GULFPORT COMFORT CAFÉ
5808 28TH AVE S, Gulfport FL 33707 · 727-317-3674
Last inspected Aug 26, 2026 · 7 visits since October 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2-1-2024. Manager update license
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Aug 26, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. -raw beef and chicken in ziplock bags over French fries in reach in freezer near restrooms. Operator moved raw meats to store below ready to eat foods
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -cutting boards on prep tables stained -soda machine ice chute has black moldlike substance
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. -cutting boards on prep tables grooved
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -employee drink on clean dish rack Employee moved drink
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Ice buildup in reach-in freezers.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm) Operator added bleach and tested at 100PPM
Mar 18, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Chlorine 0ppm), operator added bleach and retested at 50PPM.
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cook changed gloves without washing hands between gloves change. Operator then washed hands and replaced gloves.
Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. -paper towels used to line bowl of cooked potatoes in reach in cooler on cook line Operator removed paper towels and replaced with deli paper
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator renewed license during inspection.
Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. -women's restroom door doesn't self close
Ice buildup in reach-in freezers by bathrooms.
Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm) operator added bleach and retested at 100PPM.
Oct 31, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Ice buildup in reach-in freezer.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled gaskets on reach-in cooler doors cooks line.
Apr 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Inspector Educated employees and instructed some ideas.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Nov 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained on cook line.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Feb 21, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 15 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
5 High priority0 Intermediate10 Basic
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Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked hard shell eggs and continued cooking. I educated manager and gave some suggestions.
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. Employee used a cloth towel to wipe hands with gloves on his waist.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2-1-2024. Manager update license
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Milk opened 2-20-24 no date mark. Employee date mark milk.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cut tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding); shedded cheese (50F - Cold Holding); sausage (47F - Cold Holding). Manager placed items in freezer. Retemp items cut tomatoes 39F- Shedded Cheese- 40F - sausage 37F.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic scoop in flour with no labeled
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Door handle reach in cooler in kitchen duct tape.
Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized. Employee used soap and Sanitizer. Educated employees to set up 3 compartment sink soap raise sanitizer
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer in back area by men's room
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
No copy of latest inspection report available.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters not stored properly.
Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. In reach in cooler on cook line.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer chlorine 0 ppm. Employee changed sanitizer reading chlorine at50 ppm
Oct 3, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate6 Basic
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No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Form emailed to operator
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Quich prepared on 9/30, dated
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach under soda machine, area cleaned and sanitized
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Accumulation of grease on side of fryers
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters at coffee machine, covered
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. O ppm, corrected 50ppm
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.