PURPLE SAGE CAFE
20359 E PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SUITE B, Dunnellon FL 34432
Last inspected Oct 8, 2025 · 5 visits since July 2023
□ Not on the state's active licence list
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
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5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired in 06/2023. Manager renewed license during this inspection.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Oct 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of ice machine door soiled with mold-like substance.
Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. One photo copy of Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association food handler certificate.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Absorbent and porous acoustic ceiling tiles in-use throughout kitchen.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Several ceiling tiles near cookline soiled with dust.
Feb 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle containing glass cleaner and bottle containing "Goo Gone" on shelf in server station beside bottles of wine. Employee removed chemicals from shelf during this inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of door inside ice machine soiled with lime-like substance. Deflector plate inside ice machine soiled with black substance.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Drink cup without handle stored down inside container of sugar on shelf in server station. Employee removed cup from sugar bin during this inspection.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two co2 tanks unsecured behind front counter. Employee secured both tanks during this inspection.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Absorbent and porous acoustic ceiling tiles in-use throughout kitchen.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee backpack and jacket stored on shelf with clean dishes and against deli slicer. Employee removed personal items from shelf during this inspection.
Oct 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. 1. Pan of rice inside reach-in cooler at cookline with date mark of 10/05. 2. Pan of fully-cooked ham inside reach-in cooler at cookline with date mark of 09/28. Manager discarded both items during this inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Deflector plate inside ice machine stained with brown substance.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Porous and absorbent acoustic ceiling tiles in-use throughout kitchen.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Several stained ceiling tiles throughout establishment.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on shelf at cookline above clean dishes. Manager removed phone from shelf during this inspection.
Feb 6, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 5 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Wrapped pan containing raw fish stored on shelf above cooked ham inside reach-in freezer at kitchen entrance. Employee moved raw fish to another freezer during this inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board at cookline stained. Deflector plate inside ice machine soiled with black substance.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Porous acoustic ceiling tiles in-use throughout kitchen and prep area behind counter.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Cracked floor tiles in kitchen near dish machine.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above grill soiled with grease.
Jul 19, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 6 violations recorded, 4 high priority.
4 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired in 06/2023. Manager renewed license during this inspection.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Container of raw shrimp stored above container of cooked rice inside reach-in cooler in kitchen near grill. Manager removed raw shrimp from above rice during this inspection.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In display case at front counter: cheesecake slice (45F - Cold Holding); cheesecake slice (46F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the cheesecake has been stored inside unit since 07/17.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In display case at front counter: cheesecake slice (45F - Cold Holding); cheesecake slice (46F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the cheesecake has been stored inside unit since 07/17. Stop sales issued.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling tiles in kitchen are porous acoustic ceiling tiles.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Drink cups near fountain machine behind counter wet nested.
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.