Jan's River Park Cafe
Last inspected: Apr 24, 2026
35
Score
The health department has logged 11 inspections at Jan's River Park Cafe, the earliest from 2022. The latest inspection on file is from Apr 24, 2026. The high risk label is a heads-up that the most recent visit didn't go well.
The picture has gotten worse over the last few visits, with the average climbing from around five violations to closer to eight violations.
The pattern that stands out is “commercially processed ready-to-eat”, which has been cited four times.
By comparison, the average Silver Springs facility scores 77, putting Jan's River Park Cafe on the weaker side. The pattern in the record is worth a careful look.
11
Inspections
3
Critical latest
3
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 24, 2026
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Reach-in freezer near back door, portioned bags with raw pork stored above opened case of churros, employee moved. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler, raw sausage stored on shelves above table with cooked chicken. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, pooled eggs 48F, per employee eggs pulled from walk-in cooler around 7:00am.
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, dairy no date ,raked, per employee item was opened 4/22/26. **Repeat Violation**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink at the front server counter used to dumped drinks.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. No current well water report available
27-02-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine at the storage room with mold like substance. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl no handle inside sugar container and grits container, employee moved all. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Kitchen floor soiled with food debris and grease build up behind grill.
36-73-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of cooking equipment heavily soiled with grease build up (sides old stove and grill, shelf above grill) **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Cleaned stacked container at the prep room with old stickers.
16-46-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach-in coolers at the cook line soiled with food residue, also interior of microwave soiled. **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4
35
Nov 19, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Nov 12, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Male employee started wearing gloves after being at the dining area, o hand washed occurred, inspector instructed wash hands. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, raw links and raw beef stored above container of ham and corned beef has, employee stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. At the server r area, milk no date ,raked unable to determine when was opened
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At the front counter area, butter packets 65F, per employee butter moved from refrigeration at 7:00am, Operator filled time as public health control form and butter will be discarded at 11:00am. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food re-served to customers. At the front counter area, observed plate with a total of four butter packets where there were closed and one was opened, per employee, left over butter packets saved for next customer for a maximum of four hours. Stop sale. **Admin Complaint**
07-08-5
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. At the server area, milk no date marked, per employee on site unable to determine when was open (Stop sale). At the cook line, cooked pork and heavy cream no date marked, employee dated 11/10/25. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
02C-03-5
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine with mold like substance
22-20-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. At the server area, CO2 tank not secured, employee secured. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
51-11-4
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Not available at inspection time, Operator provided a digital copy during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
50-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Two employee drinks on prep table, employee moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. At the server area, employee jacket on top of bag with single service, employee moved the jacket. Also at the cook line, keys and cellphone on prep table, employee moved. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of cooking equipment and shelves throughout kitchen soiled with food debris and grease. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris.
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach-in cooler at the cook line soiled, also interior of microwave
22-16-4
30
Jun 16, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jun 13, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed: the laundry/mop sink lacks a back flow device.
29-42-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed: the shredded cheddar in the walk-in cooler, no verifiable date, offensive odor.
01B-13-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: Flip top ; cubed ham (46F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese mix (49F - Cold Holding); shredded cheddar (45F - Cold Holding) ALSO, Black stand up in kitchen ; Beef (44F - Cold Holding); hash (44F - Cold Holding); slab ham (53F - Cold Holding) **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed: no back flow device on the outside faucet.
29-34-4
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed: shredded cheddar in the walk-in cooler, date scratched out. ALSO, mixed shredded cheese, no date. Dates added. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: in the white freezer in dry storage, food spills. ALSO, the soda nozzles have an accumulation of debris on them. These were removed for cleaning. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed: ice in the front line hand wash sink. This was then melted. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed: the co2 tank in dry storage is not secured. This was then chained. **Corrected On-Site**
51-11-4
Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed: the black stand up refrigerator has multiple items over 41°. The slab ham had been left out. This was place in the freezer and dropped 11° in 13 minutes. The cook line flip top has multiple items over 41°. All time/temperature control for safety was moved to a freezer and then cooler after dropping below 41°. A tech was called to service the reach-in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
14-74-7
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed: employee drink on a prep table in the kitchen.
12B-07-4
Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Observed: lack of a posted choking sign. One will be emailed.
51-13-4
33
Nov 20, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, Used
FL-32
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
74
Apr 18, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Female employee touched face multiple times with gloves hands then continued to cook without washing hands and changing gloves.
12A-25-4
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Female employee wiped table with sanitizer then continued to cook without washing hands.
12A-29-4
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Hamm opened two days ago with no date mark in reach in cooler on cookline. Milk opened Sunday with no date mark. Dates added. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided via email.
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of microwave oven soiled with food debris. Interior of oven soiled with food debris. Interior of reach in cooler on cookline soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Time being used for eggs, potatoes, sausage and butter packets. Provided Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) forms during this inspection.
03F-10-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour in kitchen with no label. Sugar in kitchen with no label.
02D-01-5
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop in sugar and in flour. Both were removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old label on pan of ham.
16-46-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Filters of ground coffee on counter with no overhead protection. Manager covered. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Containers of unwashed berries on shelf over minced garlic on cookline. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-17-4
39
Oct 18, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/. Change of ownership, establishment opened and operating to the public at inspection time. **Corrected On-Site**
50-08-7
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At the dry storage area, raw beef stored above opened bag of fish and shrimp, Employee moved. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-17-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, potato soup made today at 120F, Manager repeated to 168F. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled.
22-02-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl no handle inside coleslaw container, manager removed the bowl. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. At the dry storage area, manager secured. **Corrected On-Site**
51-11-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk-in cooler shelves rusted.
14-17-4
50
May 31, 2023
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 12 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Procedures for Responding to Vomiting/Diarrheal Events
FL-05
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, Used
FL-32
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
29
May 18, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
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Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Food Obtained from Approved Sources
FL-11
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
32
Dec 8, 2022
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of ice machine, slimy substance on deflector plate. Interior of unused reach in cooler near cookline soiled with mold like substance.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Microwave missing fan guard cover/splatter shield. One microwave on cookline. Also, one microwave has melted interior.
14-04-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Several at front counter
21-12-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop in ice at front counter.
10-01-5
74
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Jan's River Park Cafe last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Jan's River Park Cafe on file is from Apr 24, 2026. The public record contains 11 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Jan's River Park Cafe?
Across the inspection record, “commercially processed ready-to-eat” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Jan's River Park Cafe.
How does Jan's River Park Cafe compare to other restaurants in Silver Springs?
Jan's River Park Cafe most recently scored 35 out of 100, which is lower than the Silver Springs average of 77.
Has Jan's River Park Cafe's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Jan's River Park Cafe have averaged around eight violations per visit, up from roughly five earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Jan's River Park Cafe means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is Jan's River Park Cafe inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Jan's River Park Cafe is inspected around three times per year on average.
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