CAFE HAVANA
1440 63rd Avenue East
Bradenton, Florida, 34203
Manatee County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 3/24/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened bottle of water on cart over dry stored items.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse on top of bins of dry storage items near hand sink. **Repeat Violation**
- 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop in sugar near back door.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Plates and trays at front counter. **Repeat Violation**
- 12A-12-4:High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Female employee wearing gloves touched raw chicken and raw beef then continued to work with building cuban sandwiches and stirring plantains without washing hands.
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Female employee touched nose then continued to bag wrapped sandwiches from grill without washing hands.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/24/2025 revealed 6 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 10/22/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle used to dispense food (sugar ). Manager removed bowl. **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. Employees purse stored above chicken peas and in dry goods storage area . Manager placed purses on bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 21-23-4:Basic - Establishment using sponges on cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food-contact surface. Establishment using sponge on in-use food-contact surface at three-compartment sink.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service plates inverted. Manager invented plates. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/22/2024 revealed 4 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).