The Cafe/Salt + Ash
Last inspected: Feb 6, 2026
22
Score
The Cafe/Salt + Ash is a restaurant located at 61 Hawks Cay Blvd, Duck Key, 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.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 6, 2026
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
22
Sep 10, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
29
Apr 24, 2025
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 critical violation. 2 major violations.
70
Sep 26, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
55
Apr 4, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 5 major violations. 5 minor violations.
11
Nov 8, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
41
May 23, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 10 minor violations.
19
Nov 4, 2022
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 13 minor violations.
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Violations — Feb 6, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Warning**
22-20-5
Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Large clean pots stored on the floor **Warning**
24-07-4
Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Raw scallops are wrapped cloth napkin . In walk-in cooler, cloth covers butter pancake in walk-in cooler **Warning**
21-05-5
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Plastic utensils not presented handle first **Warning**
25-06-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not removed from its package within 48 hours after packaging. Frozen Cooked beef ROP dated on 11/25 . No HACCP plan **Warning**
03G-54-1
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Beef and rice thawing on prep table **Warning**
06-01-5
High Priority - Fish packaged in the establishment using a reduced oxygen method not bearing a label indicating that it is to be kept frozen until time of use. **Warning**
03G-05-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw shell eggs stored over unwashed produce in the walk-in cooler. **Warning**
08A-04-5
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw poultry stored over raw beef in the walk-in cooler **Warning**
08A-20-5
High Priority - Raw shell eggs stored over bottled drinks (wine) in walk-in cooler . **Warning**
08A-11-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Sausage links 120F lid was put on sausage to bring temp up Pork (120*F - Hot Holding); butter (77*F - Hot Holding); roasted tomatoes (120*F) **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Warning**
29-42-4
Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Tuna ceviche , wahoo crudo not identified as raw or undercooked on the menu. **Warning**
02B-01-5
Intermediate - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Observed frozen raw poultry, raw fish, cook beef, raw shrimp in stand up freezer ROP processed on site . **Warning**
03G-50-1
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. 1/23 **Warning**
02C-02-5
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