HARMONY BISTRO CAFE
7268 HARMONY SQ DR S, St. Cloud FL 34773 · 787-664-3177
Last inspected Mar 12, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023
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▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
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.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Mar 12, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over shredded cheese and other prepped foods in reach-in cooler by mop sink. Raw beef over cooked plantains in white reach-in freezer by mop sink.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Raw shell eggs on cook line and empanadas in display case at front counter. Per operator, empanadas are only placed in display case in the morning and after all are served, they do not refill.
Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Paper towels do not dispense at handwashing sink next to triple sink, and at front counter.
Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. At front counter. Paper towels do not dispense at handwashing sink next to triple sink.
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Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Pots on top shelf of clean dish rack next to hood system.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal items in contact with cases of soda in dry storage area with white chest freezer.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Container lid cracked of raw chicken in standup cooler at dry storage area.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop in ice machine.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. White plastic spoons at front counter by chest freezer.
Oct 23, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate8 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over cooked rice in two-door reach-in cooler next to mop sink.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee rinsed out coffee cups in handwashing sink at front counter.
Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Handwashing sink next to triple sink.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine along grate.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Clean pots on top shelf next to oven.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table of kitchen next to chest freezer.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food in refrigerator across from ice machine not separated from prepped foods.
Food stored on floor. Cases of oil in kitchen on floor. In corner next to oven, and by handwashing sink next to triple sink.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. White plastic spoons at front counter.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed vegetables over cooked rice and other ready to eat foods in two-door cooler next to mop sink. Unwashed vegetables over ready to eat foods in refrigerator narcosis from ice machine.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Handwashing sink across from mop sink, water does not turn off.
Jan 24, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedLicensing Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jan 17, 2025Warning IssuedLicensing Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 2 recorded.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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No handwash sink for employees. Hand wash sink removed at triple sink due to miscommunication with plan review,per operator
Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of water stored directly on floor at storage area
Mar 27, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. 1 egg in flat broken. Cook discarded immediately.
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. Cook states they have been out for less than 1 hour. Advised to keep refrigerated and pull out as needed.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Hood and hood filters moderately soiled.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on prep table heavily stained.
Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gasket adjacent to cookline-ripped.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Several units throughout facility.
Nov 29, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Establishment increased seating without providing written approval from the local fire authority and wastewater provider.
Aug 8, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority4 Intermediate1 Basic
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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.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification.
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.
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.
Establishment increased seating without providing written approval from the local fire authority and wastewater provider.
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.