MERCI CAFE
6112 South Tamiami Trail
Florida, 34231
Sarasota County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 11/14/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8820645
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed plastic bottles water stored on the floor in the walk in cooler.
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry near the mop sink.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses on the reach in cooler cutting board.
- 46-04-4:Exit door locked. For reporting purposes only. Observed the side exit in the dining room locked with a chain and padlock.
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed an employee use bare hand contact with smoked salmon for an egg benedict. Educated the employee on glove wearing procedures.
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no quaternary test kit for the three compartment sink.
- 02B-02-5:Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. A consumer advisory was printed and the operator posted the advisory. 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. Observed thawed cooked páté not marked with the date when removed from the freezer. The operator properly date marked the páté. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 7/2/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8817290
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed