Tamara's Cafe

71 Market St, Apalachicola, FL 32320

Café / Breakfast

Last inspected: Aug 13, 2025

Score

Medium Risk

Across the available record, Tamara's Cafe has five inspections on file, the first dated 2022. On Aug 13, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. A medium risk rating points to a few notable findings at the last inspection, though nothing severe.

There hasn't been much movement either way: counts have stayed near three violations per visit across recent inspections.

That's lower than the typical Apalachicola restaurant, which scores around 84. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.

Inspections

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Inspection History

Aug 13, 2025

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.

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High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed Mobile unit open and operating with expired license. **Admin Complaint**

50-17-3

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board.

22-02-4

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt container not identified on the cook line.

02D-01-5

Dec 17, 2024

Routine - Food

4 minor violations.

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Basic - Water leaking from faucet/handle three compartment sink.

29-11-4

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. Salmon.

06-09-1

Basic - Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.

50-04-4

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp thawing inside three compartment sink,not under running water.

06-01-5

May 3, 2024

Complaint Partial

1 major violation. 2 minor violations.

View 3 violations

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee hand sin has plastic containers inside the sink. Manager removed items from the hand sink. **Corrected On-Site**

31A-11-4

Basic - Food stored on floor. Cooking oil on the kitchen floor.

08B-38-4

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.

10-20-4

Aug 23, 2023

Routine - Food

No violations found.

100

Jul 28, 2022

Routine - Food

No violations found.

100

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Tamara's Cafe last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Tamara's Cafe on file is from Aug 13, 2025. The public record contains five inspections in total.

How does Tamara's Cafe compare to other restaurants in Apalachicola?

Tamara's Cafe most recently scored 74 out of 100, which is lower than the Apalachicola average of 84.

Has Tamara's Cafe's inspection record improved over time?

Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Tamara's Cafe have averaged around three violations per visit across the recent record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Tamara's 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 Tamara's Cafe inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Tamara's Cafe is inspected around two times per year on average.

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