DAY BREAK CAFE
1981 North Pinellas Avenue
Florida, 34689
Pinellas County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 8 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/10/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 32-04-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Bathroom located in rear of kitchen not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-01-10: **Time Extended**
- 14-11-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on right door of reach-in cooler across from gas stove on cooks line. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-01-10: **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled gaskets on reach-in coolers doors on cooks line. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-01-10: **Time Extended**
- 14-17-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-01-10: **Time Extended**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Meat slicer used more than 4 hours ago is soiled with food debris. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-01-10: In use **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/10/2025 revealed 5 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 1/2/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
7
Basic
7
Total
15
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 32-02-4:Basic - Bathroom in rear of kitchen door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Employee closed door. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
- 32-04-4:Basic - Bathroom located in rear of kitchen not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Repeat Violation Warning
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on right door of reach-in cooler across from gas stove on cooks line. Warning
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bagged ice stored on floor in walk-in freezer. Operator removed item from floor. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
- 27-25-4:Intermediate - Basic - Hot water at mop sink is 71f degrees Fahrenheit. Warning
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled gaskets on reach-in coolers doors on cooks line. Warning
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Cooked stuffed bell peppers not covered in walk-in cooler. Bread crumbs and rice not covered in dry-storage area. Operator covered items. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Warning
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Bread stored in walk-in freezer is in direct contact with grocery bag. Operator discarded bread. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Meat slicer used more than 4 hours ago is soiled with food debris. Warning
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink has pot stored in bowl located near walk-in cooler. Employee removed pot. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 27-24-5:Intermediate - Hot water at three-compartment sink does not reach 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Three-compartment sink hot water is 71f. Ran hot water for 10 minutes. Warning
- 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. potato salad,, chicken salad, and tuna salad prepared more than 24 hours ago not date marked in walk-in cooler. Operator date marked items. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 16-53-4:Intermediate - Wash solution in spray-type chemical warewasher less than 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Chlorine dishmachine temperature is 71f. Warning
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. All hand wash sinks in establishment is 71f. Ran hot water for 10:minutes. Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/2/2025 revealed 15 total violations (1 high priority, 7 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 8/28/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
1
Basic
6
Total
11
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 32-02-4:Basic - Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Employees bathroom in the back of kitchen door left open. Manager closed door Corrected On-Site
- 32-04-4:Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Employees bathroom in the back of the kitchen not self closing
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of Octopus in water on the floor in the walk in cooler. Manager removed from the floor Corrected On-Site
- 33-20-4:Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.
- 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop stored on top of ice machine outside by the kitchen back door
- 12A-27-4:High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook cracked eggs then touched clean plate without washing hands or changing gloves
- 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. Employee adjusted his glasses on his face and then touched clean plate without washing hands or changing gloves
- 01B-04-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food originating from an unapproved source. Two coolers containing about 50 lbs of Blue Crab in walk in cooler, operator not able to produce invoice for the blue crabs Admin Complaint
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Eggs sitting out on cook line, operator was able to determine what time they were put out on cook line and properly time marked Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer machine in the back of the kitchen soiled with food debris
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/28/2024 revealed 11 total violations (4 high priority, 1 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 2/13/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All cutting boards Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-13: **Time Extended**
- 14-11-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gaskets torn. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-13: **Time Extended**
- 22-08-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwaved soiled on cook line Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-13: **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease. Exterior of cooking equipment soiled. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-13: **Time Extended**
- 29-42-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No black flow preventer on the splitter for hose Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-13: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/13/2024 revealed 5 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 2/1/2024
High Priority
6
Intermediate
4
Basic
7
Total
17
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All cutting boards Repeat Violation Warning
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone stored on shelf above bacon on prep table. Warning
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee cooking food and not wearing a hair restraint. Repeat Violation Warning
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gaskets torn. Repeat Violation Warning
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Fry oil, cans of corn beef hash stored on the floor in prep area. Bread in walk in freezer stored on floor. Warning
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwaved soiled on cook line Repeat Violation Warning
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease. Exterior of cooking equipment soiled. Warning
- 22-49-4:High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Chlorine dishwasher at 0 ppm. Sanitizer bucket for dish machine is empty and there is no back up sanitizer. Operator set up 3 compartment sink, quaternarian 200ppm **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 12A-27-4:High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook cracked eggs then touched clean plate without changing gloves or washing hands. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 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. Cook moved his glasses from face to top of his head. Did not change his gloves or wash hands Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 02/01/2024 Warning
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Butter sitting on counter not time marked. Employee was able to determine what time she put it out and properly time marked it. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No black flow preventer on the splitter for hose Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun soiled in bar area Repeat Violation Warning
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No soap or paper towels at hand sink in prep area No paper towels at hand sink in bar area Repeat Violation Warning
- 14-14-4:Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. Paint brush being used as a basting brush. Paintbrush removed Corrected On-Site Warning
- 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. Premade Cubans prepared day prior with no date mark. Operator properly date marked. Corrected On-Site Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/1/2024 revealed 17 total violations (6 high priority, 4 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 11/20/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All cutting boards Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-20: **Time Extended**
- 14-11-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on reach in coolers Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-20: **Time Extended**
- 14-17-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-20: **Time Extended**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No soap or paper towels at hands sink in prep area Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-25: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-20: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/20/2023 revealed 4 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 10/25/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
8
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All cutting boards Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-25: **Time Extended**
- 14-11-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on reach in coolers Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-25: **Time Extended**
- 36-73-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled throughout the kitchen Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-25: **Time Extended**
- 22-08-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave soiled Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-25: **Time Extended**
- 14-17-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-25: **Time Extended**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 5 small flies in bar area around soda gun Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-25: 5 small flies around soda gun at bar Admin Complaint
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer soiled Soda gun at bar soiled Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-25: **Time Extended**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No soap or paper towels at hands sink in prep area Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-25: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/25/2023 revealed 8 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 10/24/2023
High Priority
9
Intermediate
3
Basic
8
Total
20
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All cutting boards Repeat Violation Warning
- 12B-09-5:Basic - Employee chewing gum while preparing food or while in a food prep/food storage/warewashing area. Prep cook chewing gum while preparing food, employee discarded chewing gum Corrected On-Site Warning
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees put hair nets on Corrected On-Site Warning
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on reach in coolers Warning
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled throughout the kitchen Warning
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave soiled Warning
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves Repeat Violation Warning
- 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket on cook line at 0ppm, owner refilled sanitizer bucket now at 200ppm Corrected On-Site Warning
- 12A-27-4:High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook cracked egg then handled clean plate to be served to customer without washing hands Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dish washer handling dirty dishes then clean dishes without washing hands Warning
- 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. Cook put hair net on then put gloves on and touched ready to eat bacon without washing hands Cook touched face with gloved hands then touched clean plate without washing hands or changing gloves Warning
- 12A-28-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook wiped hands on soiled apron then touched clean plate without washing hands Warning
- 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. Cook touched biscuit with bare hands, biscuit temperature was 80F Warning
- 01B-12-4:High Priority - Food contaminated by employees/consumers and operator continued to serve food. See stop sale. Biscuit touched by employee with bare hands after wiping hands on soiled apron to be served to customer Warning
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 5 small flies in bar area around soda gun Warning
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Butter packets Stick butter Eggs Repeat Violation Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter packets sitting out in server area 78F, stick butter sitting on counter in server area 69F Eggs sitting on cook line 68F sausage (45F - Cold Holding); gyro meat (49F - Cold Holding); diced tomatoes (46F - Cold Holding); diced ham (49F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler, operator iced all product, food came from walk in cooler to reach in cooler at opening this morning around 7am Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 12A-03-4:Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Cook washed hands in 3 compartment sink Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer soiled Soda gun at bar soiled Warning
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No soap or paper towels at hands sink in prep area Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/24/2023 revealed 20 total violations (9 high priority, 3 intermediate, 8 basic).