TAMARA'S CAFE
71 MARKET ST, Apalachicola FL 32320 · 850-653-6463
Last inspected Aug 13, 2025 · 4 visits since August 2023
4 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed Mobile unit open and operating with expired license.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 3 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed Mobile unit open and operating with expired license.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt container not identified on the cook line.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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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.
Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp thawing inside three compartment sink,not under running water.
Water leaking from faucet/handle three compartment sink.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee hand sin has plastic containers inside the sink. Manager removed items from the hand sink.
Food stored on floor. Cooking oil on the kitchen floor.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
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.