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ELI'S RIVER PARK CAFE

Food safety records indicate ELI'S RIVER PARK CAFE in SILVER SPRINGS has 6 inspections with a 2.0/5 overall rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

2774 NE 102 AVE RD, SILVER SPRINGS 34488

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 11/12/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10885882

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine with mold like substance
  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. At the server area, CO2 tank not secured, employee secured. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Not available at inspection time, Operator provided a digital copy during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Two employee drinks on prep table, employee moved. 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. At the server area, employee jacket on top of bag with single service, employee moved the jacket. Also at the cook line, keys and cellphone on prep table, employee moved. Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of cooking equipment and shelves throughout kitchen soiled with food debris and grease. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris.
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach-in cooler at the cook line soiled, also interior of microwave
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Male employee started wearing gloves after being at the dining area, o hand washed occurred, inspector instructed wash hands. Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, raw links and raw beef stored above container of ham and corned beef has, employee stored properly. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. At the server r area, milk no date ,raked unable to determine when was opened
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At the front counter area, butter packets 65F, per employee butter moved from refrigeration at 7:00am, Operator filled time as public health control form and butter will be discarded at 11:00am. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 07-08-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food re-served to customers. At the front counter area, observed plate with a total of four butter packets where there were closed and one was opened, per employee, left over butter packets saved for next customer for a maximum of four hours. Stop sale. Admin Complaint
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. At the server area, milk no date marked, per employee on site unable to determine when was open (Stop sale). At the cook line, cooked pork and heavy cream no date marked, employee dated 11/10/25. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 6/16/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10859579

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 6/13/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10725801

  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed: the co2 tank in dry storage is not secured. This was then chained. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed: the black stand up refrigerator has multiple items over 41°. The slab ham had been left out. This was place in the freezer and dropped 11° in 13 minutes. The cook line flip top has multiple items over 41°. All time/temperature control for safety was moved to a freezer and then cooler after dropping below 41°. A tech was called to service the reach-in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed: employee drink on a prep table in the kitchen.
  • 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Observed: lack of a posted choking sign. One will be emailed.
  • 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed: the shredded cheddar in the walk-in cooler, no verifiable date, offensive odor.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: Flip top ; cubed ham (46F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese mix (49F - Cold Holding); shredded cheddar (45F - Cold Holding) ALSO, Black stand up in kitchen ; Beef (44F - Cold Holding); hash (44F - Cold Holding); slab ham (53F - Cold Holding) Warning
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed: no back flow device on the outside faucet.
  • 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed: the laundry/mop sink lacks a back flow device.
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed: shredded cheddar in the walk-in cooler, date scratched out. ALSO, mixed shredded cheese, no date. Dates added. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: in the white freezer in dry storage, food spills. ALSO, the soda nozzles have an accumulation of debris on them. These were removed for cleaning. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed: ice in the front line hand wash sink. This was then melted. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 11/20/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8763266

  • 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No covered waste receptacle provided in women's bathroom.
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Waist support belt stored on dry goods storage area above pancake mix
  • 14-47-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Two by four bare wood behind prep sink not sealed
  • 12A-18-4:High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Cook wearing gloves wiped hand on apron and rub their back then handled dish, touched Ready-To-Eat bacon and tomatoes Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Inspection Date: 4/18/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8530166

  • 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 and in flour. Both were removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old label on pan of ham.
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Filters of ground coffee on counter with no overhead protection. Manager covered. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Containers of unwashed berries on shelf over minced garlic on cookline. Moved during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour in kitchen with no label. Sugar in kitchen with no label.
  • 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 face multiple times with gloves hands then continued to cook without washing hands and changing gloves.
  • 12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Female employee wiped table with sanitizer then continued to cook without washing hands.
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Hamm opened two days ago with no date mark in reach in cooler on cookline. Milk opened Sunday with no date mark. Dates added. Corrected On-Site
  • 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided via email.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of microwave oven soiled with food debris. Interior of oven soiled with food debris. Interior of reach in cooler on cookline soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation
  • 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. Time being used for eggs, potatoes, sausage and butter packets. Provided Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) forms during this inspection.

Inspection Date: 10/18/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8516385

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl no handle inside coleslaw container, manager removed the bowl. Corrected On-Site
  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. At the dry storage area, manager secured. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk-in cooler shelves rusted.
  • 50-08-7:High Priority - Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/. Change of ownership, establishment opened and operating to the public at inspection time. Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At the dry storage area, raw beef stored above opened bag of fish and shrimp, Employee moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, potato soup made today at 120F, Manager repeated to 168F. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled.