Betts Big T Restaurant
Last inspected: Apr 21, 2026
47
Score
Betts Big T Restaurant has been inspected 12 times since 2022. The latest inspection on file is from Apr 21, 2026. High risk usually means inspectors flagged either critical violations or a stack of smaller ones.
The picture has improved over the last few visits: recent inspections have averaged around four violations, down from roughly 14 violations earlier in the record.
Across the inspection history, “unclean building components, attachments or fixtures” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded four times.
By comparison, the average Chiefland facility scores 72, putting Betts Big T Restaurant on the weaker side. Taken together, the history suggests a facility that has struggled with consistency.
12
Inspections
1
Critical latest
2
Major latest
8
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 21, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food and/or each other. 1. Pan containing raw steaks stored on shelf above open pan containing fully-cooked ham inside reach-in cooler at cookline. 2. Pan containing raw chicken stored on shelf above open pan containing raw fish inside reach-in cooler at cookline. An employee rearranged the shelves during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. 1. Hot and cold water turned off at handwash sunk in warewash area. 2. No cold water at handwash sink in prep area of kitchen.
27-19-4
Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ One certified food manager certificate expired on 03/14/2026.
53A-03-7
Basic - Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. 1. Screen torn on back porch connected to kitchen. 2. Several gaps in ceiling tiles near walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
36-51-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. 1. One co2 tank not secured near fountain sodas in kitchen. 2. One co2 tank not secured outside behind porch area. **Repeat Violation**
51-11-4
Basic - Dumpster and/or grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Lids of both the dumpster and grease receptacle left open.
33-29-4
Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Gap at top of door when closed in back of kitchen.
35B-04-4
Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Crack in basin of handwash sink in warewash area.
29-08-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Several boxes containing single-use containers stored directly on floor in rear storage room.
25-05-4
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Wall in front of kitchen soiled with dust. **Repeat Violation**
36-50-4
Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Discarded tables and sink outside near dumpster. **Repeat Violation**
33-31-5
47
Oct 9, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 6, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
View 1 violation
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink in warewash area nonfunctional. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-03: No change, time extended. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-06: No change. Manager stated the plumber will be here tomorrow to fix it. **Time Extended**
31A-09-4
90
Oct 3, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation.
View 2 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 1. One fly flying in kitchen at cookline. 2. Two flies flying at far end of kitchen, near handwash sink. 3. Three flies crawling on box of unwashed sweet potatoes in rear kitchen/storage area. 4. 18 flies crawling on exterior of large sugar bin in rear kitchen/storage area. 5. Four flies flying around drain pipe below three-compartment sink in rear storage area. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-03: 1. One fly on wall in hallway, near walk-in freezer. 2. 17 flies flying around drain below three-compartment sink in rear kitchen/storage area. **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-7
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink in warewash area nonfunctional. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-03: No change, time extended. **Time Extended**
31A-09-4
78
Oct 2, 2025
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 4 major violations. 19 minor violations.
View 29 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 1. One fly flying in kitchen at cookline. 2. Two flies flying at far end of kitchen, near handwash sink. 3. Three flies crawling on box of unwashed sweet potatoes in rear kitchen/storage area. 4. 18 flies crawling on exterior of large sugar bin in rear kitchen/storage area. 5. Four flies flying around drain pipe below three-compartment sink in rear storage area. **Warning**
35A-02-7
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 06/01/2025. Establishment is open and serving customers during this inspection. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. On shelf inside walk-in cooler: hamburger meat (46F - Cold Holding); hamburger meat (47F - Cold Holding); hamburger meat (51F - Cold Holding). Employee stated the hamburger meat was placed into the three-compartment sink the previous day and left to thaw overnight, then placed into the walk-in cooler this morning.
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On shelf inside walk-in cooler: hamburger meat (46F - Cold Holding); hamburger meat (47F - Cold Holding); hamburger meat (51F - Cold Holding). Employee stated the hamburger meat was placed into the three-compartment sink the previous day and left to thaw overnight, then placed into the walk-in cooler this morning. Stop sales issued.
03A-02-5
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. Pan of fully-cooked sausage held at cookline at room temperature without time marks. Manager stated it was held using Time as a Public Health Control since 8am and added the proper time marks to the white board during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. 1. Backflow prevention device missing at green hose connection on back of building, near back door of kitchen. 2. Backflow prevention device missing at spigot on back corner of building. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
29-34-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink in warewash area nonfunctional. **Warning**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No towels at handwash sink near prep area or handwash sink near rear three-compartment sink. Manager replenished towels during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Deflector plate and interior of ice machine door soiled with mold-like substance.
22-02-4
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. 9 Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association expired in 2024 and 08/2025. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
53B-14-5
Basic - Bathroom located outside establishment not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors or constructed to have entrances and exits that ensure the privacy of occupants. Door to exterior mens restroom not self closing, mechanism broken or disconnected.
32-22-4
Basic - Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. 1. Cracked floor tiles throughout kitchen and storage areas. 2. Missing and/or damaged ceiling tiles throughout storage areas **Repeat Violation**
36-51-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. 8 co2 tanks not secured on backside of building. **Repeat Violation**
51-11-4
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Stack of metal bowls not inverted on top shelf of rack in corner of kitchen.
24-05-4
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Four dead roaches on floor in rear kitchen/storage area. Employee swept the area during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-03-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink cup on prep table at cookline beside cutting board.
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee keys on prep table beside mixer at kitchen entrance.
40-06-5
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Two plastic pans with chipped corners on shelf in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
14-38-4
Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Trash scattered on ground around dumpster.
33-19-4
Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Grease on ground around grease receptacle.
33-20-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Buildup of ice on shelves, door, and floor inside walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop stored on top of ice machine visibly soiled with mold-like substance. Employee moved the ice scoop to the warewash area during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
10-12-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Top exterior of ice machine soiled with mold-like substance.
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Lid of dumpster left open behind building.
33-16-4
Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Gap below door leading to outside in rear kitchen/storage area. Dead roaches and live flies present in this area.
35B-05-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. On shelf inside walk-in cooler: hamburger meat (46F - Cold Holding); hamburger meat (47F - Cold Holding); hamburger meat (51F - Cold Holding). Employee stated the hamburger meat was placed into the three-compartment sink the previous day and left to thaw overnight, then placed into the walk-in cooler this morning. Stop sales issued.
06-01-5
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Wall and ceiling near cookline soiled with dust. 2. Floor under equipment along wall in rear kitchen soiled with dirt and/or debris. 3. Floor in unused coolers in rear storage area soiled with dirt and/or debris.
36-50-4
Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Accumulation of unused equipment and/or furniture surrounding backside of building.
33-31-5
Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Unsealed wood on door frame and wall near storage area. **Repeat Violation**
36-30-4
11
Mar 11, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
View 12 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
Insects, Rodents, and Animals Not Present
FL-38
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
23
Jul 30, 2024
Complaint Full
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 10 minor violations.
View 15 violations
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
15
May 3, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jan 22, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 6 major violations. 11 minor violations.
View 21 violations
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of cold medicine stored on shelf above takeout cup lids and hot cocoa behind front counter. Employee removed medicine from shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
41-07-4
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. One can of chili sauce with dent on seam stored on canned food rack in dry storage area. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-01-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Box containing raw hamburger meat stored on shelf above pan of cooked chicken inside walk-in cooler. Manager moved raw hamburger meat away from pan of chicken during this inspection.
08A-05-6
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Pan containing several spray bottles containing degreaser and dish soap stored on lower shelf of prep table in kitchen beside clean dishes. Manager removed bin of chemicals from shelf during this inspection. Two jugs of bleach and 8 jugs containing soap stored on shelf beside takeout cups in dry storage area near walk-in cooler. Manager removed takeout cups from shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Outside of several white plastic pans and lids stained with black substance on clean dish rack in kitchen. Interior walls and deflector plate inside ice machine soiled with black substance. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cleaning supplies stored inside handwash sink at dish machine. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine test kit unavailable for dish machine.
16-37-1
Intermediate - No handwash sign and/or paper towels/mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sign and towels missing from handwash sink at dish machine.
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Probe thermometer unavailable in kitchen.
05-08-4
Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Eight food handler certificates missing date of birth.
53B-10-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Condiment cup without handle used as scoop inside container of seasoning at cookline. Manager removed cup from container of seasoning during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Five co2 tanks not secured near ice machine behind building.
51-11-4
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Several ceiling tiles missing in unused rear kitchen.
36-36-4
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Two ice buckets not inverted hanging on wall near ice machine.
24-05-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Black earbud case stored on shelf on rolling rack beside clean dishes. Employee removed earbud case from shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several cracked floor tiles at cookline.
36-17-5
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Several cracked plastic pans and lids on clean dish dish rack in kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-38-4
Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Grease on ground beside grease receptacle behind building.
33-20-4
Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Unshielded glass tube lights in warewash area.
38-07-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Area around nozzles of fountain machine at server station soiled with mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Walls throughout kitchen soiled with dust, especially around cookline. Ceiling throughout kitchen soiled with dust. Windowsills throughout seating area soiled with dust. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-50-4
17
Aug 9, 2023
Complaint Full
6 critical violations. 2 major violations. 12 minor violations.
View 20 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One fly in kitchen near cookline. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Inside reach-in cooler in kitchen near entrance: milk (56F, 57F, 56F, 59F - Cold Holding); shredded chicken (59F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (53F - Cold Holding). Manager stated when she arrived this morning, she noticed the cooler door was left cracked open from the previous night. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside reach-in cooler in kitchen near entrance: milk (56F, 57F, 56F, 59F - Cold Holding); shredded chicken (59F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (53F - Cold Holding). Manager stated when she arrived this morning, she noticed the cooler door was left cracked open from the previous night. Stop sales issued. **Warning**
03A-02-5
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. Shell eggs at cookline identified by employee as being held on time missing time mark. Employee added proper time mark during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of soap stored on prep table beside boxed hash browns and in-use cutting board. Manager removed soap from table during this inspection. Spray bottle containing bleach stored on lower shelf of prep table in kitchen beside clean utensils. Manager removed spray bottle from shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Backflow prevention device missing at hose connection on corner of backside of building.
29-34-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with black substance. Nozzles of fountain machine in server station soiled with mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee filled a sanitizer bucket with water at handwash sink near cookline.
31A-11-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard lining tabletop and shelf of prep table on far wall of storage room.
14-45-4
Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating a sandwich at front counter with plate of food on shelf beside clean coffee mugs. Inspector had employee remove plate from shelf during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
12B-02-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Drink cups wet nested at server station. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked clear plastic container on clean dish rack in corner of kitchen.
14-38-4
Basic - Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Grease receptacle sitting directly on soil.
33-23-4
Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop beside ice machine stored on dusty shelf outside back door of kitchen.
10-12-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood vents above grill heavily soiled with grease. Fan in kitchen near mixer soiled with dust. Area around nozzles of fountain machine at server station soiled wi5 mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid and/or missing drain plug. Both dumpster lids open behind building. One dumpster behind building missing drain plug. **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Hood above grill soiled with dripping grease. Wall in kitchen near microwave soiled with dust. Vent in kitchen above clean dish rack soiled with dust. **Repeat Violation**
36-50-4
Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Excessive buildup of old equipment, building supplies, and furniture stored behind building.
33-31-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on top of cutting board at make-table near cookline.
21-12-4
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Two sanitizer buckets stored on floor up in kitchen near cookline. Manager placed both sanitizer buckets on a pan to remove them from the floor during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
21-38-4
18
Jan 5, 2023
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 14 violations
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Obtained from Approved Sources
FL-11
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Insects, Rodents, and Animals Not Present
FL-38
25
Sep 1, 2022
Routine - Food
8 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 18 violations
High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Items in walk-in cooler: potato salad (46F - Cooling); turkey (46,47F - Cooling); roast beef (48,49F - Cooling. Dates on items state they were prepared the previous day, confirmed by one of the employees. **Warning**
01B-36-5
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen from outside and began to handle clean dish ware in dish room. **Warning**
12A-16-4
High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked eggs and handled clean plate without washing hands and changing gloves. Manager had employee wash hands and change gloves. **Warning**
12A-27-4
High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled dirty dishes and then proceeded to handle clean dishes without washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands. **Warning**
12A-13-4
High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Employee washed hands in dish area without using soap. Manager had employee wash hands with soap. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-20-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed three flies in prep area of kitchen. Observed one fly in dish area. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over raw fish in reach-in cooler across from grill. Manager placed raw chicken on bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5
High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Items in walk-in cooler: potato salad (46F - Cooling); turkey (46,47F - Cooling); roast beef (48,49F - Cooling. Dates on items state they were prepared the previous day, confirmed by one of the employees. **Warning**
03D-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards stored in prep area. Interior of kitchen ice machine Interior of ice bucket stored next to kitchen ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in storage area.
31B-02-4
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket stored next to ice machine.
24-05-4
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed one dead roach in hallway next to walk-in cooler. Employee discarded dead roach. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-03-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans stored on shelf next to oven.
24-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Door handles for walk-in cooler glass doors. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster behind building. **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Aluminum pans stored in back storage area.
25-06-4
Basic - Storage shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves in dry storage area in front of walk-in cooler.
14-17-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceilings in walls throughout the kitchen greasy.
36-34-5
17
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Betts Big T Restaurant last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Betts Big T Restaurant on file is from Apr 21, 2026. The public record contains 12 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Betts Big T Restaurant?
Across the inspection record, “unclean building components, attachments or fixtures” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Betts Big T Restaurant.
How does Betts Big T Restaurant compare to other restaurants in Chiefland?
Betts Big T Restaurant most recently scored 47 out of 100, which is lower than the Chiefland average of 72.
Has Betts Big T Restaurant's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Betts Big T Restaurant have averaged around four violations per visit, down from roughly 14 earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Betts Big T Restaurant means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is Betts Big T Restaurant inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Betts Big T Restaurant is inspected around three times per year on average.
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