Grumpy's
Last inspected: Feb 19, 2026
74
Score
Going back to 2023, Grumpy's has 12 inspections in the public record. The most recent visit was on Feb 19, 2026. A medium risk rating points to a few notable findings at the last inspection, though nothing severe.
Violation counts have held steady across recent visits, averaging around three violations each.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease”, showing up three times.
Compared to other Middleburg restaurants (averaging 81), there's room to close the gap. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
12
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 19, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
74
Aug 20, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 7 violations
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
45
Jun 17, 2025
Complaint Partial
No violations found.
100
Apr 17, 2025
Complaint Partial
2 minor violations.
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Basic - Grease on the ground, on the container and/or pad around grease receptacle. Excessive grease build up observed on and around the grease container dedicated to this establishment. **Warning**
33-20-4
Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Observed excessive bagged and unbagged trash in dumpster enclosure with shared dumpsters. Observed excessive grease build up in dumpster enclosure. **Warning**
33-19-4
90
Jan 14, 2025
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 2 major violations.
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High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In small reach in freezer by fryers, opened, portioned raw country fried steak and open raw sausage stored over fries and onion rings. Employee removed both meats to another holding unit until products can be rearranged. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle with light yellow liquid on shelf under steam table in kitchen. Employee identified as bleach and labeled bottle. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener at prep table has dried food debris. Employee cleaned can opener during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
70
Oct 8, 2024
Complaint Full
4 minor violations.
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Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Observed excessive grease on ground around grease containers at dumpster area.
33-20-4
Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Grease container lid is open.
33-29-4
Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Drain plug missing on dumpster.
33-11-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have grease build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
82
Sep 25, 2024
Complaint Partial
1 major violation.
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Intermediate - Nonservice animals in the food establishment or on premises. Upon arrival for inspection, observed dog at outside seating area, brought to manager's attention and provided support for manager to address service animal situations. Manager determined dog was not a service animal and customer removed the dog from outside of establishment. **Corrective Action Taken** **Admin Complaint**
35A-01-4
90
Sep 9, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
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High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Diced ham in bottom of reach in cooler on cook line at 53F. Per manager, ham has been in the same cooler overnight.
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. See stop sale. Diced ham in bottom of reach in cooler on cook line at 53F. Per manager, ham has been in the same cooler overnight. Individual butter pats on a plate at expo area at 72F. Per employee, butter removed from refrigeration approximately one hour prior. Operator decided to hold butter pats on current time control paperwork. Employee labeled time on butter pats. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Both reach in freezers at back prep area have heavy ice build up at back of units.
14-69-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters with grease build up. Under plating on soda machine behind nozzles has debris build up.
23-03-4
67
Mar 6, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation.
View 4 violations
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
47
Oct 2, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer by office, opened raw breaded beef stored over open ready-to-eat cheesecake pieces.
08A-02-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. See stop sale. Cooked potatoes in walk in cooler in four tubs temperature at 58F, 58F, 59F and 59F. Per employee, potatoes have been in walk in cooler overnight and cooked yesterday. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Sausage patties at 121F held in left oven with no heat applied. Per employee, sausage placed in oven 15 minutes prior. Employee reheated sausage to 167F. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle with clear liquid under hand wash sink by coffee machines on front line.
41-17-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents/walls/floors soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Wall under dishmachine at pre-wash area soiled. Vents at entrance to walk in cooler dusty.
36-34-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven door handle. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of toaster oven across from oven has build up of black debris.
22-08-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee beverage in reach in cooler below waffle irons. Employee removed beverage. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single-service cups for customer self-service on cart outside of front entrance not inverted. Employee turned cups over. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
25-06-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. No running water over fish being thawed in prep sink. Operator turned on water. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution other than chlorine, quaternary ammonia or iodine, not at proper minimum strength, not used according to label instructions. Sanitizer bucket in kitchen tested at 0ppm-Ecolab Sink and Surface. Operator remade solution to 700ppm-Ecolab Sink and Surface. **Corrected On-Site**
21-45-1
41
Apr 17, 2023
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed baked potatoes on cart at prep area at 56F. Employee states potatoes out of the cooler for approximately one hour. Employee moved potatoes to walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No vacuum breaker present at splitter on mop sink.
29-42-4
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed individual vacuum sealed thawed grouper. Case of grouper states to remove from packaging before thawing.
06-09-1
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee beverage on slicer at prep table. Employee moved to proper storage. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above fryers have grease build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed single service cups for customer self-service not inverted. Employee correctly stored cups. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
25-06-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping towel on slicer at prep table. Employee moved towel to sanitizer bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
58
Jan 24, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
View 1 violation
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
86
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Grumpy's last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Grumpy's on file is from Feb 19, 2026. The public record contains 12 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Grumpy's?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Grumpy's.
How does Grumpy's compare to other restaurants in Middleburg?
Grumpy's most recently scored 74 out of 100, which is lower than the Middleburg average of 81.
Has Grumpy's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Grumpy's have averaged around three violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Grumpy's 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 Grumpy's inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Grumpy's is inspected around four times per year on average.
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