Longhorn Steakhouse #5451
Last inspected: Aug 13, 2025
61
Score
The health department has logged seven inspections at Longhorn Steakhouse #5451, the earliest from 2022. The latest inspection on file is from Aug 13, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.
Performance has remained roughly level over recent inspections, averaging near six violations each time.
When inspectors have written things up, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been the most frequent reason, cited six times.
By comparison, the average Lake City facility scores 80, putting Longhorn Steakhouse #5451 on the weaker side. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
2
Major latest
3
Minor latest
Inspection History
Aug 13, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
61
Mar 11, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cookline breading station: shrimp (48F - Cold Holding). Manager moved to walk-in cooler and adjusted unit thermostat. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
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. Female employee wiped hands on her pants and continued with bare-handed food service. Manager instructed employee to wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-28-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Knife handle in storage rack soiled with old food debris. Cutting boards on cook-line soiled with mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee open-top drink on frontline prep table. Employee discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cutting boards grooved. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda machine backsplash soiled with mold-like substances. Hood filters soiled with grease accumulation. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
58
Oct 14, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
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Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on cook-line soiled with mold-like substance. Microwave interior soiled with old food debris and grease accumulation. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Upper part of soda machine backsplash soiled with mold-like substance. Underside of cookline pass-through shelf soiled with old food debris and grease accumulation. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Microwave fan-guard missing. Cutting boards grooved. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee partially-eaten, uncovered, cake with fork in pan in walk-in cooler. Manager discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
78
Feb 28, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee on cookline rubbed gloved hands on his apron and continued to plate and prep food with no glove change or handwash.
12A-09-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on cook-line soiled with mold-like substance. Microwave interior soiled with old food debris and grease accumulation.
22-02-4
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tiles missing over ice machine.
36-36-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. No-handle bowl used as scoop in bulk container. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
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 submerged in bulk container of rice. Manager removed for cleaning. **Corrective Action Taken**
10-01-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of bulk container of rice soiled with old food debris and grease accumulation. Upper part of soda machine backsplash soiled with mold-like substance. Underside of cookline pass-through shelf soiled with old food debris and grease accumulation.
23-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cutting boards grooved and melted. Microwave fan guard missing.
14-11-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on shelf over prep table. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
58
Oct 27, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Intermediate - Priority: Intermediate Observed: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed interior of microwaves soiled with grease
22-02-4
Basic - Priority: Basic Observed: Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting board on cook line with grooves and stained in kitchen.
14-09-4
Basic - Priority: Basic Observed: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station. Observed monitors above cook line soiled with grease. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Priority: Basic Observed: Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed unwashed produce ( strawberries) stored over ready-to-eat food ( sauces) in walk in cooler
08B-17-4
Basic - Priority: Basic Observed: Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured in outside back corner.
51-11-4
74
Feb 14, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cheese in reach-in cooler on cook-line at 47F. Manager placed in ice bath to quickly reduce temperature. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on cook-line soiled and grooved. Upper plates of coffee and tea machines soiled. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Microwave missing fan guard cover/splatter shield. Fan guard missing in one of the three microwaves together on the cook-line.
14-04-4
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tiles missing over ice machine.
36-36-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food in cooler near bar, not marked or segregated. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood, vents and piping soiled with grease accumulation. Hood and exhaust pipe over dish machine soiled. Dust accumulation on wire storage racks for clean dish-ware.
23-03-4
61
Aug 10, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Employee touched apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee wipe right hand on pants then touched clean plate for a salad.
12A-28-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior reach in freezer and dessert reach in cooler soiled. Reach in cooler drawers across from raw beef cooler soiled. Interior metal plate inside ice machine. Both soda gun nozzles. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. 2 cases of air pods on shelf next to bread on cooks line. Employee placed items in his pocket. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Large plastic containers at dish area on clean rack. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Green cutting board hanging on clean dish rack with deep cut marks. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Open dumpster lid and grease receptacle.
33-16-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Raw steak cooler on cooks line. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Cases of strawberries above ready to eat sauces (honey mustard, blue cheese, jugs of sauce) in walk in cooler.
08B-17-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Longhorn cup with seasonings inside not labeled. Operator labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Longhorn Steakhouse #5451 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Longhorn Steakhouse #5451 on file is from Aug 13, 2025. The public record contains seven inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Longhorn Steakhouse #5451?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at Longhorn Steakhouse #5451.
How does Longhorn Steakhouse #5451 compare to other restaurants in Lake City?
Longhorn Steakhouse #5451 most recently scored 61 out of 100, which is lower than the Lake City average of 80.
Has Longhorn Steakhouse #5451's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Longhorn Steakhouse #5451 have averaged around six violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Longhorn Steakhouse #5451 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 Longhorn Steakhouse #5451 inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Longhorn Steakhouse #5451 is inspected around two times per year on average.
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