The Bayou Kitchen & Lounge
165 Wekiva Springs Rd Ste 119, Longwood, FL 32779
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 9 of 10 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Jul 9, 2026: passed with 2 violations.
- Keeps coming up: Time and temperature control for safety foods, cited 4 times, plus 17 other repeat issues.
- #8 in Longwood's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 9 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2026
- Passed Jul 9
Callback Reinspection
2 violations
- Minor Bathrooms
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Passed Jul 7
Routine Inspection
14 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Approved source
- Critical Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Bathrooms
- Passed Feb 3
Callback Reinspection
2 violations
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Passed Jan 20
Routine Inspection
4 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
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