TAFT STREET CAFE

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors slightly soiled with food debris Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-03-30: Observed at callback same Time Extended

High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook cracked raw shell eggs and proceeded to open freezer door and handled frozen onion rings for different order. Employee was advised to wash hands and employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Cook wiped hands on soiled towel after finishing order. Advised cook to properly wash hands. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher put dirty dishes into dish machine and then proceeded to touch clean dishes and utensils without washing hands. Employee was advised on proper handwashing procedures and employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over cole slaw and tuna salad in low boy in kitchen. Operator rearranged for proper storage. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line FLIP TOP # 1; Cut tomatoes (54F - Cold Holding) Per operator foods not prepped or portioned today and held overnight. See Stop Sale.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line FLIP TOP # 1; Cut tomatoes (54F - Cold Holding) Per operator foods not prepped or portioned today and held overnight. See Stop Sale.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Raw shell eggs at cook line missing time mark, per employee food held since 8 am. Employee time marked. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Probe thermometers at 20F and 40F in ice water. unable to calibrated.

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One employee with current food handling certification, several employees' certification expired 2/25/25.

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee's water bottle stored on prep table in kitchen. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee' cellphone stored next to clean plates on shelf in kitchen. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled with food debris in walk in cooler.

Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Bucket of pickles stored on floor in walk in cooler. Employee removed and placed on shelf. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Several soiled wiping cloths on cutting board at cook line. Advised cook to remove cloths. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled several plates for other orders without first washing hands. Reviewed proper hand wash procedures and employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer soap bucket on prep table directly beside stovetop and pooled raw shell eggs being held in ice. Employee discarded solution. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee hat and cell phone on shelf next to gloves and portioned powdered sugar above make line. Employee put on hat and removed phone. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee at cookline line not wearing hair restraint. Employee put on hat. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Food stored on floor. In store room off of cookline, case of potatoes and container of fryer oil on floor.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on cookline reach in cooler and fliptop lower cooler soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation

Basic - Wet wiping cloths stored in detergent and sanitizer mixed together. Wet wiping cloth on prep table by stovetop in soap sanitizer solution. Employee dumped solution and made dedicated soap and sanitizer buckets. Corrected On-Site

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles in front of hood system have dust/grease buildup. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-06: Observed at callback inspection same. Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-06: Observed at callback inspection same. Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease buildup inside front of hood and around filters. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-06: Observed at callback inspection same. Time Extended

High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher handled clean dishes from machine immediately after loading the dirty dishes without first washing hands. Reviewed with manager proper procedures to discuss with dishwasher. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Florida Restaurant Lodging Association - multiple expired for current employees. Repeat Violation

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. CO2 tanks under counter in front of kitchen not secured. Manager replaced chain to secure. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Soiled cardboard lining part of shelves in walk in cooler.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust buildup on ceiling tiles in front of cookline.

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.

Basic - Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling. Slight grease buildup on wall behind cook line.

Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves in reach in lowboy cooler opposite fryers have rust buildup.

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall area soiled by triple sink and hand sink in back of kitchen.

High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed employee wearing gloves crack raw shell eggs, then proceeded to handle clean equipment without washing hands or changing gloves. Discussed proper hand washing procedures with employee. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 1 small flying insects in the dry storage area next to cook line in kitchen. Employee killed cleaned and sanitized. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored above cut lettuce in walk in cooler.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed American cheese (53F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler on cook line. As per line cook, item was moved there from different cooler approximately 2 hours earlier. Item was not prepped or portioned today. Suggested to line cook to keep lid closed on cooler to maintain temperature. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed used as a food contact surface on biscuits.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed bike helmet stored above clean dishes.

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Dry storage area.

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Cook line coolers. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Raw shelled eggs ambient temperature at 65F held less than 4 hours ago on prep station in cook line. Operator moved to reach in cooler to quick chill. Suggested using Time as a public health control form. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Printed vomit clean up procedures , operator posted. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed ceiling tiles with holes above true freezer and above two compartment sink in storage room.

Basic - Interior right side wall of ice machine soiled in wait station. Operator cleaned and sanitized during inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface opposite flat grill in cook line.

Basic - Reach-in coolers interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues opposite stove and and flat grill in cook line.

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Containers of raw cracked eggs stored above case of lettuce and containers of pickles. Employee inverted. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flip top-; Han (46-50F - Cold Holding. Per chef food items in unit less than 4 hours. Items not prepared nor portioned today. Chef moved to reach in cooler to quick chill. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine

Basic - Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-09-23: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn or in disrepair in true freezer next to prep sink in storage room. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-09-23: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-09-23: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair and/or in disrepair. Cook line around drain Dish machine area Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-01-31: Observed same, will be check on the next unannounced inspection Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2022-03-04: Observed same, will be check on the next unannounced inspection Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.walk in cooler Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-01-31: Observed same, will be check on the next unannounced inspection Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2022-03-04: Observed same, will be check on the next unannounced inspection Time Extended

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken in plastic wrap stored next to raw beef in plastic wrap in reach in freezer in back room. Raw chicken moved to lower shelf by manager. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Large pot of potatoes and large bag of flour on floor in dry storage. Potatoes and flour moved to low shelf by employee. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at triple sink. Sign provided to and posted by manager. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed four wiping cloths on wait station and cook line not in sanitizer buckets. Cloths moved to sanitizer buckets by manager. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation