328 N CLARA AVE #110, DELAND, FL 32720
SOUTH OF THE SOUTH SMOKEHOUSE has a mixed inspection record — 4 violations in the past year, including 3 high-priority. Not alarming, but worth knowing before you order. The trailing-year record shows 4 violations, including 3 high-priority and 0 Emergency Orders of Closure.
Scores higher than 52% of the 165 inspected restaurants in DELAND on the trailing-year record.
3 high-priority violations on the trailing-year record — below the Volusia County average of 3.3.
Food held, cooled, cooked, or reheated outside safe temperatures, letting dangerous bacteria multiply.
Roaches, rodents, flies, or other pests present — or doors and openings that let them in not protected.
A sick or symptomatic employee present, or staff unaware of when illness bars them from working with food.
Raw meat, poultry, or seafood not separated from ready-to-eat food, or food left unprotected during prep, storage, or display.
Every violation on this record falls into one of the state's standardized categories. Here is what each category covers and why inspectors check for it — in plain English, with the trailing-year count for this kitchen.
Cold food must stay at 41°F or below and hot food at 135°F or above, through receiving, holding, cooking, cooling, and reheating. The range in between is where bacteria multiply fastest, which is why temperature control is checked on nearly every visit.
On this record, the category appears in 1 of the 2 trailing-year inspections. The written details for each entry are in the state inspection documents linked above.
Dirty Dish List is built from public inspection data published by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The inspection dates, dispositions, and violations on this report card mirror what the state has on file for License No. 7408073 — you can read the original documents yourself and compare.