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TAMARA'S CAFE

71 MARKET ST, Apalachicola FL 32320 · 850-653-6463

Last inspected Aug 13, 2025 · 4 visits since August 2023

Licence typeMobile Food Vehicle
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceMFD2950048
Grade history
AUG 23
MAY 24
DEC 24
AUG 25
▲ GETTING WORSE

4 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed Mobile unit open and operating with expired license.
High priority/50-17-3/Admin Complaint
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★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

4 visits, newest first

Aug 13, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 3 violations recorded, 1 high priority.

1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed Mobile unit open and operating with expired license.
High priority/50-17-3/Admin Complaint
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt container not identified on the cook line.
Basic/02D-01-5
Dec 17, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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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.
Basic/06-09-1
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.
Basic/50-04-4
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp thawing inside three compartment sink,not under running water.
Basic/06-01-5
Water leaking from faucet/handle three compartment sink.
Basic/29-11-4
May 3, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
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.
Intermediate/31A-11-4/Corrected On-Site
Food stored on floor. Cooking oil on the kitchen floor.
Basic/08B-38-4
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Basic/10-20-4
Aug 23, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic

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.