Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar
Last inspected: Apr 14, 2026
78
Score
Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar appears in inspection records 10 times, starting in 2022. The newest entry in the record is dated Apr 14, 2026. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.
Violation counts have been trending down, averaging around four violations across recent inspections versus roughly six violations before.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle leaking”, showing up five times.
By comparison, the average Winter Haven facility scores 89, putting Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar on the weaker side. Overall, the inspection record reads well.
10
Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 14, 2026
Routine - Food
5 minor violations.
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Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice location at the bar, operator removed handle. **Corrected On-Site**
10-08-5
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Bar cooler underneath register and reach in freezer on cook line
22-16-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle leaking at hand washing sink by dish machine area. Operator placed a work order in. **Corrective Action Taken**
29-11-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. 2 cooks on cook line put on their beard nets. **Corrected On-Site**
13-04-4
Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. At walk in freezer door, and throughout the kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-11-4
78
Nov 5, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
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High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - ready-to-eat food used for multiple menu items, some of which will not be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Cook cut limes in slicer and placed in prep container with bare hands. Employee removed limes from cook line**Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken**
09-19-5
Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Walk in freezer entrance and cook line**Repeat Violation** **Repeat Violation**
36-11-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Operator cleaned and sanitized microwave **Corrected On-Site**
22-08-4
78
Mar 17, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
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Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
64
Sep 19, 2024
Routine - Food
4 minor violations.
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Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-19: **Time Extended**
35B-01-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed excessive buildup of food and grease behind fryers and cook line equipment **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-19: **Time Extended**
36-01-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed broken floor tiles in walk in cooler around walk in freezer. Missing floor grout throughout kitchen, bar, server and dish area causing accumulated water and food debris buildup **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-19: **Time Extended**
36-11-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler fan covers soiled with dust Fryer prep table has accumulated grease **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-19: **Time Extended**
23-03-4
82
Sep 18, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Walk in cooler: cooked nacho beef prepped at 9:37am time taken 11:46am (76F - Cooling). Manager put beef in walk in freezer. Retemped at 56f 15 min later **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03D-01-5
High Priority - Observed Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly flying insects dry storage 2 live flies on dry storage wall 1 live fly on case of lids 2 live flies in mop sink wall 8 live flies on license board 5 live flies on wall and on food manager frames 3 live flies on sign in kitchen 6 live flies on ceiling tiles in server area 2 live flies on wall in server station **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
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. Cook line: coleslaw prepped at 8:22am time taken 12:36pm (47F - Cooling) Manager put in walk in freezer At temp checked at 1:11 pm 41F Cold Holding **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03D-06-5
Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Several certificates missing expiration date **Warning**
53B-10-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Handbag on counter top at bar area. Operator removed hand bag. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. At hand washing sink near prep station. **Warning**
29-11-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler fan covers soiled with dust Fryer prep table has accumulated grease **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Observed fly light over server station prep area **Warning**
35B-02-4
Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed broken floor tiles in walk in cooler around walk in freezer. Missing floor grout throughout kitchen, bar, server and dish area causing accumulated water and food debris buildup **Warning**
36-11-4
Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed excessive buildup of food and grease behind fryers and cook line equipment **Warning**
36-01-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning**
35B-01-4
41
Feb 12, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 minor violations.
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High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. House made ranch dressing. 45F in walk-in cooler. ;recheck- house made ranch at 12:34 pm (42F - Cold Holding) **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5
Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Bar area grout missing.**Repeat Violation** **Repeat Violation**
36-12-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. By cook line
22-16-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Back panel of soda dispenser on service line across from the cook line.
23-03-4
74
Jul 10, 2023
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One live fly in bar area. Operator killed fly in bar area. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-02-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Diced tomatoes and black pepper in the hand wash sink. Operator cleaned out sink. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. By dishwasher area.
36-32-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Sweaters stored over mustard packets. Sweaters removed. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. In walk-in cooler by walk-in freezer door.
36-17-5
Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Grout missing by dish machine, cook line , and bar area. **Repeat Violation**
36-12-4
Basic - Soiled floors behind grills.
36-10-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Underneath hand washing sink at the bar. **Repeat Violation**
29-11-4
58
Jun 2, 2023
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
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Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Grout missing by dish room and cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-06-02: **Time Extended**
36-12-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of the grill on cook line. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-06-02: **Time Extended**
23-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Water leaking from pipe at bar area hand washing sink. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-06-02: **Time Extended**
29-11-4
86
Apr 3, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 8 violations
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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm); Second test after priming-Dishwasher (Chlorine 50ppm) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-41-4
Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
53B-14-5
Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Jessica Ogilvie scheduled to take CFM. **Warning**
53A-03-7
Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Grout missing by dish room and cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-12-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. In walk-in cooler chicken breast on the floor. **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of the grill on cook line. **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe at bar area hand washing sink. **Warning**
29-11-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On cook line. Employee replaced. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-09-4
55
Jul 5, 2022
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. On front patio
29-34-4
High Priority - In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Scoop stored in water @ 82F in fryer station.
10-05-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener
22-02-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open employee drink on serviceline.
12B-07-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Walk-in freezer
36-17-5
Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Missing grout on cookline
36-12-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle laying in rice mixture in reachin cooler on cookline
10-01-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda nozzle holder in bar area. Manager cleaned holder. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Open bucket of pickles in walk-in cooler
08B-12-5
50
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar on file is from Apr 14, 2026. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar?
Across the inspection record, “water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle leaking” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar.
How does Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar compare to other restaurants in Winter Haven?
Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar most recently scored 78 out of 100, which is lower than the Winter Haven average of 89.
Has Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar have averaged around four violations per visit, down from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar is inspected around three times per year on average.
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