CAFE HAVANA
1440 63rd Avenue East
Bradenton, Florida, 34203
Manatee County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.9/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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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).
Inspection on 12/19/2023
High Priority
3
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
5
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee purses stored above container of chick peas. Manager placed chick peas on food shelf. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed a bag of rice stored on the floor in the dry goods storage closet. Manager placed bag on shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Observed the following items cooked the day before and placed in the reach in cooler to cool overnight: rice (46F - Cold Holding); Pulled pork (48F - Cold Holding) Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed the following items cooked the day before and placed in the reach in cooler to cool overnight: rice (46F - Cold Holding); Pulled pork (48F - Cold Holding)
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed handsantizer stored above bag of individual pepper packets. Manager relocated pepper packets and sanitizer. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/19/2023 revealed 5 total violations (3 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 8/8/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
8
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in beans on shelf under prep table. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened bottle of water on shelf over ice bin. Discarded. Corrected On-Site 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. Purses on top of bin of beans. Manager moved. Cellphone on shelf over single service items. Manager moved. Corrected On-Site
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic bins on clean dish shelf.
- 14-10-4:Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Gaskets on reach in freezer in kitchen are torn. Cutting board has deep groves and is no longer cleanable.
- 21-23-4:Basic - Establishment using sponges on cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food-contact surface. Establishment using sponge for ware washing. 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 inside flour. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Avocados in reach in make table with stickers indicating fruit has not been washed prior to use.
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Tomato sauce 47F cooked yesterday and cooling in reach in cooler overnight. Also, Yuka 47F cooked yesterday and cooling in reach in cooler over night.
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Tomato sauce 47F cooked yesterday and cooling in reach in cooler overnight. Also, Yuca 47F cooked yesterday and cooling in reach in cooler over night. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/8/2023 revealed 10 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 8 basic).