MERCI CAFE
6112 S TAMIAMI TRL · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34231
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
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 an employee use bare hand contact with smoked salmon for an egg benedict. Educated the employee on glove wearing procedures.
Intermediate 3
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no quaternary test kit for the three compartment sink.
02B-02-5Intermediate – Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. A consumer advisory was printed and the operator posted the advisory. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-08-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Observed thawed cooked páté not marked with the date when removed from the freezer. The operator properly date marked the páté. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 3
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed plastic bottles water stored on the floor in the walk in cooler.
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry near the mop sink.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses on the reach in cooler cutting board.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 21, 2026 2:15 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 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.