THE BEACH CAFE
81610 OVERSEAS HWY · ISLAMORADA · Monroe County · FL 33036
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
09-01-4High 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. Observed runner touching RTE prepared food for service WITH OUT wearing gloves. Chef instructed the ripunner to put on gloves when touching rte food **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. High temp dish machine at approximately 100F **Warning**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee blowing in gloves before putting them on their hands educated the employee on clean gloves and hands . **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.cut lettuce (47*F – Cold Holding); Fish (54*F – Cold Holding); items were iced down . Fish (58*F – Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (57F – Cold Holding); Beef (55*F – Cold Holding) items were iced and relocated to walk-in cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. **Warning**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Frozen drink machine nozzles are soiled with mold like substance. **Warning**
22-56-4Intermediate – Hot water sanitizing dishmachine final rinse not reaching proper temperature at manifold. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Temp at approximately 100. Water heater is off , it was reset , and water temperature is **Warning**
16-54-4Intermediate – Wash solution in spray type hot water sanitizing dishmachine not reaching proper temperature according to manufacturer's specifications. **Warning**
Basic 3
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. 2 Lift lid units on cook line are not maintaining 41F or below **Warning**
16-38-5Basic – Inaccurate/damaged temperature and/or pressure gauge(s) on dishmachine. **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe under triple sink **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 3:24 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.