[jnieman]

I was there a couple of nights ago and was disgusted. As the burgers were made and put into the holding bin, a worker was reopening them and looking through the burger to see what it had on it. She had no gloves on and was working the window and the front counter as well. Also I received my fish sandwich and the grease was obviously dirty that it was cooked in. As I bit into my sandwich I noted the fish was not even warm inside. I took it back up and exchanged it for a burger. Don't say I should have told the manager as it was the manager who was doing this. In the past I've gone to restaurants right after they have been shut down by the health department. Once they reopen they do it all right normally and usually the restaurant is clean. Next stop for the health department is the Burger King on 466. We were there last week and the exhaust fans wern't working and they were still serving food. The restaurant was so filled with smoke you could hardly see.


UPDATE: A few weeks later this McDonald's has reopened and looks very clean and the staff looks very efficient. The food was served hot, the french fry grease clean and I enjoyed my meal. Will go back.

[StarbuckSammy]

Called and complained to McDonalds HQ about 5 years ago regarding how dirty and fifthly the MCD's was on 44. They took information and apologized and about a day later the owner called....after explaining how dirty his unit was he started to argue that it was rush time etc. I explained to him that it was not, in fact it was 2:30 PM and the employees were too interested in talking to themselves than cleaning up the place. Quite frankly, after talking to the owner I knew his stores would always be dirty and not well managed. He sets the bar. He sets the standards. We just don't have to accept his "low" standards....I have never heard a MCD's closed as a result of health issues...this I guess does not surprise me.

[mulligan]

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation (the licensing entity of the State), shut them down for quite a few violations, not management. The inspection report is online.

[justjim]

Originally Posted by skyguy79

Not to minimize the seriousness of the violations, but in the prior six inspections, this McDonalds has had an average of 6 violations, with the highest number of violations in a single inspection being 9. Sounds like this inspection is the exception and not the rule, and that failure mightbe primarily due to a new manager who might not be qualified for the job or simply failed to properly do their job!

Anyway, the 13 violations cited are not all that unusual for The Villages. You might be surprised on the number for some restaurants. If you go to the link below you will find a list of several restaurants in just Sumter Co that have had more, even up to 40 violations in one restaurant. I would guess that the reason this McDonalds was closed down, whereas others weren't, is because of the unusually high number of violations that were more serious than the basic violations (6 of the 13) along with the critical nature in a few of those 6 violations.

We live near this McDonalds but we don't frequently get food from there. Would I have a problem with going there for food after this closure? Judging by past inspections and comparing with other restaurants in the area, I'd have to say I wouldn't have a problem Besides, when they reopen they'll probably be the safest place to go... for at least a while anyway!

Restaurant Inspections

This is one of the busiest McDonald's I personally have seen. Apparently too busy to follow clean health practices. The other thing I have observed that this McDonald's appeared to have a difficult time keeping employees.

This is a franchise restaurant not company owned. They own several in this area.

I suspect that "heads will roll" and like Skyguy said, it will be a very safe place to go. By the way, very good coffee. Bottom line, they very much need some competion in this area of TV.

[hema54]

Originally Posted by skyguy79

Not to minimize the seriousness of the violations, but in the prior six inspections, this McDonalds has had an average of 6 violations, with the highest number of violations in a single inspection being 9. Sounds like this inspection is the exception and not the rule, and that failure mightbe primarily due to a new manager who might not be qualified for the job or simply failed to properly do their job!

Anyway, the 13 violations cited are not all that unusual for The Villages. You might be surprised on the number for some restaurants. If you go to the link below you will find a list of several restaurants in just Sumter Co that have had more, even up to 40 violations in one restaurant. I would guess that the reason this McDonalds was closed down, whereas others weren't, is because of the unusually high number of violations that were more serious than the basic violations (6 of the 13) along with the critical nature in a few of those 6 violations.

We live near this McDonalds but we don't frequently get food from there. Would I have a problem with going there for food after this closure? Judging by past inspections and comparing with other restaurants in the area, I'd have to say I wouldn't have a problem Besides, when they reopen they'll probably be the safest place to go... for at least a while anyway!

Restaurant Inspections

Thank you for the link to see other resturants violations. Even the new burger place has over 20 violations.

[cwo4mat]

I agree with jnieman that the Burger King on 466 is bad. The health department should shut them down until they clean it up!!

[kstew43]

I absolutly LOVE mc donalds fries.... notice i said fries not flies....

when I was 15 I worked at mickeydees in ocala and we always knew when the inspectors were coming, insider info, maybe, but the manager always knew and we made the place shine.....that day anyway...

I personnally think that almost every restaurant has had some/most of these violations, this particular mc donalds will probably be the cleanest from now on.......

[PaPaLarry]

I don't know about anyone else, but I usually grade how clean a restaurant is, by how clean their bathrooms are. BUT, this takes the cake!!!

[scot_atc]

Originally Posted by BobnBev

At least the roaches ate well

Where did the roaches go to eat?

[tommy steam]

I drove by about two hours ago and it was still closed. I have also had a burger at that location and a couple of times it was not hot.

[janmcn]

The Villages on-line news is now reporting that this McDonald's is now open and ready for business.

[Bonanza]

I everyone has read the comments, I notice no one has really mentioned the owner. Everything I've read revolves around the employees, but particularly the manager.

Soooooo . . . where the hell is the owner??? Does he/she ever show up? THAT is where the blame should be placed. If the owner took more interest in what was really going on, there wouldn't be so many issues.

[justjim]

Originally Posted by janmcn

The Villages on-line news is now reporting that this McDonald's is now open and ready for business.

If you boycotted every restaurant in TV that Occasionaly had a bug issue, you would be eating at home all of the time. It's more common than you would believe.

Thanks to the Health Department for their work----proves all government isn't bad! This is not the first nor the last restaurant in TV with a bug issue or poorly trained employees on proper food handling. The important thing is to get the issue or issues resolved.

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by HMLRHT1

Your right Bonny, it was highjacked. Regarding McD's, the place was probably closed by management and corporate. Not by the health department. You would have seen signs from the health dept. that they were closed. Didn't see any signs or yellow tape. Having worked for McD's in the past and how they control the stores I am not surprised. But you will probably find new management and an extremely clean store once they reopen.

If you read the report, it was shut down by the state health department as a direct result of the inspection.

[Shirleevee]

Originally Posted by hema54

Thank you for the link to see other resturants violations. Even the new burger place has over 20 violations.

You can find out exactly the violations by clicking on the exclamation point next to the Restaurants name. Some violations could be for inadequate food temperatures as well as vents that do not work properly, among other things. It is the vermin & roaches I am not happy about.