SOPHIES CAFÉ
SOPHIES CAFÉ located in SEBRING has undergone 2 health department inspections, achieving a 2.9/5 overall safety rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.
120 North Ridgewood Drive
Florida, 33870
Lemon
Highlands County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 8/4/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10930843
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 29-18-4:Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Drain cover missing under 3-compartment sink. 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. Observed employees purse and phone next to food in the dry storage area.
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed an employee with a watch on in a food prep area preparing orders.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed bags of rice and onions on the floor in the dry storage area.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed a pan of raw chicken over ready to eat sausage links and green peppers in the reach in cooler, employee moved. Corrected On-Site
- 12A-01-4:Intermediate - Employee applied hand antiseptic in place of washing hands as required. Observed the cook breaking hard raw shell eggs and preparing a plate of cooked chicken without hand washing, educated the employee on handwashing through the owner, employee washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Observed sub sandwiches out on the counter at room temperature, no written plan. Printed a copy of written procedures for owner went over. Corrected On-Site
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed bbq pork in the reach in cooler made the day before and not date marked.
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed handwashing sink next to 3-compartment sink no hot water.
Inspection Date: 2/28/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8247885
- 29-18-4:Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Observed drain cover missing under three compartment sink.