Cody's Original Roadhouse
Last inspected: Aug 7, 2025
55
Score
Inspectors have visited Cody's Original Roadhouse nine times, with records going back to 2022. On Aug 7, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. A medium risk score generally means inspectors found things to fix, though most weren't urgent.
Violation counts have ticked up lately, averaging around eight violations per visit versus roughly three violations earlier in the record.
“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing five times across the record.
The city-wide average sits at 80, which Cody's Original Roadhouse's 55 doesn't quite reach. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.
9
Inspections
2
Critical latest
2
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Aug 7, 2025
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler at front line next to hand wash sink. Operator states items were placed in cooler at 10am. Operator moved items to freezer to rapidly chill. butter (46F - Cold Holding); sour cream (45F - Cold Holding); cinnamon butter (46F - Cold Holding); bacon cheese mixture (45F - Cold Holding); shredded lettuce (46F - Cold Holding) Recheck- butter 41F, sour cream 38F, cinnamon butter 40F, bacon cheese mixture 38F, shredded lettuce 42F **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In steam table at cook line cooked chicken (114F - Hot Holding); cooked steak (94 F - Hot Holding) items were reheated then placed in steam table at 11am. Operator voluntarily discarded chicken. Operator reheated steak to 165F. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6
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/ Mary R. Expired 8/3/25
53A-03-7
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled. Operator removed to be washed.
22-02-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Throughout kitchen Standing water in gaps between broken tiles
36-17-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Cloth on cooler. Operator moved to bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
55
Oct 24, 2024
Complaint Full
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water throughout kitchen. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-24: Water still present but at a lesser volume today. **Time Extended**
36-22-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled cook line, prep area, storage area dish areas. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-24: **Time Extended**
36-73-4
90
Oct 22, 2024
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 15 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw pork sausage stored over potatoes in walk in. Manager corrected **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee breaded raw chicken, placed in fryer. Changed gloves no hand wash and handles hamburger buns. **Warning**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 4 live flies in kitchen in expo area, 2 landed on actively used cutting boards manager moved to dish area 1 live fly behind bar **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Clean dishes in soiled containers in dish area. Soiled dishes on cook line and expo area. Manager moved to dish area. **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink in dish /prep area with used dishes in it and blocked a cart. Manager removed cart and fished. Handwashing sink in wait staff area with hot water turned off and no soap or paper towels present. **Warning**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. **Warning**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Sauce not date marked in walk in, also uncovered. Manager stated he was getting ready to throw it away. **Warning**
02C-02-5
Basic - Dishmachine missing baffles, curtains in wash/rinse tanks. No baffles in dishwasher, dishes were being washed without. Manager put baffled back inside. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
16-02-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee coffee to go cup sitting on dish area. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water throughout kitchen. **Warning**
36-22-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled cook line, prep area, storage area dish areas. **Warning**
36-73-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior ovens heavily soiled. **Warning**
22-08-4
Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Air curtain not on, discussed with manager importance of using air curtain to keep vermin out. Manager turned on. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35B-05-4
Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Prep cook cutting onions without washing them first. Manager discussed this with cook. **Warning**
08B-39-4
Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Dish water draining onto floor. Manager stayed part of the pipe was missing. Manager will not use until plumbing repaired. Eco lab was contacted but through manager. The pipe was replaced and manager ran dishes, observed water now flowing correctly into drain. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-03-4
29
Aug 28, 2024
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Aug 27, 2024
Complaint Full
5 critical violations. 3 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Broccoli and cheese soup (100F - Hot Holding); potato soup (100F - Hot Holding) **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Prep cook touched cell phone then food no hand wash **Warning**
12A-10-4
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. Employee touched bare hamburger bun with bare hand after touching cell phone. Spoke with manager about the importance of handwashing and he spoke with employee. **Warning**
09-01-4
High Priority - Hot time/temperature control for safety food received at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Broccoli and cheese soup (100F - Hot Holding); potato soup (100F - Hot Holding) see stop sale both in steam tables on expo line. Both cooked in the morning manager voluntary discarded.**Warning** **Warning**
03B-15-5
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 5 flies in kitchen storage area live 8 flies prep area 7 live in mop sink area 2 live meat prep room 30 flies total in dish washing room **Warning**
35A-02-6
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Manager closed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
33-16-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee water bottle stored in cook line cooler. Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-13-4
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed over rte onions in walk in. Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-17-4
41
Feb 26, 2024
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler in front line area missing gasket
14-11-5
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler in bar area
22-16-4
90
Jul 13, 2023
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other during preparation based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw ground beef over raw pork loin in walk in cooler. Operator corrected shelves. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-24-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee dumped red liquid in hand wash sink in bar area
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of soda gun nozzle soiled in bar area **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used to scoop ice in bar area. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Food storage container cracked or broken. Multiple plastic pans on dry dish rack **Repeat Violation**
14-38-4
Basic - Multiple floor tiles in disrepair throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris. Exterior of cooking equipment at cook line
23-03-4
58
May 2, 2023
Complaint Full
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 8 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. Milk in reach in cooler at front line. Operator dated. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior nozzle of soda gun in bar area **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table. Water bottle on reach in cooler at cook line. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Throughout kitchen area
36-17-5
Basic - Food storage container cracked or broken. Multiple plastic pans on dry dish rack
14-38-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets of peppers in prep area. Operator moved to shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
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 in bulk flour. Operator removed. Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Operator removed. In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Operator removed to be washed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5
Basic - Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance. 2 door convection oven in prep area
22-08-4
61
Dec 14, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Pulled pork 119F, recheck 196F Sweet Potatoes 114, recheck 161F Manager put in oven and microwave to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun soiled at bar. Walk in cooler shelves soiled.
22-02-4
Basic - Cup with no handle used to dispense ice at bar. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
14-17-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk bins of sugar not labeled. Manager labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
67
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Cody's Original Roadhouse last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Cody's Original Roadhouse on file is from Aug 7, 2025. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Cody's Original Roadhouse?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Cody's Original Roadhouse.
How does Cody's Original Roadhouse compare to other restaurants in The Villages?
Cody's Original Roadhouse most recently scored 55 out of 100, which is lower than the The Villages average of 80.
Has Cody's Original Roadhouse's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Cody's Original Roadhouse have averaged around eight violations per visit, up from roughly three earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Cody's Original Roadhouse 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 Cody's Original Roadhouse inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Cody's Original Roadhouse is inspected around three times per year on average.
Nearby Restaurants