DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

PURPLE SAGE CAFE

20359 East Pennsylvania Avenue
Florida, 34432
Marion County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 2/19/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10697741

  • 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

Inspection Date: 10/16/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8768463

  • 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

Inspection Date: 2/6/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8449128

  • 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Porous acoustic ceiling tiles in-use throughout kitchen and prep area behind counter. Repeat Violation
  • 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Cracked floor tiles in kitchen near dish machine.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above grill soiled with grease.
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Wrapped pan containing raw fish stored on shelf above cooked ham inside reach-in freezer at kitchen entrance. Employee moved raw fish to another freezer during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board at cookline stained. Deflector plate inside ice machine soiled with black substance.

Inspection Date: 7/19/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8389703

  • 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling tiles in kitchen are porous acoustic ceiling tiles.
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Drink cups near fountain machine behind counter wet nested.
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired in 06/2023. Manager renewed license during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Container of raw shrimp stored above container of cooked rice inside reach-in cooler in kitchen near grill. Manager removed raw shrimp from above rice during this inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In display case at front counter: cheesecake slice (45F - Cold Holding); cheesecake slice (46F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the cheesecake has been stored inside unit since 07/17. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In display case at front counter: cheesecake slice (45F - Cold Holding); cheesecake slice (46F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the cheesecake has been stored inside unit since 07/17. Stop sales issued. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint