SOPHIE'S CAFE
Sebring Square
Florida, 33870
Highlands County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★½☆ (3.9/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/24/2025
High Priority
Intermediate
Basic
Total
Disposition: Call Back - Complied
This inspection identified null intermediate and null basic violations that needed improvement. The establishment was required to make corrections.
Inspection on 4/22/2025
High Priority
Intermediate
Basic
Total
Disposition: Warning Issued
This inspection identified null intermediate and null basic violations that needed improvement. The establishment was required to make corrections.
Inspection on 1/15/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
2
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board on cook line soiled and grooved. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-01-15: **Time Extended**
- 45-04-4:- From initial inspection : Use of cooking equipment producing grease laden vapors/smoke with no hood suppression system installed. Notified Fire AHJ. For reporting purposes only. Establishment is utilizing a fryer that is not under a hood suppression system. Observed grease buildup on wall and ceiling near fryer. - From follow-up inspection 2025-01-15: Operator has ordered exhaust. **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/15/2025 revealed 2 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 11/14/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
6
Basic
2
Total
11
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed in storage area by back door, oil and onions stored on floor. **Warning**
- 02D-03-4:Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Establishment is preparing and packaging fruit cups containing cut watermelon and selling out of their drink cooler with no date marking. **Warning**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed in reach in cooler by cook line, two pans of raw chicken and one pan of raw steak stored over ready to eat green peppers and sliced onions, manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed a bottle of windex on the prep table above food, cook removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board on cook line soiled and grooved. **Warning**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand washing sink in dish area, blocked by a bakers rack, manager moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 02D-12-1:Intermediate - Juice packaged in the establishment that has not been specifically processed to prevent, reduce, or eliminate the presence of pathogens not bearing a warning label. Establishment is bottling orange juice that is squeezed on-site and is selling it out of there drink cooler with no warning label. **Warning**
- 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Asked manager for probe thermometer, said did not have one. **Warning**
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Observed when asked manager could not provide agreement. **Warning**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed one unlabeled bottle in dish area and one unlabeled bottle in wait staff area, manager removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 45-04-4:Use of cooking equipment producing grease laden vapors/smoke with no hood suppression system installed. Notified Fire AHJ. For reporting purposes only. Establishment is utilizing a fryer that is not under a hood suppression system. Observed grease buildup on wall and ceiling near fryer.
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/14/2024 revealed 11 total violations (2 high priority, 6 intermediate, 2 basic).