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COQUINA BEACH CAFE

Based on 7 health inspections, COQUINA BEACH CAFE in BRADENTON has earned a 3.1/5 food safety rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

Last inspection: 2 months ago · 7 reports on file

Gulf Drive South
Florida, 34215
Manatee County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

12/16/2025· 2mo ago

Visit ID: 13494469

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 1 int, 3 basic

  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling around ceiling vent with black mold like substance.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed bucket of pickles stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler. Operator moved bucket of pickles off the floor. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-03-4:Basic - In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. Observed dipper well at ice cream cooler with insufficient velocity. Operator tuned up the water. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-27-4:High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Observed chlorine wiping cloth sanitizer to strong. Operator diluted chlorine sanitizer to 100ppm. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener on back food preparation table with a build up of soil. Operator removed can opener for cleaning. **Corrective Action Taken**

8/15/2025· 6mo ago

Visit ID: 10883173

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 1 int

  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs over shredded cheddar cheese in single door make station on cook line. Operator moved cheese to other side of cooler. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed table can opener with a build up of food debris. Operator cleaned can opener. Corrected On-Site

3/26/2025· 11mo ago

Visit ID: 8826638

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 2 basic

  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed 2 knives in the crack between single door make station and food preparation table on cook line. Operator removed knives. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed chlorine sanitizer bucket on cook line not at proper minimum strength. Operator corrected chlorine sanitizer bucket to 100ppm. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed dish machine chlorine sanitizer at 0ppm. Operator changed bucket of sanitizer. Sanitizer on dish machine now at 50ppm. Corrected On-Site

7/11/2024· 1y 8mo ago

Visit ID: 8718417

Met Inspection Standards

3 basic

  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cell phone on box of gloves on food prep table. Operator removed cell phone. Corrected On-Site
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Observed dumpster lid open, operator closed lid. Corrected On-Site
  • 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed employees Gatorade in drink cooler. Operator removed drink.

2/9/2024· 2y 1mo ago

Visit ID: 8483644

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 5 basic

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink on iced tea station.
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line with no adequate hair restraint.
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed wet nesting of clear container on shelf.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed crack 2 door reach-in refrigerator with soiled cracked gaskets. Observed chest freezer in prep area with torn gasket.
  • 25-02-4:Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Observed plastic single serve knives with handles down.
  • 12A-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. Observed employee touch clothing and then put on gloves without washing hands.

8/28/2023· 2y 6mo ago

Visit ID: 8483491

Met Inspection Standards
  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

8/25/2023· 2y 6mo ago

Visit ID: 8340115

Follow-up Inspection Required

5 high, 1 basic

  • 35B-08-4:Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Observed sticky trap with dead small flying insects hanging directly over prep table with alcohol bottles in dry storage area. Operator removed sticky trap. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee wearing gloves handling raw fish. Employee placed fish into fryer. After placing fish into fryer employee removed gloves and began to put on a new pair of gloves. Advised employee hands need to be washed in between tasks and before putting on new gloves. Employee washed hands and put on new gloves. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed paper towel at the bottom of container holding cut leafy greens in roll top cooler at prep station. Operator removed paper towel. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed all of the following items stored in right hand side of the lower reach in cooler across from cook line. Chicken (50F - Cold Holding); Ham (47F - Cold Holding); Hot Dogs (52F - Cold Holding); Pollack (48F - Cold Holding); Raw shell eggs-ambient temperature(63F); French toast batter (56F - Cold Holding). Operator stated items had been stored in reach in cooler overnight. Operator discarded the items from reach in cooler. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed all of the following items stored in right hand side of the lower reach in cooler across from cook line. Chicken (50F - Cold Holding); Ham (47F - Cold Holding); Hot Dogs (52F - Cold Holding); Pollack (48F - Cold Holding); Raw shell eggs-ambient temperature(63F); French toast batter (56F - Cold Holding). Operator stated items had been stored in reach in cooler overnight. Operator discarded the items from reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 03F-02-5:High 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. See stop sale. Observed fish batter listed on Time as a public health control not time marked on cook line. Operator stated fish batter was at room temp for approximately 2 hours. Operator time marked batter. Corrected On-Site