THE CAFE/SALT + ASH

Name: THE CAFE/SALT + ASH
Address: 61 HAWKS CAY BLVD, DUCK KEY, FL, 33050, US
Rating: 84.7

61 HAWKS CAY BLVD, DUCK KEY, FL 33050

License #5400256

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84.7 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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THE CAFE/SALT + ASH in DUCK KEY currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 84.7 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on February 6, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 25 total violations — 7 critical, 4 major, 14 minor.

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The latest inspection on February 6, 2026 included 3 critical violations, 2 major, and 7 minor.

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Warning Issued
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. 1/23
[06-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Beef and rice thawing on prep table
[08A-20-5] 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
[21-05-5] 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
[24-07-4] Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Large clean pots stored on the floor
[25-06-4] Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Plastic utensils not presented handle first
[48-02-5] Insurance inspector boiler report not posted in boiler room. For reporting purposes only.
[22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
[03G-05-5] 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.
[29-42-4] Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
[03G-50-1] 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 .
[48-01-5] No current insurance inspector boiler report or boiler certificate available for boiler. For reporting purposes only.

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