Lady Lake, Lake County

COTTAGE INN

340 US HWY 27/441, Lady Lake, FL 32159

FoodSeating
Latest violations
7
2 High Priority
Mar 11, 2026
City
Lady Lake
County
Lake
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
7

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Mar 11, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Basic: 5Total: 7

41-07-4

Detail 24431153

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. -Container of zyn on gloves. Corrected On-Site

08A-05-6

Detail 24431155

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -Raw beef over pickles in walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site

40-06-5

Detail 24431156

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -Backpack on prep table. Corrected On-Site

13-03-4

Detail 24431154

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.

36-11-4

Detail 24431157

Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. -In kitchen.

23-03-4

Detail 24431151

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Under grill.

22-16-4

Detail 24431152

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. -Reach in up right freezer.

Oct 16, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 6

08A-02-6

Detail 24121011

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. -Raw sausage links over diced peppers.

41-10-4

Detail 24121010

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. -Griddle cleaner stored on prep table. Corrected On-Site

02C-02-5

Detail 24121009

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -Cooked taco meat.

14-09-4

Detail 24121012

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. -Prep cooler cutting board on cook line.

12B-07-4

Detail 24121007

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -Over prep cooler. Corrected On-Site

14-11-5

Detail 24121008

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. -Reach in freezer gasket torn.

Apr 8, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 6Total: 9

09-01-4

Detail 23690419

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. -Cook making sandwich with no gloves. Operator coached, sandwich discarded. Gloves worn. Corrected On-Site

22-02-4

Detail 23690422

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Dicer. Operator cleaned and sanitized. Corrected On-Site

02C-04-5

Detail 23690423

Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. -Taco meat.

14-09-4

Detail 23690420

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. -Prep cooler on cookline.

12B-07-4

Detail 23690421

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.

36-17-5

Detail 23690416

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. -By three compartment sink.

23-03-4

Detail 23690417

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Shelf under flat grill.

22-16-4

Detail 23690418

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. -Bottom of reach in freezer on cookline.

25-32-4

Detail 23690424

Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. -Taco bowls on egg crates.

Aug 9, 2024

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Aug 2, 2024

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 7

22-41-4

Detail 23028728

High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 ppm. Warning

09-01-4

Detail 23028725

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. -Server handling toast with bare hands. Warning

03A-02-5

Detail 23028730

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -Cut tomato 52f. Less than 4 hours. Advised to rapid chill. Warning

22-02-4

Detail 23028726

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Tray to right of fryers. Warning

14-09-4

Detail 23028729

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. -White cutting board on prep cooler. Warning

12B-07-4

Detail 23028731

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -Over prep cooler. Warning

22-16-4

Detail 23028727

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. -Standing water in cooler across from flat grill. Warning

Mar 6, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 6

12A-27-4

Detail 22697446

High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands.

08A-02-6

Detail 22697444

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. -Raw veal over frozen potatoes. Corrected On-Site

03A-02-5

Detail 22697442

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -Butter packs at room temperature. Less than 4 hours. Advised to rapid chill or place on time.

03F-02-5

Detail 22697447

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Eggs, operator determined correct time. Corrected On-Site

02C-02-5

Detail 22697443

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -Cooked noodles. Corrected On-Site

51-11-4

Detail 22697445

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.

Oct 12, 2023

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

16-03-4

Detail 22359066

Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine.

51-11-4

Detail 22359067

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Corrected On-Site