Eat SafelyIn Florida
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Englewood34223

Restaurants76
Spotless inspections18%
Ordered shut4
Fines$9k
How the grades fall here
A 33B 11C 7D 2F 7Not rated 16

Grades describe each kitchen's last twelve months. The spotless figure above counts every inspection ever recorded here that ended with the inspector writing nothing down at all — a much harder bar than an A.

What inspectors wrote here recently
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed rice in reach-in cooler by expo line in kitchen at 50F cold holding. Operator stated rice had been place in cooler 1 hour prior and moved it to walk-in cooler.

High priorityCHOPHOUSE 285 →Aug 20, 2026

Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed commercially packaged reduced oxygen packed fish in walk-in cooler completely defrosted and keep in sealed packaging.

High priorityHAVANA SOUL PARADISE →Aug 19, 2026

Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed dishwasher machine at 000 ppm chlorine sanitizer. instructed operator they may use the machine to wash dishware and utensils, but must use three compartment sink to sanitize items once they come out of the dish machine and then allow items to properly air dry.

High priorityAMERICAN CAFE@GRILL →Aug 19, 2026

Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Observed cook dried hands on soiled towel handing by hand wash sink.

High priorityAMERICAN CAFE@GRILL →Aug 19, 2026

Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed dice tomatoes at 48F and sliced cheese at 50F cold holding on make table at cooks line. Observed lid to cooler was left open, cook stay it had been open for at least 1 hour. Cook closed lid on cooler.

High priorityAMERICAN CAFE@GRILL →Aug 19, 2026

Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed cook, handling, dirty dishes, and then putting on gloves without washing hands. Repeat from last inspection 4-9-26

High prioritySTEFANO'S FAMILY RESTAURANT →Aug 13, 2026

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. Observed line cook handling and washing dirty dishes, then return to cook line and handle and move garbage can. Cook then proceeded to handle containers of food on hotline steam table without washing hands and putting on clean gloves.

High prioritySTEFANO'S FAMILY RESTAURANT →Aug 13, 2026

Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw salmon and raw sausage in walk-in cooler, stored over cooked and sliced corned beef and tub of coleslaw. Repeat from last inspection 4-9-26

High prioritySTEFANO'S FAMILY RESTAURANT →Aug 13, 2026

Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed butter portion control cups in reaching cooler at waitstaffstation in kitchen at 75° cold holding. Observed portion cups of sour cream in reaching cooler at waitstaff station in kitchen 72° cold holding. Operator voluntarily disposed of butter cups, and sour cream cups.

High prioritySTEFANO'S FAMILY RESTAURANT →Aug 13, 2026

Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed butter portion control cups in reaching cooler at waitstaffstation in kitchen at 75° cold holding. Observed portion cups of sour cream in reaching cooler at waitstaff station in kitchen 72° cold holding. Operator voluntarily disposed of butter cups, and sour cream cups.

High prioritySTEFANO'S FAMILY RESTAURANT →Aug 13, 2026

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. See stop sale. Observe shell eggs sitting on counter at prep table by dishwasher area and cook line. No time was marked for eggs, line cook stated eggs have been out for approximately three hours. Line cook moved eggs to walk-in cooler.

High prioritySTEFANO'S FAMILY RESTAURANT →Aug 13, 2026

Time/temperature control for safety food re-served to customers. Observe, weight staff removing butter portion control cups from guest tables and returning them to bulk bin tub in reach in cooler at waitress station in kitchen.

High prioritySTEFANO'S FAMILY RESTAURANT →Aug 13, 2026