La Billiards

38529 5Th Ave., Zephyrhills, FL 33542
Bar / Pub
Last inspected: Oct 9, 2025
82
Score
Low Risk

La Billiards appears in inspection records seven times, starting in 2022. The most recent report on file is from Oct 9, 2025. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well.

There hasn't been much movement either way: counts have stayed near four violations per visit across recent inspections.

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing two times across the record.

La Billiards scores about where you'd expect for a Zephyrhills restaurant. Taken together, the history is a positive one.

7
Inspections
0
Critical latest
2
Major latest
0
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 9, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations.
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Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards soiled on reach in cooler next to fryers.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Operator refilled paper towels during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
82
Jun 19, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations.
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High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cheese 55f
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler top area holding cheese 55 f above the rim overnight, Bottom door pork 45 f raw bacon 48 f manager moved to freezer. 2nd temp raw bacon 43 f chicken taco. **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5
74
Apr 25, 2025
Complaint Full
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
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High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 2 flies in food truck by 3 compartment sink
35A-02-7
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In glass door cooler - raw beef over shrimp and fish., operator rearranged cooler **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In glass door cooler - sour cream (45F - Cold Holding); Beef (43F - Cold Holding); Fish (44F - Cold Holding) moved to freezer **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Cook went outside, came back in and touched equipment, began to cook, no hand wash, discussed with cook and manager on duty
12A-16-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Fry baskets Stained cutting board **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Raw chicken in 3 compartment sink , next to hand wash sink, no splash guard, operator removed chicken **Corrected On-Site**
08B-36-4
47
Apr 23, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
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Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-23: Operator has chlorine test strips for quaternary sanitizer. Operator ordered correct test strips. **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**
16-37-1
90
Feb 22, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 4 minor violations.
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High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw bacon above sauces Raw shrimp above washed spinach All raw items properly moved **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. **Warning**
16-37-1
Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in 3 compartment sink **Warning**
12A-03-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pulled pork from yesterday not date marked **Warning**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Copies of employee training certificates, operator provided the original certificates **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
53B-09-4
Intermediate - Self-sufficient mobile food dispensing vehicle operator failed to submit a Commissary Notification form to the division for each commissary prior to use. Mobile using licensed seating establishment for food storage, no commissary letter on file. Provided operator with DBPR HR-7022 a¿¿ Commissary Services Notification **Warning**
51-21-4
Basic - Mobile food dispensing vehicle connected to utilities on more than a temporary basis. Water and sewer hard plumbed into mobile, no quick disconnect, pipes disconnected from clean water tank Propane tanks on ground not mounted on mobile and movable with mobile **Warning**
51-06-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
14-09-4
Basic - Food stored in a prohibited area. Mobile is storing food at the seating establishment with no commissary letter on file **Warning**
08B-37-4
Basic - Mobile food dispensing vehicle is not self-propelled or otherwise movable from place to place. **Warning**
51-36-1
43
Jun 6, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
95
Sep 7, 2022
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
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Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed the current license not displayed. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-09-07: Observed no license displayed. **Time Extended**
50-09-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-09-07: Observed no license letters. **Time Extended**
50-04-4
90

Frequently Asked Questions

When was La Billiards last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at La Billiards on file is from Oct 9, 2025. The public record contains seven inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at La Billiards?

Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at La Billiards.

How does La Billiards compare to other restaurants in Zephyrhills?

La Billiards most recently scored 82 out of 100, which is about the same as the Zephyrhills average of 83.

Has La Billiards' inspection record improved over time?

Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at La Billiards have averaged around four violations per visit across the recent record.

What does a low risk rating mean?

A low risk rating at La Billiards means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.

How often is La Billiards inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, La Billiards is inspected around two times per year on average.