Southern Wild Smokehouse

881 Fl 20, Interlachen, FL 32148

American

Last inspected: May 21, 2025

Score

Medium Risk

Southern Wild Smokehouse appears in inspection records three times, starting in 2024. The newest entry in the record is dated May 21, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.

Recent inspections have found fewer violations than earlier ones, averaging around four violations lately and about eight violations before that.

When inspectors have written things up, “no heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted” has been the most frequent reason, cited three times.

Southern Wild Smokehouse's latest score is in line with the Interlachen average of 69. On the whole, the file is mixed but not concerning.

Inspections

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Inspection History

May 21, 2025

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.

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High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Current license expired 06/01/2024. **Admin Complaint**

50-17-3

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 bodily fluid clean up kit or written procedures available. Inspector provided written procedures.

11-27-4

Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. No choking poster available.

51-13-4

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling by entry door has hole and hanging plaster.

36-32-5

Nov 1, 2024

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.

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High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. At time of inspection current license expired 06/01/2024. Per operator paying license the following day. **Corrective Action Taken** **Admin Complaint**

50-17-3

11-27-4

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit available for three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**

16-37-1

Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. No choking poster available. Inspector provided handout. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**

51-13-4

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employee hand wash signage at hand wash sink. **Repeat Violation**

31B-04-4

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates above three compartment sink not inverted or protected. Operator inverted. **Corrected On-Site**

24-05-4

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Hole in ceiling by door. **Repeat Violation**

36-32-5

Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Center of floor peeling, no longer easily cleanable.

36-12-4

Basic - Hotel and Restaurant license decal not displayed on mobile food dispensing vehicle. No license decal available.

50-03-4

Apr 19, 2024

Food-Licensing Inspection

2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.

View 7 violations

High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Accushot household pesticide on dry storage shelf by the service window.

41-05-4

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spic and span chemical spray bottle over single service utensils.

41-10-4

16-37-1

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Paint peeling on ceiling by light fixture.

36-32-5

Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. No choking poster available. Inspector provided printable poster. **Corrective Action Taken**

51-13-4

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employee hand wash signage at hand wash sink.

31B-04-4

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Container of single service containers stored on the floor.

25-05-4

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Southern Wild Smokehouse last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Southern Wild Smokehouse on file is from May 21, 2025. The public record contains three inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Southern Wild Smokehouse?

Across the inspection record, “no heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Southern Wild Smokehouse.

How does Southern Wild Smokehouse compare to other restaurants in Interlachen?

Southern Wild Smokehouse most recently scored 70 out of 100, which is about the same as the Interlachen average of 69.

Has Southern Wild Smokehouse's inspection record improved over time?

Yes. Recent inspections at Southern Wild Smokehouse have averaged around four violations per visit, down from roughly eight earlier in the record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Southern Wild Smokehouse means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.

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