GALLEY CAFE
107 MANNS HARBOR DRIVE, Apollo Beach FL 33572 · 813.649.1500
Last inspected Jul 14, 2026 · 5 visits since August 2023
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4 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2024
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
2 cases · $1,000
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2019016875 | Mar 27, 2019 | Jul 22, 2019 | $800 |
| 3--2017031873 | Mar 24, 2017 | Oct 5, 2017 | $200 |
Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Jul 14, 2026Warning IssuedComplaint Investigation
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded.
0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda machine.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. General Manager Chastity K.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Prepping food with no hair restraint.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Paper plates not inverted, manager inverted at time of inspection.
Sep 18, 2025Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedComplaint Investigation
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 2 violations recorded.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Manager Sabrena Wood
Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured.
Jul 16, 2025Warning IssuedComplaint Investigation
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 15 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority4 Intermediate10 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw chicken over lime in reach in cooler.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on prep cooler.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Containers in handwash sink next to 3 compartment sink. Manager removed at time of inspection.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Manager Sabrena Wood
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical spray bottle not labeled next to handwash sink.
Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket not inverted above ice machine.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on prep cooler.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at handwash sink next to 3 compartment sink.
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket on shelf with mixers.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go boxes not inverted above soda boxes.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water at the bottom of reach in cooler across from soda machine.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Turkey and cheese thawing on counter. Employee placed in reach in cooler.
Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Plastic knives, forks, and spoons not handle first near service window.
Aug 19, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 12 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate10 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2024
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical spray bottle not labeled.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Containers not inverted on shelf above 3 compartment sink.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on dry storage shelf.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees keys on box of plastic straws.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Hot dog container lid cracked in reach in cooler.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At handwash sink next to 3 compartment sink.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Paper bowls not inverted above reach in cooler.
Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Plastic spoons and forks not facing handle first.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket tested 0 ppm quaternary ammonium, employee remade tested 150 ppm.
Aug 10, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority4 Intermediate5 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cut leafy greans 55 F- retemp 47 F, bacon 54 F- retemp 43 F, hotdogs 52 F- retemp 43 F in reach in cooler. Employee placed items on ice.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Hotdogs in reach in cooler not date marked.
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. Sent to operator at time of inspection.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Operator printed and employees signed at time of inspection.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical spray bottle not labeled next to handwash sink and soda machine, employee labeled at time of inspection.
Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. Next to reach in cooler.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table, employee removed at time of inspection.
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket on prep table.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Food trays not inverted above reach in cooler, operator inverted at time of inspection.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
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.