Cedar River Seafood of Lake City
Last inspected: Feb 5, 2026
67
Score
Going back to 2022, Cedar River Seafood of Lake City has nine inspections in the public record. Cedar River Seafood of Lake City was last inspected on Feb 5, 2026. A medium risk rating points to a few notable findings at the last inspection, though nothing severe.
Performance has remained roughly level over recent inspections, averaging near 10 violations each time.
When inspectors have written things up, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been the most frequent reason, cited five times.
Compared to other Lake City restaurants (averaging 80), there's room to close the gap. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
9
Inspections
0
Critical latest
2
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 5, 2026
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
67
Sep 5, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 11 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Washing Fruits and Vegetables
FL-42
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
47
Jan 30, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee used gloved hands to pull up shirt at the shoulders and continued food preparation without washing hands and changing gloves. Manager stopped employee and had him wash hands and change gloves. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-28-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No vacuum breaker after "Y" fitting at mop sink on hose side. Manager installed vacuum breaker during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
29-42-4
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Creamer opened three days prior with no date mark. Manager marked. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cookline microwave soiled with old food debris and grease accumulation. Salad reach-in cooler cutting board soiled with mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
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. Ten employees with certificates that expired 1-16-25.
53B-14-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Salad reach-in cooler cutting board grooved.
14-09-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee book-bag hanging over fryers at end of cookline. Manager removed to storage area. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor of walk-in freezer soiled with old food debris and ice buildup. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels and label residue on stored food bins across from office.
16-46-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in cookline reach-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6
43
Jul 29, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
55
Feb 6, 2024
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 13 minor violations.
View 16 violations
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Employee stated milk in walk-in cooler was opened two days prior; not date-marked. Manager dated. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards throughout restaurant stained with mold-like substance. Microwave interior soiled with food debris and grease buildup. Rust-like build up inside the ice machine ice bin. Interior of the beverage system ice bin has mold-like buildup. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Oyster bucket in back hand wash sink. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Basic - Bathroom facility in disrepair. Toilet tank cover missing in employee bathroom. **Repeat Violation**
32-05-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and vents soiled throughout kitchen with grease and dust accumulation. Also, old food and grease build up under and behind cooking equipment on the cook line. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on back prep table. Manager discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested pans next to dish machine. Manager removed for cleaning. **Corrective Action Taken**
24-08-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Daylight shining through gap at back exterior door. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor of walk-in freezer soiled with old food debris and ice buildup.
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of shrimp on floor of walk-in freezer and oil on floor in front kitchen of storage rack. Manager moved to racks. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda machine backsplash soiled with mold-like substance. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris and mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Old food debris on stored bins. Manager removed for cleaning. **Corrective Action Taken**
16-48-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on food buckets.
16-46-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in reach-in coolers on cookline. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6
Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Pliers being used to turn on broiler on prep table.
42-03-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Broiler knob missing. Cutting boards grooved throughout the restaurant. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
39
Sep 26, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 9 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards throughout restaurant stained with mold-like substance. Potato warmer. Microwave interior soiled with food debris and grease buildup. Rust-like build up inside the ice machine ice bin. Interior of the beverage system ice bin has mold-like buildup. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Bathroom facility in disrepair. Toilet tank cover missing in employee bathroom. **Repeat Violation**
32-05-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and vents soiled throughout kitchen with grease and dust accumulation. Also, old food and grease build up under and behind cooking equipment on the cook line. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates and bowls at pass-through window not stored inverted or protected. **Repeat Violation**
24-05-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards throughout the restaurant. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Cook line, wait area. Drinks placed on bottom shelves during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Daylight shining through gap at back exterior door. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on soiled-with-grease fire suppression pipe.
10-20-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filtersbsoiled with grease accumulation. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris and mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in reach-in coolers or n cookline. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6
58
Mar 15, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 15 minor violations.
View 20 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the mop sink: Back flow on the wrong side. Moved to the correct side during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
29-34-4
High Priority - Certified Food Manager or person in charge failed to verify employee health, exclusions or restrictions. *No proof for one employee hired a couple days ago provided.
11-02-5
High Priority - Pesticide-emitting strip present in food prep area. *Above dish machine * wait area Removed during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
41-24-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line Okra 105F
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cookline *Cutting boards throughout restaurant. *Potato warmer *Rust like build up inside the ice machine ice bin. *Can opener has old food buildup * Interior of the beverage system ice bin has mold-like buildup **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Replaced 200 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
21-08-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. On the floor by the mop sink
42-01-4
Basic - Bathroom facility in disrepair. Toilet tank cover missing in employee bathroom.
32-05-4
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Pass through window: Plates and bowls
24-05-4
Basic - Clean linens stored in improper location. Clean aprons stored on top of open breading in the dry storage area
21-16-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. *Cutting boards throughout the restaurant. *Food storage containers throughout the restaurant. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Cook line, wait area Drinks placed on bottom shelves during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. * One cook *Server wearing bracelets * Servers with artificial nails working with exposed food.
13-04-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Rear exit door
35B-01-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Rear prep sink area
36-22-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cook line: *Reach in cooler door gaskets *Hood filters have heavy grease build up **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Clean dish storage area
16-46-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. *Wait area *Cook line cooler **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6
Basic - Stored food not covered. Hamburger patties not covered in the walk in freezer. Covered during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting. *Old food and grease build up under and behind cooking equipment on the cook line. *Ceiling tiles and vents have dust build up throughout the kitchen.
36-10-4
23
Jul 22, 2022
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Jul 19, 2022
Complaint Full
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 fly flying around cooks line landing on scale.
35A-02-6
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to.... 30 bottles tartare sauce made with real milk reserved to customers out on dining tables. 1/2 6th pan squash with hairnet in food. Milk in walk in cooler opened 7/12 passed the 7 days. See stop sale.
01B-13-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line: fish dredging water (77F - Cold Holding) spoke to operator about adding to time as a public health control app In ice bin on cook line: coleslaw (47F - Cold Holding).
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food re-served to customers. Homemade tartar sauce made with real milk in squeeze bottles on every table in the restaurant. **Admin Complaint**
07-08-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of hot box cooler holding potatoes. Interior ice bin and ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle by back with purple liquid.
41-17-4
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. On cooks line.
36-03-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink above prep. Employee moved below. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone over prep. Employee moved. Hairnets above food cold holding on cook line. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. White containers cracked. Sheet pan warped on cooks line over cold holding items. Reach in cooler gasket on cooks line torn. Reach in cooler on cooks line shelf with rust that pitted the surface. Cutting boards with deep cut marks. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Frozen time/temperature control for safety food being slacked at room temperature is no longer frozen solid. French fries and breaded okra on cooks line.
06-06-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets on cooks line soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. At front server area. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6
Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple items in walk in freezer with no cover. Operator covered.
08B-12-5
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Cedar River Seafood of Lake City last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Cedar River Seafood of Lake City on file is from Feb 5, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Cedar River Seafood of Lake City?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Cedar River Seafood of Lake City.
How does Cedar River Seafood of Lake City compare to other restaurants in Lake City?
Cedar River Seafood of Lake City most recently scored 67 out of 100, which is lower than the Lake City average of 80.
Has Cedar River Seafood of Lake City's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Cedar River Seafood of Lake City have averaged around 10 violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Cedar River Seafood of Lake City means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Cedar River Seafood of Lake City inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Cedar River Seafood of Lake City is inspected around three times per year on average.
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