Sunflower Cafe,Inc.
Last inspected: Dec 2, 2025
30
Score
The Sunflower Cafe, Inc. at 3452 Lithia Pinecrest Rd in Valrico, FL, had a high-risk inspection on December 2, 2025, with a score of 30. This inspection noted 2 critical, 4 major, and 10 minor violations, though several basic violations, including mold in the ice machine and improper food dispensing, were corrected on-site. Historically, the establishment has mostly received medium-risk ratings across its seven recorded inspections.
7
Inspections
2
Critical latest
4
Major latest
10
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 2, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 10 minor violations.
30
Mar 31, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 3 minor violations.
43
Jan 27, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
61
Dec 18, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
67
Aug 14, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
70
Mar 1, 2023
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
58
Jul 12, 2022
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
64
Violations — Dec 2, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Operator cleaned. **Corrected On-Site**
22-20-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic bowl used to scoop fried rice. Metal bowl used to scoop bulk rice. Operator removed bowls **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - 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. Thawed tuna in unopened reduced oxygen packaging in walk in cooler. Operator removed tuna from packaging. **Corrected On-Site**
06-09-1
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on top of flip top cooler. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Drink glasses at soda fountain.
24-08-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Multiple items stored on floor in walk in freezer. Bucket of sauce on floor in walk in cooler. Operator placed items on shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs and ladles observed on oven door handle. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice paddle in standing water at 78F. Operator replaced with clean water at 178F **Corrected On-Site**
10-07-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Raw shrimp and cut onions uncovered in walk in cooler. Operator placed covers **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Multiple unwashed produce items stored over ready to eat items in walk in cooler. Operator moved all ready to eat items to higher shelves. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-17-4
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over raw shrimp in walk in cooler. Operator moved. Operator moved chicken to lower shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of Lysol stored above rolled utensils. Operator removed cleaner. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
41-10-4
Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed employee wash hands in prep sink. Manager explained hand washing in hand sinks only **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-03-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink at cookline blocked by buckets and bowl in sink. Operator removed items. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. **Repeat Violation**
03F-10-5
Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Operator replaced with working soap dispenser. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-06-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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