Emily's Family Restaurant
Last inspected: Feb 17, 2026
39
Score
Emily's Family Restaurant, located at 2609 N Alt Hwy 19 in Palm Harbor, Florida, had a high-risk inspection on February 17, 2026, with a score of 39. This inspection identified two critical, one major, and eleven minor violations. While the facility has a history of mostly low-risk inspections, the most recent one noted issues including a damaged cutting board, improperly stored food, and dead roaches, though the latter was corrected on-site.
8
Inspections
2
Critical latest
1
Major latest
11
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 17, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 11 minor violations.
39
Sep 22, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 8 minor violations.
43
Mar 5, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Nov 25, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
78
May 21, 2024
Complaint Full
1 minor violation.
95
Sep 22, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Mar 21, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 minor violations.
61
Aug 29, 2022
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
95
Violations — Feb 17, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Grooved cutting board in cook line under microwave.
14-09-4
Basic - Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. 1 7lb can of strawberry glaze stored with undamaged cans in dry storage.
08B-20-4
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 2 dead roaches in employee restroom in kitchen. Operator removed roaches and cleaned and sanitized area. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-03-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee donuts stored next to condiments and butter that was to be served to customers. Operator removed donuts. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cellphone over butter in wait station. Operator moved phone to proper area. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Hood filters in poor repair. Metal pots hanging in dry storage dented and in poor repair. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on handle of oven in cook line. Operator moved tongs. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filter soiled on cook line. Exterior of reach in freezer by three compartment sink rusted. . **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interiors of reach in coolers soiled.
22-16-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves of reach in coolers in dry storage has rust pitted to surface.
14-33-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles of butter not labeled on cook line.
02D-01-5
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 7lb can of strawberry glaze.
01B-01-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken next to ready to eat grits in reach in cooler by cook line. Operator moved grits to be on top of chicken. Raw beef over ready to each peppers in reach in cooler in dry storage. Operator moved beef to proper location. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade and cutting board soiled.
22-02-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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