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The Ruby Slipper Cafe

509 S Palafox St, Pensacola, FL 32502
Café / Breakfast
Last inspected: Sep 23, 2025
67
Score
Medium Risk

Going back to 2022, The Ruby Slipper Cafe has 10 inspections in the public record. On Sep 23, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.

Recent inspections have turned up roughly the same number of issues each time, hovering near two violations per visit.

“In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing two times across the record.

The city-wide average sits at 95, which The Ruby Slipper Cafe's 67 doesn't quite reach. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.

10
Inspections
2
Critical latest
1
Major latest
0
Minor latest
Inspection History
Sep 23, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation.
View 3 violations
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
67
Dec 26, 2024
Complaint Full
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Upon inspection observed garbage can blocking hand washing station between oven and make line. **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Upon inspection observed ceiling tiles throughout kitchen soiled with dust buildup.
36-34-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Upon inspection observed ice buildup inside reach in freezer across from dishwashing machine.
14-69-4
82
Jul 12, 2024
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Jul 11, 2024
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 5 violations
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
37
Apr 15, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 12, 2023
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee phone on make line prep area. Operator instructed employee to remove phone and sanitize area. **Corrected On-Site**
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. Observed handle of scoop in bread crumbs container. Operator instructed employee to prop up scoop so that handle is above food line. **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5
90
Apr 21, 2023
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Mar 24, 2023
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Observed no time marked on shell eggs (30min) on counter top of make line, salmon (3 hours) in reach in cooler, and guacamole (3 hours) in reach in cooler.
03F-02-5
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. Observed operator pick up label off of floor and put onto clean parchment paper on cook line and didn't not wash hands afterwards. Operator threw away label and parchment paper during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-29-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Observed hand washing sink removed from dry storage area to the left of ice machine. Operator stated they will submit updated plans to reflect current layout. **Warning**
31A-04-4
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Observed no written plan for items held on time instead of temperature.
03F-10-5
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed no date marking on bbq butter in reach in freezer.
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Observed 2 knives soiled with food debris on magnetic strip with clean knives. Operator removed knives to be re-washed. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed spoon with handle in chipotle sauce in reach in cooler. Operator removed spoon during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observe water dripping from under dishwasher that created standing water on floor.
29-11-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container mislabeled. Observed containers in walk-in cooler and reach in cooler labeled as catfish but is flounder per operator. No evidence of catfish on premise.
02D-01-5
Basic - Food stored in a prohibited area. Observed lemon juice used for food prep stored on chemical rack in kitchen next to hand washing sink.
08B-37-4
41
Feb 22, 2023
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Upon inspection, observed employee personal lunch bag in walk in cooler not segregated/labeled away from other food items. Employee moved bag away from food. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
95
Oct 25, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
View 1 violation
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
90

Frequently Asked Questions

When was The Ruby Slipper Cafe last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at The Ruby Slipper Cafe on file is from Sep 23, 2025. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at The Ruby Slipper Cafe?

Across the inspection record, “in-use utensil in non-time/temperature control” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at The Ruby Slipper Cafe.

How does The Ruby Slipper Cafe compare to other restaurants in Pensacola?

The Ruby Slipper Cafe most recently scored 67 out of 100, which is lower than the Pensacola average of 95.

Has The Ruby Slipper Cafe's inspection record improved over time?

Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at The Ruby Slipper Cafe have averaged around two violations per visit across the recent record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at The Ruby Slipper 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 The Ruby Slipper Cafe inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, The Ruby Slipper Cafe is inspected around three times per year on average.

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