as roughly double the size of a typical ABC store. The announcement, detailed in a...

Kissimmee, FL · 1d