THE HUNGRY CATERPILLAR

2624 ATLANTIC BLVD #3

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★½☆ (3.5/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 10/7/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8735220

  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Backpack above box freezer, manager moved it Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Handle in hand sink, manager cleaned it Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Ginger and jack fruit not washed above washed veggies, upright cooler in storage Corrected On-Site
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 100 ppm cooked sweet potatoes above oven, explained time as public health control and he wrote time on, emailed procedure. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. With cart and trash can, hand sink by triple sink, manager moved them Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-08-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Veggie burgers taken out of freezer, manager wrote time on
  • 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. 74f water in hand sink at front counter, manager fixed it, 85f, 72f water in hand sink in back prep room, manager fixed 85f Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 12/19/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8357028

  • 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Water damage in kitchen
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket in upright cooler, dish washing room Repeat Violation
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Upright cooler in storage area, mgr removed it to clean **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 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. Bean mix made on 12-12, explained to mgr

Inspection Date: 8/25/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8453763

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 7/25/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8301308

  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. They have a new prep room/ storage, there is a hand sink Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-25: Application submitted in June 5th, plan review not working on it yet **Time Extended**