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THE OLYMPIC CAFE

Health inspection records show THE OLYMPIC CAFE in BRADENTON has 5 inspections with a food safety rating of 2.8/5. Food safety practices have remained consistent.

Manatee Avenue West
Bradenton, Florida, 34209
Manatee County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.8/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 12/8/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13497516

  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee engaged in food preparation without out a hair restraint. Employee put on hair net. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed wire rack in kitchen with wine on it with rust pitted surface. Repeat Violation
  • 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed floor tile in 3 compartment sink area around floor drain with cracked missing pieces. Repeat Violation
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed buckets of pickles on the floor in walk-in cooler. Operator moved buckets to shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed wire shelf on right side of walk-in cooler with rust pitted surface. Repeat Violation
  • 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed quaternary wiping cloth sanitizer not at proper minimum ppm. Operator changed bucket, quaternary sanitizer now at 400ppm. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed bucket of quaternary sanitizer on the floor. Educated operator on placing sanitizer bucket inside another bucket. Operator placed sanitizer bucket into another bucket. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 8/19/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10921666

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed solo cup being used to dispense apple sauce in server area. Operator removed solo cup Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed surface rust on storage rack in kitchen holding wines and beers. Repeat Violation
  • 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed gap at threshold on exterior door from kitchen.
  • 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed wet wiping cloth under cutting board on cook line. Educated operator on wiping cloths under cutting boards. Operator removed wiping cloth. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed wire rack on right side of walk-in cooler with rust pitted surface.
  • 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed bucket of sanitizer being stored on the floor on the cook line. Educated operator on placing a bucket of sanitizer inside another bucket to keep it on the floor. Operator removed bucket of sanitizer's. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 3/20/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8875994

  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed racks in dry storage area with visible rust.
  • 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed floor tile in pot and pan area around floor drain cracked and missing.
  • 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed missing wall tile above 3 compartment sink in pot and pan area.
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on cook line on equipment door handle. Employee removed tongs for cleaning and sanitizing. Corrected On-Site
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Observed dumpster lids open. Waste company pushed garbage to far back to close lids. Operator is going to call company.
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken over pasta in single door reach in cooler. Employee moved pasta above chicken. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-27-4:High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Observed wiping cloth chlorine sanitizer to strong. Employee diluted chlorine sanitizer to 100ppm. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 8/29/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8735537

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee beverage next to clean dishes on cook line. Employee removed beverage. Corrected On-Site
  • 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 employees purse on bottom shelf in dish area next to clean silverware. Employee moved purse. Corrected On-Site
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Observed open dumpster lid.
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed no vacuum breaker on split hose at mop sink. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 3/27/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8574076

  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets of walk-in freezer and walk-in coolers soiled and cracked.
  • 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Missing floor tiles around drain in pot and pan area.
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Pan of flour in dry storage area not labeled. Operator dated and labeled. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-24-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Corrected On-Site