PASCO COUNTY, FL. The dining room at Seven Springs Main Dining Room on Trophy Boulevard in New Port Richey had no person in charge performing duties, no employee health policy, and inadequate handwashing facilities, all at the same time, according to state inspection records for the week of April 28 through May 4, 2026.
That combination, five high-severity violations with zero intermediate ones, placed Seven Springs Main Dining Room at the top of Pasco County's worst performers for the week. Inspectors also cited the facility for failing to properly use time as a public health control and for posting no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods.
Across the county, state inspectors conducted 56 inspections at 54 facilities. Twelve of those facilities came away with two or more high-severity violations.
The Violations
Fresco Pizza on SR 54 in Land O' Lakes drew four high-severity violations, including no employee health policy, inadequate shell stock identification records, failure to follow parasite destruction procedures, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. A pizza restaurant with shellfish traceability and parasite destruction failures is a specific combination that points toward raw or lightly cooked seafood items moving through the kitchen without the required documentation or treatment.
Asian Garden on State Road 52 in Hudson was cited for improper hand and arm washing technique, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, and no consumer advisory. The handwashing citation here is distinct from a missing sink: inspectors observed employees attempting to wash their hands but doing so incorrectly.
Seven Springs Souvlaki on Seven Springs Boulevard in New Port Richey picked up three high-severity violations, including an employee not reporting symptoms of illness and no person in charge performing duties. The combination of a missing manager and an unreported sick employee in the same inspection is the scenario public health officials describe as the most direct path to an outbreak.
Al Shish Kebab on Ridge Road in Port Richey was cited for food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, food not cooked to the required minimum temperature, and no consumer advisory. Undercooked food is among the most direct causes of foodborne illness, and Salmonella in poultry survives below 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
Catches Waterfront Grille on Bayview Avenue in Port Richey drew a citation that sets it apart from the rest of this week's list: food from an unapproved or unknown source. That violation, alongside improperly cleaned food contact surfaces and no consumer advisory, means inspectors could not verify where at least some of the food being served originated.
Taso Italiano on Little Road in New Port Richey was cited for an employee not reporting illness symptoms, improper handwashing technique, and inadequate shell stock identification records, plus an intermediate violation for inadequate or improperly maintained toilet facilities.
Hungry Greek Wesley Chapel on Bruce B Downs Boulevard drew citations for food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, improper use of time as a public health control, and no consumer advisory.
Burger Monger Wesley Chapel on Bruce B Downs Boulevard accumulated the most total violations of any facility this week: three high-severity and three intermediate. Inspectors cited improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, no consumer advisory, and toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, plus intermediate violations for unclean multi-use utensils, inadequate ventilation, and improper waste disposal.
Grillsmith Wesley Chapel on Piazza Avenue was cited for inadequate shell stock identification records, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, and no consumer advisory, along with intermediate violations for ventilation and improper use of wiping cloths.
Just Smash on Little Road in New Port Richey drew two high-severity violations: inadequate handwashing by food employees and food not cooked to the required minimum temperature. An intermediate violation for improper sewage or wastewater disposal rounded out the inspection.
Bare Buns Cafe on Cot Road in Lutz received one high-severity citation, for no consumer advisory, and an intermediate for inadequate ventilation.
What These Violations Mean
The consumer advisory violation appears in ten of the twelve worst-performing facilities this week. It is the most common high-severity citation in the county's inspection data for this period. The advisory requirement exists specifically for customers who face elevated risk from raw or undercooked foods, including pregnant women, elderly diners, and people with compromised immune systems. Without the posting, those customers cannot make an informed choice. Its prevalence across facilities as different as a pizza shop in Land O' Lakes and a waterfront grille in Port Richey suggests it is not being treated as a serious compliance requirement.
The food from unapproved source violation at Catches Waterfront Grille carries a different kind of risk. When food bypasses USDA or FDA inspection, there is no traceability if a customer becomes ill. Investigators cannot identify the source, recall the product, or determine how many other facilities received the same batch.
Two facilities this week, Seven Springs Souvlaki and Taso Italiano, were cited for employees not reporting illness symptoms. Food workers are the primary transmission route for Norovirus, which causes an estimated 20 million illnesses in the United States annually. The illness-reporting citation is not a paperwork violation. It means an inspector found evidence that sick employees were working without disclosure.
The undercooking violations at Al Shish Kebab and Just Smash are among the most direct food safety failures on the list. Salmonella in poultry and other pathogens survive at temperatures below the required minimums. An inspector measuring internal food temperatures below the threshold is documenting a live pathogen risk in a finished dish.
The Longer Record
The two facilities with "Seven Springs" in their names, the main dining room on Trophy Boulevard and the souvlaki restaurant on Seven Springs Boulevard, share a geographic neighborhood in New Port Richey and a shared problem this week: both were cited for no person in charge performing duties. That violation, according to CDC data cited in the inspection records, correlates with three times as many critical violations at a facility. It is not a standalone finding but a condition that allows other failures to accumulate.
Catches Waterfront Grille's food sourcing violation is notable in context. A waterfront restaurant serving seafood from an unverified source creates a traceability gap that is especially difficult to close after the fact. Shellfish in particular, also flagged this week at Fresco Pizza, Taso Italiano, and Grillsmith Wesley Chapel, require continuous documentation of origin because they are frequently consumed raw or lightly cooked and are a known vector for Vibrio and hepatitis A.
Burger Monger Wesley Chapel's combination of toxic chemicals stored near food, improperly cleaned utensils, and waste disposal failures represents a broad compliance picture. Improperly stored chemicals near food preparation areas are an acute poisoning risk, distinct in character from the microbial risks that dominate the rest of this week's citations.
Just Smash on Little Road in New Port Richey drew both a handwashing failure and an undercooking violation in the same inspection, alongside improperly disposed sewage or wastewater. That is three separate contamination pathways documented in a single visit.