Cotton Country Cafe
Last inspected: Nov 13, 2025
70
Score
The health department has logged six inspections at Cotton Country Cafe, the earliest from 2024. The most recent visit was on Nov 13, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.
There hasn't been much movement either way: counts have stayed near two violations per visit across recent inspections.
Cotton Country Cafe's latest score of 70 falls below the Jay average of 84. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.
6
Inspections
1
Critical latest
2
Major latest
0
Minor latest
Inspection History
Nov 13, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations.
View 3 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Upon inspection, license expired. **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-08-06: **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-07: Upon callback, license for establishment still expired. **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-11-13: Upon callback, license still expired. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food to customers with an expired license. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Upon inspection, no proof of CFM at establishment. This violation is due by 10/05/25. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-08-06: This violation will be addressed by 10/04/25. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-07: Upon callback, no proof of certified food manager available. Employee stated she is in the process of obtaining her certification. Per supervisor, extension given. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-11-13: Upon callback, no proof of certified food manager training available at establishment. **Admin Complaint**
53A-01-7
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Upon inspection, observed flat top grill and fryer located in covered, but not fully enclosed patio area on side of establishment. This violation is due by 10/05/25. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-08-06: This violation will be addressed by 10/04/25. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-07: Upon callback, no proof of updated plans submitted to plan review for approval. Per DM, time extension given **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-11-13: Upon callback, no proof of updated plans submitted to plan review for approval. **Admin Complaint**
51-16-7
70
Oct 7, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations.
View 3 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Upon inspection, license expired. **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-08-06: **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-07: Upon callback, license for establishment still expired. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Upon inspection, observed flat top grill and fryer located in covered, but not fully enclosed patio area on side of establishment. This violation is due by 10/05/25. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-08-06: This violation will be addressed by 10/04/25. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-07: Upon callback, no proof of updated plans submitted to plan review for approval. Per DM, time extension given **Time Extended**
51-16-7
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Upon inspection, no proof of CFM at establishment. This violation is due by 10/05/25. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-08-06: This violation will be addressed by 10/04/25. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-07: Upon callback, no proof of certified food manager available. Employee stated she is in the process of obtaining her certification. Per supervisor, extension given. **Time Extended**
53A-01-7
70
Aug 6, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations.
View 3 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Upon inspection, license expired. **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-08-06: **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Upon inspection, no proof of CFM at establishment. This violation is due by 10/05/25. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-08-06: This violation will be addressed by 10/04/25. **Time Extended**
53A-01-7
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Upon inspection, observed flat top grill and fryer located in covered, but not fully enclosed patio area on side of establishment. This violation is due by 10/05/25. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-08-06: This violation will be addressed by 10/04/25. **Time Extended**
51-16-7
70
Aug 5, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Upon inspection, observed employee in kitchen slicing tomatoes and placing in storage bin with bare hands. Also observed employee hamburger, placing items on bun with bare hands. No cross contamination observed.
09-01-4
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Upon inspection, license expired. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Upon inspection, observed raw packaged ground beef in make bar lower reach in cooler stored on top of fully cooked sausage. Employee moved sausage to separate container with other ready-to-eat foods during inspection. Also observed raw eggs over produce in reach in cooler. Employee moved eggs to lower portion of cooler during inspection. Observed in reach in freezer raw packaged chicken stored over ready-to-eat food in freezer. Employee moved raw chicken to lower portion of freezer during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Upon inspection, no proof of CFM at establishment. This violation is due by 10/05/25. **Warning**
53A-01-7
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Upon inspection, observed flat top grill and fryer located in covered, but not fully enclosed patio area on side of establishment. This violation is due by 10/05/25. **Warning**
51-16-7
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed dead roaches on the premises in the following locations: six dead roaches on bait trap under prep table/counter, approximately one dead roach next to hand wash sink, approximately four next to make table cooler, one under storage rack in dish wash area, one under triple sink, and one under dish drying rack. **Admin Complaint**
35A-03-4
50
Feb 18, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Nov 13, 2024
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Cotton Country Cafe last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Cotton Country Cafe on file is from Nov 13, 2025. The public record contains six inspections in total.
How does Cotton Country Cafe compare to other restaurants in Jay?
Cotton Country Cafe most recently scored 70 out of 100, which is lower than the Jay average of 84.
Has Cotton Country Cafe's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Cotton Country Cafe have averaged around two violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Cotton Country Cafe means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
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