Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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FLORIDA CUBAN CAFE

2075 PINE RIDGE RD · NAPLES · Collier County · FL 34109

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 25, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3611754
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10900472
DBPR license2103586

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority1 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical6 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 4

#2High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. After handling raw chicken, operator switched gloves without hand wash. Discussed proper handwashing with operator.

#3High Priority09-01-4

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. Operator sliced ready to eat bread with bare hands.

#4High Priority08A-20-5

High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw beef and Whole chicken were placed in same container. In another bucket ground beef and whole muscle beef placed in the same container.

#5High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In front counter chicken empanada (112F – Hot Holding); meat patty (96F – Hot Holding); cheese empanada (111F – Hot Holding). Per operator food had been out for 2 hours, discussed time as a public health control form for operator to use and fill out.

Intermediate 1

#6Intermediate31A-09-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Two buckets of thawing meat were placed in front of the handwashing sink. Operator moved buckets another area making the hand washing sink accessible. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 1

#1Basic06-01-5

Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Whole chicken, whole muscle beef, ground beef being thawed in standing water. Pork thawed on speed rack. Discussed proper thawing procedures with operator.**Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 2, 2026 11:51 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 7 · Food not re-served
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.