State inspectors made 125 first-visit inspections of Clermont restaurants July 1 to Oct. 7, 2026; 75% needed no further action. How to read a Florida inspection.
Last checked Oct. 8, 2026. Figures come from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s food service inspection file for District 4, downloaded Oct. 8, 2026, through the state’s public records page. We refresh it monthly.
In Florida, restaurants are inspected by the state, not the county. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants licenses and inspects every public food service business in Lake County. Florida gives no numeric scores or letter grades; each inspection lists violations and ends with an outcome.
Who to call
- Division of Hotels and Restaurants: 850-487-1395
- Look up a restaurant: MyFloridaLicense.com license search
- File a complaint: MyFloridaLicense.com
Clermont since July 1
From July 1 to Oct. 7, 2026, state inspectors made 125 first-visit inspections at 118 food service businesses with a Clermont address in Lake County. Most were routine (87); 24 followed a complaint and 14 were licensing inspections of new or changed businesses. By ZIP code, 101 were in 34711, 21 in 34714 and three in 34712 and 34715. A Clermont mailing address does not always mean the city limits.
| Outcome of the first visit | Inspections | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Inspection completed, no further action | 94 | 75% |
| Warning issued (a follow-up visit is set) | 23 | 18% |
| Administrative complaint recommended | 5 | 4% |
| Emergency order recommended (closure until fixed) | 3 | 2% |
Fifty-five of the 125 inspections found no high-priority violations. The middle inspection found nine violations of all kinds. Inspectors also made 47 follow-up visits in the same period. The state’s file lists outcomes, not reasons, and a recommended action is not a final finding.
How to read an inspection
According to the division’s inspections page:
- High priority violations are those that could contribute directly to foodborne illness or injury, such as holding food at the wrong temperature, bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food and signs of rodents or insects.
- Intermediate violations could lead to those risks if not fixed.
- Basic violations are, in the state’s words, “considered best practices to implement.”
Each restaurant gets one to four unannounced inspections a year, depending on its risk: the food it serves, how it prepares it and its record. Complaints can bring extra visits.
The outcomes:
- No further action: the inspection is complete.
- Warning issued: violations must be corrected by a set date, and the inspector returns.
- Administrative complaint recommended: high-priority violations, or violations not corrected after an earlier visit, need administrative action to ensure compliance.
- Emergency order recommended: the inspector recommended closing the business until violations are corrected. A callback visit shows whether it complied.
Look up a restaurant
Search any Clermont restaurant by name or address on the state’s license search; each license links to its inspection reports with the violations written out. The full district files, updated by the state, are on its public records page.
About these figures
- We counted inspections in District 4 whose location city is Clermont and whose county is Lake, from July 1 to Oct. 7, 2026, and used each inspection’s first visit.
- An inspection records what an inspector found on one day.
- We do not rank or name individual restaurants on this page; the state’s reports are linked above for anyone who wants the detail.
What this means for you
- Three in four first visits since July ended with no further action.
- Check a restaurant yourself in the state’s license search before you book.
- Report a food safety problem to the Division of Hotels and Restaurants.
Related: new businesses in Clermont, farmers markets and who to call at City Hall.
Frequently asked questions
Who inspects restaurants in Lake County, Florida?
The state. The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants licenses and inspects restaurants, not the county health department.
Does Florida give restaurants a grade or score?
No. Florida inspections list violations by severity and end with an outcome, such as no further action or a warning. There is no number or letter grade.
How do I look up a Clermont restaurant’s inspection?
Search the restaurant’s name or address in the state’s license search at MyFloridaLicense.com. Each inspection report lists the violations found.
How many Clermont restaurant inspections found problems?
Of 125 first-visit inspections from July 1 to Oct. 7, 2026, 94 ended with no further action, 23 with a warning, five with an administrative complaint recommended and three with an emergency order recommended.
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