Nature Coast Cafe

649 Hwy 40 W, Inglis, FL 34449
Last inspected: Dec 10, 2025
52
Score
High Risk

Nature Coast Cafe is a restaurant located at 649 Hwy 40 W, Inglis, FL.

Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.

6
Inspections
3
Critical latest
0
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 10, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 minor violations.
52
Aug 7, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
37
Feb 20, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
82
Feb 21, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Aug 2, 2023
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
86
Mar 28, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
86
Violations — Dec 10, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Several bowls stored not inverted on top of baking oven.
24-05-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone stored directly on top of boxes containing cake mix inside cabinet in baking room. Manager removed the phone from the area during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handles of scoops stored down inside flour and brown sugar inside bins in rear baking room.
10-01-5
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Package of paper towels stored directly on floor inside storage closet. Manager removed the towels from thr floor during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4
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. Dish machine chlorine 0ppm. Manager primed machine, still 0ppm. Manager adjusted the sanitizer lines and primed again, then 50ppm. Inspector instructed manager to resanitize all dishes that have been sanitized using the dish machine today. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-41-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Package of raw pork stored on shelf directly above pan containing homemade frosting inside reach-in freezer at cookline. Manager moved the frosting away during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Pan containing raw ground sausage stored on shelf directly above pan containing raw shell eggs inside reach-in cooler at cookline. Manager moved the raw sausage away from the shell eggs during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)