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CAFE ALFRESCO

344 MAIN ST · DUNEDIN · Pinellas County · FL 346985732

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateNovember 24, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3639307
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10940269
DBPR license6213520

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority4 Intermediate13 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical21 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 4

#14High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee put on gloves no hand wash before starting work. **Warning**

Warning
#15High Priority12A-28-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee rubbed hands in soiled apron. Began work after no handwash. **Warning**

Warning
#16High Priority22-43-4

High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Measured at 0ppm. Operator remade, remeasured at 200. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#17High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over lettuce in reach in cooler by bar. Raw chicken over calamari in reach in cooler on cookline. Operator removed chicken. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 4

#18Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards soiled on cook line. Soda gun interior soiled in bar. **Warning**

Warning
#19Intermediate02B-01-5

Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Eggs Benedict's on menu, sesame salmon, sesame ahi tuna salad not notated as raw or undercooked. Operator added identification to all menus. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#20Intermediate16-37-1

Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quat test kit expired. **Warning**

Warning
#21Intermediate53B-01-5

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. All employees expired between may and August of 2025. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 13

#1Basic36-32-5

Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling in warewashing area has hole. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on cookline grooved. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on top of prep table on cook line. Operator removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#4Basic24-08-4

Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Wet nesting containers near dry storage on racks. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5Basic14-38-4

Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Multiple containers in back storage room cracked **Warning**

Warning
#6Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Fryer oil stored on floor in dry storage area. Operator moved to proper area. Soda bag on floor in dry storage area. Operator moved to proper area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#7Basic36-24-5

Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall at ware washing area **Warning**

Warning
#8Basic10-17-4

Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives stored in between prep stations throughout cook line. Operator removed knives. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#9Basic10-07-4

Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ladle in water temped at 85 degrees in pan on cook line, operator removed, **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#10Basic21-04-4

Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wet wiping cloth under cutting board in cook line. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#11Basic14-33-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach in coolers on cook line near bar shelves rusted **Warning**

Warning
#12Basic21-12-4

Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored in dry storage. **Warning**

Warning
#13Basic21-08-4

Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Measured at 0ppm. Operator remade, remeasured at 200. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 17, 2026 8:20 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
2 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
2 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
3 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
3 observation(s)
Category 17 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
3 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
2 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
1 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
2 observation(s)
Category 54 · Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
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.