CLERMONT, FL. Back in April 2026, state inspectors walked into Green Mountain Pizza on State Road 50 and found food being sourced from an unapproved or unknown supplier, meaning some of what the restaurant was serving customers had never passed through a USDA or FDA inspection checkpoint.
That was one of seven high-severity violations documented during the April 17 visit. The restaurant was not closed.
What Inspectors Found
Inspectors also found toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled near food areas. Mislabeled or misplaced chemicals can contaminate food directly, and a customer would have no way of knowing.
Food contact surfaces, the cutting boards, prep tables, and utensils that touch ingredients before they reach a plate, were not properly cleaned or sanitized. That is one of the most direct pathways for bacteria to move from a contaminated surface onto food.
Inspectors cited the restaurant for not properly using time as a public health control. When a restaurant opts to track time rather than temperature to keep food safe, it is required to follow strict protocols. Those protocols were not being followed.
The restaurant also lacked a written employee health policy and had no consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked menu items. Two intermediate violations, for inadequate ventilation and improper use of wiping cloths, rounded out the inspection report.
What These Violations Mean
The food sourcing violation is among the most serious documented in April. When a restaurant obtains food from an unapproved or unknown supplier, that food has bypassed the federal inspection system entirely. If a customer gets sick from Listeria or Salmonella traced back to that ingredient, investigators may have no supplier records to follow.
The improper handwashing technique citation compounds that risk. A handwashing attempt that uses the wrong technique, skipping soap, rinsing too briefly, or missing parts of the hand, leaves pathogens in place. At a pizza kitchen where workers handle raw dough, toppings, and cooked food in close sequence, that is a direct transmission route.
The absence of an employee health policy means there is no documented system requiring a sick worker to stay home or be restricted from food handling. Norovirus, which causes the majority of foodborne illness outbreaks in restaurant settings nationally, spreads most efficiently through an infected food handler who has no policy directing them off the line.
The consumer advisory gap matters most for vulnerable customers. Pregnant women, elderly diners, and people with compromised immune systems face elevated risk from undercooked proteins. Without a posted advisory, they have no information on which to base a decision.
The Longer Record
The April 2026 inspection was the twelfth on record for Green Mountain Pizza. Across those twelve visits, inspectors have documented 71 total violations. The restaurant has never been emergency-closed.
The pattern of high-severity violations is not new. In March 2025, inspectors cited the restaurant for six high-severity and five intermediate violations, the single worst inspection in the facility's recorded history before April's visit. The December 2024 inspection produced five high-severity violations. April 2024 produced four.
Only one inspection in the recorded history, a June 2022 visit, produced zero high or intermediate violations. Every other inspection found at least one high-severity citation.
The food sourcing violation documented in April is particularly notable in the context of that record. Sourcing from unapproved suppliers is not a paperwork error that accumulates over time. It requires an active decision to obtain food outside the regulated supply chain.
Still Open
State inspectors classified seven of the nine April violations as high severity. Under Florida's inspection framework, an emergency closure requires an inspector to determine that conditions pose an immediate threat to public health serious enough to warrant shutting the doors on the spot.
That determination was not made on April 17.
Green Mountain Pizza on State Road 50 remained open after the inspection concluded, with all nine violations on the record and customers continuing to order.