Driftwood Bar and Grill
Last inspected: Jan 13, 2026
26
Score
Driftwood Bar and Grill is a restaurant located at 253 Hwy 40 W, Inglis, FL.
Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.
8
Inspections
2
Critical latest
5
Major latest
11
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 13, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 5 major violations. 11 minor violations.
26
Aug 8, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
37
Mar 5, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
50
Nov 5, 2024
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
30
Dec 20, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
50
Aug 2, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
35
May 12, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
50
Dec 28, 2022
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 9 minor violations.
26
Violations — Jan 13, 2026 Inspection
Intermediate - Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. Drain pipe from ceiling leading into handwash sink at cookline.
31A-10-4
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1. One dead roach on floor beside side door to dining room. 2. Two dead roaches on floor in bar area, near walk-in cooler. All were swept during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
35A-03-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on top of canned food storage rack in dry storage room.
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee with long beard not wearing a beard guard and/or restraint while handling food at cookline.
13-04-4
Basic - Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. No lid on trash receptacle in outdoor seating area at front corner of building.
33-15-4
Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Bottles, cans, and paper trash scattered around dumpster and grease receptacle.
33-19-4
Basic - Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Grease receptacle sitting on top of slatted metal pad, directly over soil.
33-23-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. 1. Small round hole in wall above reach-in freezer in dry storage room. 2. Round hole in wall near exterior door in dry storage room. 3. Large square hole in wall behind ice machine, leading to outside.
36-24-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Exterior of pizza oven soiled with grease. 2. Exterior of fryers soiled with grease. 3. Hood filters above cookline heavily soiled with grease. 4. Gaskets on reach-in freezer doors throughout rear storage room soiled with mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid left open.
33-16-4
Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. 1. Exterior door leading into rear food storage room left open, back door of kitchen leading into the storage room left open as well. 2. Small round hole in wall above reach-in freezer in dry storage room. 3. Round hole in wall near exterior door in dry storage room. 4. Large square hole in wall behind ice machine, leading to outside.
35B-05-4
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Floor at dining room side entrance soiled with dirt and/or leaves. 2. Exterior of hood over cookline soiled with grease and/or food debris. 3. Floor throughout dry storage room soiled with dirt and/or debris. **Repeat Violation**
36-50-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from ambient temperature to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within four hours. See stop sale. Inside top of pizza refrigerated make-table: diced tomatoes (51F - Cooling Overnight). Manager stated the tomatoes were diced the previous day and placed into the top of the refrigerated make-table to cool. Manager stated the tomatoes have been stored inside the cooler continuously and have not been removed from the cooler today.
01B-38-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Inside top of pizza refrigerated make-table: diced tomatoes (51F - Cooling Overnight). Manager stated the tomatoes were diced the previous day and placed into the top of the refrigerated make-table to cool. Manager stated the tomatoes have been stored inside the cooler continuously and have not been removed from the cooler today. Stop sale issued n
03D-06-5
Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Six clam tags not marked with the date the last clams were sold inside ziplock bag provided by manager. Inspector reviewed proper clam tag procedures with manager during this inspection.
01C-03-4
Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Employee with painted and/or artificial nails scooped ice without wearing gloves.
13-06-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade rusted on top of can storage rack.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. No proof of food handler training for five employees who handle food and/or work in kitchen. Inspector reviewed the employee health reporting agreements with the manager and manager confirmed that all five are still employed in this location and have been employed for more than 60 days.
53B-02-5
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