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83 WEST

310 DOCK STREET, Cedar Key FL 32625

Last inspected Mar 25, 2024 · 2 visits since December 2023

□ Not on the state's active licence list

This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.

Licence typeFood service
Licence4800291
Grade history
DEC 23
MAR 24
Worst finding on record
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Curtido dated 11/25 stored in downstairs walk-in cooler.
High priority/01B-24-5
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Disciplinary actions

2 cases · $1,200

CaseViolation dateFinal orderAmount
5--2017059767Dec 13, 2017Jan 31, 2018$400
5--2015005683Feb 6, 2015Apr 13, 2015$800

Inspection history

2 visits, newest first

Mar 25, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 11 violations recorded, 5 high priority.

5 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 11 findings
Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Server entered the kitchen from the dining area and touched hair, then proceeded to prepare drinks and handle food at make-table in server area of kitchen. Manager stopped server and had server wash their hands before continuing to prepare food.
High priority/12A-25-4/Corrective Action Taken/Repeat Violation/Admin Complaint
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. Server placed a lemon slice on a glass with bare hand. Manager had server discard lemon, then use tongs to place a lemon on the glass.
High priority/09-01-4/Corrected On-Site
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside reach-in cooler drawers at cookline: shrimp (47F - Cold Holding); fish (47F - Cold Holding); beef (47F - Cold Holding). Manager stated all was placed into unit approximately 90 minutes prior and added ice to product to cool to 41F. shrimp (47F 4:10, 35F 5:05 - Cooling); fish (47F 4:10, 36F 5:05 - Cooling); beef (47F 4:10, 35F 5:05 - Cooling)
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrected On-Site
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle containing glass cleaner stored on table in kitchen beside mixer and five bottles of vinegar. Spray bottle containing glass cleaner stored in lower shelf of prep table beside breadcrumbs and foil in kitchen near walk-in freezer. Manager removed both from areas during this inspection.
High priority/41-10-4/Corrected On-Site
Show the remaining 7 findings ▾
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Backflow prevention device missing at blue hose connection in kitchen near cookline. Manager added backflow prevention device during this inspection.
High priority/29-34-4/Corrected On-Site
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee filled two bottles with water at handwash sink near cookline.
Intermediate/31A-11-4
Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Server with bangs in face, touched hair two times while preparing food.
Basic/13-02-4
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Stings stored in oven door handle at cookline. Employee removed tongs from handle during this inspection.
Basic/10-20-4/Corrected On-Site
Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Unsealed plywood lining bottom shelf in server station.
Basic/14-47-4
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on corner of prep table at cookline. Manager returned wiping cloth to sanitizer bucket during this inspection.
Basic/21-12-4/Corrected On-Site
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket stored directly on floor at cookline.
Basic/21-38-4
The state's own report →
Dec 8, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 7 findings ▾
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. Employee handled dirty dishes then proceeded to handle clean dishes without washing hands in upstairs dish area. Manager had employee begin washing hands properly.
High priority/12A-13-4/Corrective Action Taken
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Curtido dated 11/25 stored in downstairs walk-in cooler.
High priority/01B-24-5
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler for salad prep. Blade of can opener on prep table next to upstairs walk-in freezer.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Repeat Violation
Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. Ice bucket stored on floor in upstairs bar area. Manager placed ice bucket on top of ice machine.
Basic/10-14-5/Corrected On-Site
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils on cook line stored in standing water,114F. Manager turned stove top on to heat water.
Basic/10-07-4/Corrective Action Taken
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Upstairs walk-in freezer gasket. Gasket of cook line reach-in cooler. Area around soda nozzles of upstairs soda machine.
Basic/23-03-4/Repeat Violation
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach-in cooler across from cook line fryer.
Basic/29-49-6

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.