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CAFE ALFRESCO

Health inspection records show CAFE ALFRESCO in DUNEDIN has 7 inspections with a food safety rating of 3.0/5. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

344 Main Street
Florida, 34698
Heath Side Villas
Pinellas County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.0/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 11/24/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10940269

  • 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling in warewashing area has hole. Warning
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on cookline grooved. Warning
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on top of prep table on cook line. Operator removed Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nesting containers near dry storage on racks. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Multiple containers in back storage room cracked Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Fryer oil stored on floor in dry storage area. Operator moved to proper area. Soda bag on floor in dry storage area. Operator moved to proper area. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall at ware washing area Warning
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives stored in between prep stations throughout cook line. Operator removed knives. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ladle in water temped at 85 degrees in pan on cook line, operator removed, Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wet wiping cloth under cutting board in cook line. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach in coolers on cook line near bar shelves rusted Warning
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored in dry storage. Warning
  • 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Measured at 0ppm. Operator remade, remeasured at 200. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee put on gloves no hand wash before starting work. Warning
  • 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. Employee rubbed hands in soiled apron. Began work after no handwash. Warning
  • 22-43-4:High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Measured at 0ppm. Operator remade, remeasured at 200. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over lettuce in reach in cooler by bar. Raw chicken over calamari in reach in cooler on cookline. Operator removed chicken. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards soiled on cook line. Soda gun interior soiled in bar. Warning
  • 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Eggs Benedict's on menu, sesame salmon, sesame ahi tuna salad not notated as raw or undercooked. Operator added identification to all menus. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quat test kit expired. Warning
  • 53B-01-5:Intermediate - 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. All employees expired between may and August of 2025. Warning

Inspection Date: 5/30/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10848211

  • 53B-14-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Expired training for Danny, Javier, Reinardo, Cooper, Woodford, Sally and Jenny. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-05-30: **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 5/28/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10738371

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Warning
  • 03D-01-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. homemade tomato sauce (74F - Cooling) cooked at 11am. Operator unsure when the cooling process began. See stop sale. Warning
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 2/01/2025. Renewed at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. homemade tomato sauce (74F - Cooling) cooked at 11am. Second walk in cooler: roast beef (49F - Cold Holding); crab cakes (51F - Cold Holding); pork (59F - Cold Holding); ham (49F - Cold Holding); butter chips (50F - Cold Holding); saurkraut (49F - Cold Holding); liquid eggs (50F - Cold Holding); mozzarella sticks (51F - Cold Holding); shell eggs (55F - Cold Holding); ground beef (52F - Cold Holding); sausage gravy (50F - Cold Holding); hollandaise sauce (51F - Cold Holding); salmon (50 F - Cold Holding); onion soup (50 F - Cold Holding); sliced turkey (51F - Cold Holding); poached egg (50F - Cold Holding); sliced pork (50F - Cold Holding); sausage (51F - Cold Holding); pot stickers (52F - Cold Holding); milk (50F - Cold Holding) Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk in cooler outside in the middle of two walk in coolers: roast beef (49F - Cold Holding); crab cakes (51F - Cold Holding); pork (59F - Cold Holding); ham (49F - Cold Holding); butter chips (50F - Cold Holding); saurkraut (49F - Cold Holding); liquid eggs (50F - Cold Holding); mozzarella sticks (51F - Cold Holding); shell eggs (55F - Cold Holding); ground beef (52F - Cold Holding); sausage gravy (50F - Cold Holding); hollandaise sauce (51F - Cold Holding); salmon (50 F - Cold Holding); onion soup (50 F - Cold Holding); sliced pork (51F - Cold Holding); poached egg (50F - Cold Holding); sliced ham (50F - Cold Holding); sausage (51F - Cold Holding); pot stickers (52F - Cold Holding); milk (50F - Cold Holding) confirmed with the chef that none of these food items were prepared today. No temperatures were taken. All other food that was prepared today was relocated to a different cooler. See stop sale. Warning
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. pork (126F - Hot Holding); lasagna (90F - Hot Holding) operator began reheating both foods. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Expired training for Danny, Javier, Reinardo, Cooper, Woodford, Sally and Jenny. Warning

Inspection Date: 12/9/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8779265

  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 3/11/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8536438

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cook line behind front counter has cutting board that are deeply grooved.
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles containing food removed from its original container not labeled with common name.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Strainer in hand wash sink behind front counter. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 10/27/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8536019

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 10/25/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8378005

  • 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Insulated pan holding butter at server station cracked and broken. Warning
  • 08B-42-4:Basic - Food stored outside. Reachin Freezer stored outside in unprotected area. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. tuna raw (51F - Cold Holding); chicken salad (46F - Cold Holding); sliced tomato (46F - Cold Holding); hummus (46F - Cold Holding); deli meat (46F - Cold Holding); melon (47F - Cold Holding) rice (74F - held on counter); noodles (69F - held on counter). Warning
  • 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. Ppm 0 corrected to 50ppm Sanitizer empty, operator replaced empty sanitizer correction on site Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. tuna raw (51F - Cold Holding); chicken salad (46F - Cold Holding); sliced tomato (46F - Cold Holding); hummus (46F - Cold Holding); deli meat (46F - Cold Holding); melon (47F - Cold Holding). rice (74F - held on counter); noodles (69F - held on counter) See stop sale. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Repeat Violation Warning