MANATEE CAFE
525 SR 16 #106, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 32084
License #6501638
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Solid Health Score
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MANATEE CAFE in SAINT AUGUSTINE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 85 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on July 14, 2026. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 12 total findings; InspectFL has detailed violation rows for 8 of them so far.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on July 14, 2026 shows 8 observation rows: 2 critical, 3 major, and 3 minor.
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MANATEE CAFE looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?
Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Warning Issued
- [36-02-5] Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Unsealed concrete in front of cook line.
- [50-17-3] Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6.1.26. Person in charge renewed during inspection.
- [14-71-4] Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape tape being used to tape liner on bottoms of prep tables.
- [31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Water purifier attached to hand washing sink.
- [42-01-4] Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop in face down in mop sink.
- [53B-05-5] Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Staffs employee trading has all expired.
- [03F-02-5] 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. Missing on butter sitting out. Person in charge time stamped.
- [02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk opened yesterday morning not dated. Person in charge dated.
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