PURPLE SAGE CAFE
20359 East Pennsylvania Avenue
Florida, 34432
Marion County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/19/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Drink cup without handle stored down inside container of sugar on shelf in server station. Employee removed cup from sugar bin during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two co2 tanks unsecured behind front counter. Employee secured both tanks during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Absorbent and porous acoustic ceiling tiles in-use throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee backpack and jacket stored on shelf with clean dishes and against deli slicer. Employee removed personal items from shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle containing glass cleaner and bottle containing "Goo Gone" on shelf in server station beside bottles of wine. Employee removed chemicals from shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of door inside ice machine soiled with lime-like substance. Deflector plate inside ice machine soiled with black substance. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/19/2025 revealed 6 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 10/16/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Porous and absorbent acoustic ceiling tiles in-use throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Several stained ceiling tiles throughout establishment.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on shelf at cookline above clean dishes. Manager removed phone from shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 01B-28-5:High Priority - Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. 1. Pan of rice inside reach-in cooler at cookline with date mark of 10/05. 2. Pan of fully-cooked ham inside reach-in cooler at cookline with date mark of 09/28. Manager discarded both items during this inspection.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Deflector plate inside ice machine stained with brown substance. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/16/2024 revealed 5 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).