DAVENPORT, Polk County

OVATION BISTRO & BAR

42605 US 27, DAVENPORT, FL 33837

FoodSeating
Latest violations
4
4 Basic
Apr 30, 2026
City
DAVENPORT
County
Polk
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
14

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.

Apr 30, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 4Total: 4

14-11-5

Detail 24549145

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on warmer under prep table across from flat top grill missing. Gaskets on flip top unit next to flat top grill in poor repair.

36-73-4

Detail 24549144

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. In bar area, old food and straw debris under service wells and under three compartment sink.

25-05-4

Detail 24549146

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of cups stored on floor in storage trailer.

36-27-5

Detail 24549143

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Throughout kitchen.

Oct 2, 2025

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 4Basic: 3Total: 7

22-02-4

Detail 24084642

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine on service line

31B-02-4

Detail 24084643

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Bar area employee replaced paper towels Corrected On-Site

31B-03-4

Detail 24084638

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. bar area

41-17-4

Detail 24084637

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle

14-01-5

Detail 24084641

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup in blue cheese crumbles on cooking

06-09-1

Detail 24084639

Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Fish thawing in walk-in cooler not removed from packaging

36-73-4

Detail 24084640

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Bar area with French fries and bottle caps on floor.

Apr 28, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

22-08-4

Detail 23736868

Basic - Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Cook line

36-27-5

Detail 23736867

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Cook line wall Repeat Violation

Dec 16, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

23-03-4

Detail 23426165

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Food debris in between fryers and equipment on the line.

36-27-5

Detail 23426164

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Throughout kitchen walls heavily soiled with grease and debris. Repeat Violation

Oct 24, 2024

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 4Total: 4

36-73-4

Detail 23307691

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Behind cook line

08B-38-4

Detail 23307692

Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil on the floor In office and boxes walk in freezer. Operator removed from floor. Corrected On-Site

10-17-4

Detail 23307690

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Cook line Operator removed knife washed and sanitized. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

22-16-4

Detail 23307693

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. At bar

Jun 10, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 5

41-10-4

Detail 22918878

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer spray bottle stored over squeeze bottle of honey. Operator removed sanitizer. Corrected On-Site

16-37-1

Detail 22918876

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Operator is using quaternary ammonium for sanitizer bucket and does not have quaternary ammonium test strips.

10-17-4

Detail 22918877

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife underneath microwave. Operator moved to dishwasher to washed rinse and sanitized knife. Corrected On-Site

10-07-4

Detail 22918875

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensil on flattop in water that's 127f. Operator moved pan to grill. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

36-27-5

Detail 22918879

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Throughout kitchen. Repeat Violation

Mar 22, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 4Total: 4

10-20-4

Detail 22741167

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on a stove. Operator removed them. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

10-07-4

Detail 22741165

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensil on grill 97f. Operator moved pot to the stove. Corrective Action Taken

23-03-4

Detail 22741166

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. In between equipment on cook line soiled with grease and food debris.

36-27-5

Detail 22741168

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Throughout kitchen.

Feb 13, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 3Total: 3

40-06-5

Detail 22639180

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Book bags on microwave on cook line. Operator removed book bag.Corrected On-Site

10-20-4

Detail 22639181

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven door. Operator removed tongs. Corrected On-Site

06-01-5

Detail 22639182

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Lamb in empty sink. Operator turned water slow stream. Corrected On-Site

Sep 7, 2023

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

40-06-5

Detail 22269608

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Black apron inside a case of Idaho potatoes. The apron was removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

33-16-4

Detail 22269609

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Repeat Violation

May 2, 2023

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

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

03A-02-5

Detail 21971024

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Hamburger patties 45F. Ice bags was put on the product. Corrective Action Taken

11-26-1

Detail 21971029

Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Provided a copy. Corrective Action Taken

12B-12-5

Detail 21971028

Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. On the prep table next to the smoker and by the salad bowls. Beverages was discarded. Corrected On-Site

40-06-5

Detail 21971027

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on the prep table next to the steam table. Cell phone was removed. Corrected On-Site

33-16-4

Detail 21971025

Basic - Open dumpster lid.

29-49-6

Detail 21971026

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Beverage station.

Feb 8, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 5Total: 6

11-27-4

Detail 21766157

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.

22-20-5

Detail 21766154

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice bin. The back of the ice bin at the beverage station.

16-21-4

Detail 21766156

Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.

22-08-4

Detail 21766153

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. On the shelf above the expo line.

23-03-4

Detail 21766155

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on the salad reach in cooler.

36-27-5

Detail 21766158

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Near the NU-VU smoker.

Aug 23, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 3Total: 3

23-03-4

Detail 21297966

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of the ice machine. Gaskets on the reach in coolers.

33-16-4

Detail 21297965

Basic - Open dumpster lid. The manager closed the lid. Corrected On-Site

36-27-5

Detail 21297964

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris. Throughout the kitchen.

Feb 10, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Total: 2

50-17-2

Detail 20853062

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. February 1,2022. Operator paid the delinquent license fee. Corrected On-Site Warning

53B-05-5

Detail 20853063

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 08-04-2018 Warning

Oct 6, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 7Total: 7

16-21-4

Detail 20566730

Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top section of the dishwasher.

14-11-4

Detail 20566724

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on reach in cooler in the beverage service station.

22-08-4

Detail 20566729

Basic - Interior of fryers has accumulation grease/food debris. Cook line.

14-47-4

Detail 20566728

Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Bottom shelf of the prep table next to the walk in cooler.

23-03-4

Detail 20566726

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled gasket on the reach in cooler door in the beverage service station.

06-01-5

Detail 20566725

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Lobster thawing in standing water on the prep table next to the walk in cooler. Employee discarded the water and placed the lobster inside the walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site

36-27-5

Detail 20566727

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Throughout the kitchen. Grease under cooking equipment.