GLIMMER CAFE
325 NE 3 AVE STE C, Delray Beach FL 33444
Last inspected Feb 13, 2026 · 3 visits since January 2025
JAN 25
SEP 25
FEB 26
≈ ERRATIC
3 inspections, swinging between A and F. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Live, small flying insects found..one live fly landing on prep line at front line. Employee killed fly and sanitized prep line.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Feb 13, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Live, small flying insects found..one live fly landing on prep line at front line. Employee killed fly and sanitized prep line.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food...raw shell eggs with bread, directly top of the bread in middle reach in cooler at kitchen. Raw beef above cooked salmon in reach in cooler at kitchen. Manager properly stored.
Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands...server brought dirty utilities from customers table and then handled cleaned dishes cleaned containers, to go containers, serve drink without washing hands. Employee washed hands after discussion.
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing...stored dirty blander in handwashing sink at front line. Employee removed.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at kitchen, at front line. Employee provided
Not provided any kind of tools or device or test kit to measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.... Salmon thawing in reduce oxygen packaging at reach in cooler. Label states to remove before thawing. Employee removed fish from package
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food..half cut avocado with sticker at prep line at kitchen. Employee removed avocado to wash
Sep 18, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
6 High priority6 Intermediate0 Basic
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Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours...cooked beef 58F,cooling stacked pan one another in reach in cooler. Per manager beef was cooked yesterday. Stop sale issue. Manager discarded food.
Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container in prepped basil in reach in cooler. Employee removed paper towel.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food...raw beef directly stored top of salami, cooked chicken stored directly top of raw beef in reach in cooler. Employee removed beef.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.... Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours...cooked beef 58F,cooling stacked pan one another in reach in cooler. Per manager beef was cooked yesterday.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit....beef 51F, chicken 57F, mushroom 67F being held less than 4 hours. Manager removed food to reach in cooler.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit...cooked to served hot holding poached eggs 69F at kitchen, per manager eggs being held less than 4 hours. Manager discarded food.
Certified food manager unable to answer basic Food Code questions pertaining to safe operation of establishment...unable to calibrated thermometer. Reviewed calibration with manager.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing....stored bucket in handwashing sink at kitchen. Manager removed bucket.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink or wiping cloths....Quaternary Ammonium
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine....not provided any kind of measurement tools for hot water sanitation.
Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit.
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Jan 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine....not provided any kind of measuring device or tools for measuring hot water sanitization.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees....all handwashing sink at the establishment.
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.