Dixie Grill
Last inspected: Apr 3, 2026
64
Score
Inspectors have visited Dixie Grill eight times, with records going back to 2022. The latest inspection on file is from Apr 3, 2026. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.
Things have been moving in the right direction, with the rolling count dropping from around 11 violations to closer to nine violations per visit.
Across the inspection history, “ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded seven times.
Dixie Grill's latest score of 64 falls below the Live Oak average of 82. Taken together, the history looks like that of a busy facility working through the usual inspection cycle.
8
Inspections
1
Critical latest
0
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 3, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 6 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In cookline reach-in cooler: cheese (51F - Cold Holding); cream (49F - Cold Holding). Manager moved to ice bath. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents throughout the kitchen soiled with dust, mold, and grease accumulation. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk-in cooler gaskets torn. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Daylight visible through gap beneath back door. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Floor area at grill not smooth and easily cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
36-12-4
Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Hood filter missing over fryers.
14-42-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris and mold-like substances. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
64
Jul 10, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 9 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook dropped spatula to floor, picked it up, placed with dirty dishes, and resumed food preparation with no handwash. Touched arm to face, no handwash, donned gloves and continued food preparation.
12A-29-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee speaker on shelf over prep reach-in cooler. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk-in cooler gaskets torn. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Daylight visible through gap beneath back door. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Floor area at grill not smooth and easily cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
36-12-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Scoop handle submerged in tomatoes. Cook removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris and mold-like substances.
23-03-4
Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Spatula handle melted.
14-12-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk container of flour not labeled.
02D-01-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents throughout the kitchen soiled with dust, mold, and grease accumulation. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
55
Mar 14, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker on hose bibb next to entrance. Manager located and installed one during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
29-34-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled with old food debris. Reach-in cooler gaskets so liked with mold-like substances. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents throughout the kitchen soiled with dust, mold, and grease accumulation. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nesting pans and pot in storage area.
24-08-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Walk-in cooler gaskets torn. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Exhaust system operated with filters removed. No means to capture grease and/or condensation to prevent dripping. Hood filters missing.
14-72-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Daylight visible through gap beneath back door.
35B-01-4
Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Floor area at grill not smooth and easily cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
36-12-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood and lights soiled with grease accumulation. Fan over dish area soiled with dust accumulation. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Spatula handles on cook line melted. **Repeat Violation**
14-12-4
52
Sep 9, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 11 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker on hose bibb at front door.
29-34-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade rusty. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk-in cooler gaskets torn. Cutting board grooved. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Floor area at grill not smooth and easily cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
36-12-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall beneath hand washing sink across from wait station. **Repeat Violation**
36-24-5
Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Hood filter missing.
14-42-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Scoop handle in contact with ham in reach-in cooler. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at hand wash sink in ware washing area.
31B-04-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood and lights soiled with grease accumulation. Fan over dish area soiled with dust accumulation. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach-in cooler next to office. **Repeat Violation**
14-33-4
Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Spatula handles melted. **Repeat Violation**
14-12-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk container of flour not labeled.
02D-01-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents throughout the kitchen soiled with dust, mold, and grease accumulation.
36-34-5
45
Apr 8, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
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
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
43
Nov 1, 2023
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 11 minor violations.
View 14 violations
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. No written procedure available. Inspector provided operator with written procedure, operator printed written procedure. **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Hot water nozzle of dining room tea machine.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle in wait station. Spray bottle on shelf next to kitchen back door. **Repeat Violation**
41-17-4
Basic - Air conditioning vent cover missing. Vent over fryer prep area.
36-36-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents throughout the kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor next to dining room soda machine.
35A-03-4
Basic - Employee chewing gum while preparing food or while in a food prep/food storage/warewashing area. Server chewing gum in kitchen.
12B-09-5
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall beneath hand washing sink across from wait station.
36-24-5
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop handle touching ice in wait station. Manager placed scoop in ice with handle sticking up. **Corrected On-Site**
10-08-5
Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Dumpster behind building.
33-11-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Outside of coffee machine in kitchen wait station. Top of prep area reach-in cooler.
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach-in cooler outside of office.
14-33-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Squash stored in walk-in cooler. Manager placed lid on container. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed onions and cabbage stored over cut squash in walk-in cooler. Manager moved squash to shelf with prepared items. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-17-4
43
Dec 9, 2022
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 4 major violations. 13 minor violations.
View 23 violations
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Wait staff applied gloves without washing hands to assemble sandwich.
12A-07-5
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 fly hovering in kitchen at cook line.
35A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Seared beef on shelf over ready to eat gravy. Operator stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Sliced Turkey and ham in walk in cooler, held more than 7 days. Chocolate pie in 2 door reach in cooler more than 7 days. See stop sale.
01B-13-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In small flip top cooler/fry station, raw pork (47F - Cold Holding); buttermilk wash (47F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (45F - Cold Holding); raw beef (45F - Cold Holding). Less than 4 hours, operator iced items. In walk in cooler less than 4 hours raw chicken (46F - Cold Holding); raw sausage (46F - Cold Holding); grits (46F - Cold Holding); sliced turkey (46F - Cold Holding);. Ice added: Rechecked temperatures: fish 38F, chicken 40F, beef 40F **Corrective Action Taken**
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. Eggs and hash browns. Marked during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
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 cooler opened previous day.
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Next to chest freezer at dipper well. **Warning**
31A-04-4
Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Large floor mixer.
22-31-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. 2 bottles of sanitizer, no label. Labeled during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls used as scoops, no handle, in rice in dry storage and in potatoes in reach in cooler on cook line. Both removed. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Kitchen ceiling.
36-32-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. On cook line
36-34-5
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Large pans under toaster.
24-05-4
Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Fry cooler is not maintaining foods at 41F or below. hrenheit. In small flip top cooler/fry station, raw pork (47F - Cold Holding); buttermilk wash (47F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (45F - Cold Holding); raw beef (45F - Cold Holding).
14-74-7
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on cook line shelf over flip top cooler.
40-06-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
35B-01-4
Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Exterior grease receptacle heavy build up on top.
33-20-4
Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. In kitchen over cook line and expo side.
38-07-4
Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
51-18-6
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Exterior storage shed, tea jugs on floor. Operator stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Small flip top cooler/fry station.
29-49-6
Basic - Stored food not covered. In walk in freezer, boxes of biscuits and vegetables. In walk in cooler boxes of beef.
08B-12-5
14
Aug 3, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 12 minor violations.
View 16 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. 0ppm. Employee primed the line 3 times, 50 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
22-41-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pico (61F - Cold Holding) on table next to reach in cooler, operator replaced ice. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior reach in cooler holding raw meats on cooks line. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee dumped ice in sink and filled bowl with water at Handwash sink.
31A-11-4
Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
16-21-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Around air vent in wait station. Wall soiled behind dish machine. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on shelf over clean dishes coming out of machine. Drinks on shelf above clean pans in dry storage. Drinks on cart next to avocado. Employees moved all beverages. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Spatula with white handle melted. Salad reach in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
14-11-5
Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Above fryers.
14-42-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Employee removed. 2 knives in reach in cooler stored between metal pans. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
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 in hushpuppy batter in reach in cooler, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5
Basic - Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Bug light over knife hanger outside of dry storage.
35B-02-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Around the soda nozzles at drink machine. Reach in cooler holding raw meats gasket soiled. Exterior bulk seasonings. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Case of mushrooms over cheese and cream in walk in cooler , operator moved ready to eat items. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-17-4
Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Metal siding at dish machine area in disrepair.
36-30-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk seasonings on cooks line, employee labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Dixie Grill last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Dixie Grill on file is from Apr 3, 2026. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Dixie Grill?
Across the inspection record, “ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled” has been cited seven times, more than any other issue at Dixie Grill.
How does Dixie Grill compare to other restaurants in Live Oak?
Dixie Grill most recently scored 64 out of 100, which is lower than the Live Oak average of 82.
Has Dixie Grill's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Dixie Grill have averaged around nine violations per visit, down from roughly 11 earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Dixie Grill 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 Dixie Grill inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Dixie Grill is inspected around two times per year on average.
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