LANDING STRIP CAFE
2800 NW 20 TRL, Okeechobee FL 34972 · 863.467.6828
Last inspected May 18, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023
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MAY 26
▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections trending down, 13 points off where it started.
Rodent bait not contained in a covered, tamper-resistant bait station. Operator covered snap trap in office.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
May 18, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less: Mc Call type reach in cooler by back door Raw shell eggs (47F - Cooling) 52 flats. Operator removed from service.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less: Mc Call type reach in cooler Raw shell eggs (47F - Cooling) 52 flats. Operator removed from service.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License is current but one that is displayed expired 12 2025
Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Spoons at waiting station stored incorrectly. Operator removed.
Nov 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee picked up gloves off of floor and went to place gloves on hand without washing. Employee was educated on proper technique.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
Employee chewing gum while preparing food or while in a food prep/food storage/warewashing area. Waitress grabbed a mint from the waiting station, and ate it. Manager educated all employees.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting at dishwasher area drying rack.
Slow draining water in handwash sink, at waiting station.
Jun 9, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Container of medicine improperly stored at line above prep area. Operator removed.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Waitress used handwashing sink for filling up sanitizer sink. Operator was educated on correct process.
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Cook: P.W. Operator is having class shortly after reopening after vacation on 6/28/25.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the Manitowoc type binterior of the ice machine/bin. Operator cleaned and sanitized area.
Feb 28, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate8 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over muffins. Operator removed and stored correctly.
Shell eggs received in a unit not maintaining an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Nineteen boxes of eggs, in storage at ambient air temperature of 52F. Operator called food delivery company, as they were still in parking lot, and they will come to pick up. The delivery company left before operator could get them back once he discovered they were received at incorrect temperature.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing as a fill sink for buckets. Employee was educated on proper use.
Ambient air thermometer not located in the warmest part of the cold holding unit at wait station.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food in bulk sugar. Operator removed.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner: Togo boxes at hostess stand. Operator inverted.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Bottled water at prep table, operator removed.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Operator removed.
Equipment in poor repair: handle broken on stand up reach in cooler.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface on line.
May 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Operator refilled dispenser.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit on line. Operator placed at location.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers at waiting station not inverted. Operator inverted.
Oct 5, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Rodent bait not contained in a covered, tamper-resistant bait station. Operator covered snap trap in office.
Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Server was educated on technique and washed hands.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Windex stored next to mustard and other condiments. Operator removed.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. J.B
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. One employee did not sign, Provided Operator with the Food Reporting Agreement and employee signed.
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: fish at 41F, operator removed from packaging.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust: gaskets on line reach in coolers soiled.
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.