Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County

THE CRACK OF DAWN CAFE INC

550 MARY ESTHER CUT-OFF NW UNIT 11, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

FoodSeating
Latest violations
2
1 Intermediate
Jan 23, 2024
City
Fort Walton Beach
County
Okaloosa
Status
Ownership Changed
Inspections
11

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Jan 23, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

31B-02-4

Detail 22584480

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash sink near dish machine.

36-32-5

Detail 22584481

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Damaged tiles over ice machine.

Aug 7, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

50-17-3

Detail 22183112

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired June 1, 2023. Operator updated license during inspection. Corrected On-Site

51-11-4

Detail 22183113

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tank used as door stop at entryway to kitchen. Repeat Violation

Feb 17, 2023

Complaint Full

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Nov 16, 2022

Complaint Full

Warning Issued

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 3Basic: 1Total: 6

09-01-4

Detail 21576031

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Cook touched cooked bacon with bare hands. Discussion conducted with cook reference No Bare hand contact with ready to eat foods.

28-27-5

Detail 21576030

High Priority - Grease interceptor/trap overflowing onto ground. Common area grease trap for strip plaza overflowed . Sewage overflow observed on ground behind establishment. Fort Walton Beach sanitation workers pumped the grease trap and conducted mitigation procedures to include cleanup, sand and Lyme . No evidence of backup into the restaurant. Corrective Action Taken

53A-01-7

Detail 21576029

Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. This issue addressed on prior inspection 9/22/22

53B-01-5

Detail 21576027

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning

03F-10-5

Detail 21576028

Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Shell eggs on cook line TPHC procedures provided to operator during the inspection

51-11-4

Detail 21576032

Basic - Carbon dioxide tank not adequately secured. Kitchen Used as door stop

Jan 19, 2023

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jan 28, 2022

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

50-08-7

Detail 21710975

High Priority - OBSERVED ESTABLISHMENT OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE FROM THE DIVISION OF HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS. WARNING HIGH PRIORITY

36-37-5

Detail 21710978

Basic - OBSERVED CEILING NOT SMOOTH, NONABSORBENT AND EASILY CLEANABLE IN FOOD PREPERATION, FOOD STORAGE, OR WAREWASHING AREA. PRIORITY: BASIC

36-24-5

Detail 21710977

Basic - OBSERVED HOLE PRESENT NEXT TO MOP SINK. PRIORITY: BASIC

Dec 16, 2022

Complaint Partial

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Dec 16, 2022

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Nov 28, 2022

Routine - Food

Call Back - Extension given, pending

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

53A-01-7

Detail 21591355

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-11-28: Operator scheduled manager certificate course. Time Extended

Sep 22, 2022

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

53A-01-7

Detail 21377027

Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Warning

Apr 7, 2022

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.