KEKE'S BREAKFAST CAFE
3615 FLORIDA AVE S STE 110 · LAKELAND · Polk County · FL 33803
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed manager go from office to kitchen and handled lettuce without washing hands. Stop sale issued **Warning**
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 manager handle ice berg lettuce with bare hands. Manager unaware if there is an alternative operating procedure. **Warning**
01B-12-4High Priority – Food contaminated by employee. See stop sale. Manager handled iceberg lettuce with bare hands and did not wash hands **Warning**
22-43-4High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Tested at 50ppm. Manager emptied sink and remade and tested at 50ppm. **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Product in make line lowboy: cooked chicken (52F – Cold Holding); roasted red peppers (52F – Cold Holding); philly beef (52F – Cold Holding); cooked mushrooms (50F – Cold Holding); swiss cheese (52F – Cold Holding); provolone (57F – Cold Holding); pork sausage (52F – Cold Holding); turkey bacon (52F – Cold Holding) **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line left lowboy: cooked chicken (52F – Cold Holding); roasted red peppers (52F – Cold Holding); philly beef (52F – Cold Holding); cooked mushrooms (50F – Cold Holding); swiss cheese (52F – Cold Holding); provolone (57F – Cold Holding); pork sausage (52F – Cold Holding); turkey bacon (52F – Cold Holding). Stop sale issued **Warning**
Intermediate 9
11-27-4Intermediate – 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. **Warning**
53A-04-6Intermediate – Food service manager not certified within 30 days of employment. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Manager hired 6-12-23, Nathan Artist. **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed squeegee and floor brush blocking hand sink by ice machine **Warning**
53A-01-7Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Only manager working is Nathan Artist. **Warning**
16-06-4Intermediate – No cleaning agent provided in dish machine **Warning**
53A-05-6Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Currently 9 servers and cooks working with no certified food manager **Warning**
53B-01-5Intermediate – 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**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. By ice machine and dish machine **Warning**
Basic 2
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed low boy drawer not fully closing. Is located next to poaching station. Observed bottom middle door of make line across from poaching station not able to close due to gasket not fitting properly. **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. Around sprinkler head **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 24, 2026 12:12 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.