Garden Mediterranean Grill
1900 Oak Grove Blvd, Lutz, FL 33559
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 5 of 6 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected Jun 30, 2026: passed with 2 violations.
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 3 times, plus 11 other repeat issues.
- #7 in Lutz's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 6 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 6 visits
- 2026
- Passed Jun 30
Callback Reinspection
2 violations
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Passed Apr 27
Routine Inspection
8 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- 2025
- Passed Dec 23
Callback Reinspection
2 violations
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Failed Dec 18
Routine Inspection
6 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
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