DAY BREAK CAFE
1981 NORTH PINELLAS AVE · TARPON SPRINGS · Pinellas County · FL 34689
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
22-49-4High Priority – Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Chlorine dishwasher at 0 ppm. Sanitizer bucket for dish machine is empty and there is no back up sanitizer. Operator set up 3 compartment sink, quaternarian 200ppm **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-27-4High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook cracked eggs then touched clean plate without changing gloves or washing hands. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook moved his glasses from face to top of his head. Did not change his gloves or wash hands **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 02/01/2024 **Warning**
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Butter sitting on counter not time marked. Employee was able to determine what time she put it out and properly time marked it. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No black flow preventer on the splitter for hose **Warning**
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun soiled in bar area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No soap or paper towels at hand sink in prep area No paper towels at hand sink in bar area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-14-4Intermediate – Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. Paint brush being used as a basting brush. Paintbrush removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Premade Cubans prepared day prior with no date mark. Operator properly date marked. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 7
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All cutting boards **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone stored on shelf above bacon on prep table. **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee cooking food and not wearing a hair restraint. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gaskets torn. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Fry oil, cans of corn beef hash stored on the floor in prep area. Bread in walk in freezer stored on floor. **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwaved soiled on cook line **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease. Exterior of cooking equipment soiled. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 13, 2026 2:47 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.