Coquina Beach Cafe
Last inspected: Dec 16, 2025
67
Score
Coquina Beach Cafe has been inspected nine times since 2022. On Dec 16, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. When a facility lands in medium risk territory, it usually means a mixed inspection result.
There hasn't been much movement either way: counts have stayed near three violations per visit across recent inspections.
Looking across the full record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” is the recurring theme, flagged three times.
That's lower than the typical Bradenton restaurant, which scores around 83. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
9
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
3
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 16, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Observed chlorine wiping cloth sanitizer to strong. Operator diluted chlorine sanitizer to 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
41-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener on back food preparation table with a build up of soil. Operator removed can opener for cleaning. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling around ceiling vent with black mold like substance.
36-34-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed bucket of pickles stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler. Operator moved bucket of pickles off the floor. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. Observed dipper well at ice cream cooler with insufficient velocity. Operator tuned up the water. **Corrected On-Site**
10-03-4
67
Aug 15, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation.
View 2 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs over shredded cheddar cheese in single door make station on cook line. Operator moved cheese to other side of cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed table can opener with a build up of food debris. Operator cleaned can opener. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
78
Mar 26, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed dish machine chlorine sanitizer at 0ppm. Operator changed bucket of sanitizer. Sanitizer on dish machine now at 50ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
22-41-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed 2 knives in the crack between single door make station and food preparation table on cook line. Operator removed knives. **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed chlorine sanitizer bucket on cook line not at proper minimum strength. Operator corrected chlorine sanitizer bucket to 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4
78
Jul 11, 2024
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
86
Feb 9, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee touch clothing and then put on gloves without washing hands.
12A-28-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink on iced tea station.
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line with no adequate hair restraint.
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed wet nesting of clear container on shelf.
24-08-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed crack 2 door reach-in refrigerator with soiled cracked gaskets. Observed chest freezer in prep area with torn gasket.
14-11-5
Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Observed plastic single serve knives with handles down.
25-02-4
67
Aug 28, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Aug 25, 2023
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed paper towel at the bottom of container holding cut leafy greens in roll top cooler at prep station. Operator removed paper towel. **Corrected On-Site**
14-86-1
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed all of the following items stored in right hand side of the lower reach in cooler across from cook line. Chicken (50F - Cold Holding); Ham (47F - Cold Holding); Hot Dogs (52F - Cold Holding); Pollack (48F - Cold Holding); Raw shell eggs-ambient temperature(63F); French toast batter (56F - Cold Holding). Operator stated items had been stored in reach in cooler overnight. Operator discarded the items from reach in cooler. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed all of the following items stored in right hand side of the lower reach in cooler across from cook line. Chicken (50F - Cold Holding); Ham (47F - Cold Holding); Hot Dogs (52F - Cold Holding); Pollack (48F - Cold Holding); Raw shell eggs-ambient temperature(63F); French toast batter (56F - Cold Holding). Operator stated items had been stored in reach in cooler overnight. Operator discarded the items from reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - 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. See stop sale. Observed fish batter listed on Time as a public health control not time marked on cook line. Operator stated fish batter was at room temp for approximately 2 hours. Operator time marked batter. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee wearing gloves handling raw fish. Employee placed fish into fryer. After placing fish into fryer employee removed gloves and began to put on a new pair of gloves. Advised employee hands need to be washed in between tasks and before putting on new gloves. Employee washed hands and put on new gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-07-5
Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Observed sticky trap with dead small flying insects hanging directly over prep table with alcohol bottles in dry storage area. Operator removed sticky trap. **Corrected On-Site**
35B-08-4
45
Mar 21, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Intermediate - 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. Educated Person in charge on employee health agreement and emailed a copy to Person in charge.
11-26-1
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed handle on Reach in freezer in dry storage area broken. As a repeat violation the importance of following proper protocol with this violation was reinforced with the employee. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Observed chipped concrete by the Reach in cooler on cooks line. As a repeat violation the importance of following proper protocol with this violation was reinforced with the employee. **Repeat Violation**
36-02-5
82
Dec 13, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soiled can opener blade. Operator placed the can opener to be cleaned. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Observed ice machine by dishwasher.
22-20-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed handle or reach in freezer in dry storage broken.
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed frying oil stored on the floor. Operator placed the oil on the shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed one tong on oven door. Operator removed tong for cleaning. **Corrective Action Taken**
10-20-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed area around soda nozzles soiled. Operator clean the surface. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Observed chipped concrete by the reach in cooler on the cook line. Per operator establishment working on scheduling a repair of the floor area with the county.
36-02-5
67
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Coquina Beach Cafe last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Coquina Beach Cafe on file is from Dec 16, 2025. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Coquina Beach Cafe?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Coquina Beach Cafe.
How does Coquina Beach Cafe compare to other restaurants in Bradenton?
Coquina Beach Cafe most recently scored 67 out of 100, which is lower than the Bradenton average of 83.
Has Coquina Beach Cafe's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Coquina Beach Cafe have averaged around three violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Coquina Beach Cafe means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Coquina Beach Cafe inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Coquina Beach Cafe is inspected around three times per year on average.
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