YELLOW DOG CAFE
905 US HWY 1, MALABAR, FL 32905
License #1503289
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Failing Health Score
How is this score calculated? →YELLOW DOG CAFE in MALABAR currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 68.7 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 4 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on May 20, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 24 total violations — 6 critical, 3 major, 15 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on May 20, 2026 shows 14 observation rows: 4 critical, 1 major, and 9 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [09-01-4] Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee spread toppings on salad. Operator corrected her on spot.
- [21-44-1] Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket stored on floor upper bar, educated employee.
- [28-14-5] Evidence of mop/cleaning wastewater dumped onto ground. Mop water being dumped into the dumpster. Educated operator.
- [31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink app make table has plates in it.
- [10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Two sets of tongs on oven handle.
- [14-45-4] Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard used to line non food contact shelf under oil, not changed out within four hours or less and soiled.
- [06-09-1] 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. 2 lbs packaged yellowfin and 1 four oz yellowfin tuna packages thawed in reach in cooler not removed from vacuum seal.
- [16-21-4] Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of dish washer soiled with food debris.
- [50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Old license posted.
- [27-10-4] No hot running water at mop sink. Cold water is working but hot missing handle.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Make table on cook line gaskets soiled with food debris.
- [01B-13-4] Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 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. 2 lbs packaged yellowfin and 1 four oz yellowfin tuna packages thawed in reach in cooler not removed from vacuum seal.
- [12A-07-5] Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee changed gloves no hand wash.
- [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Make table on cook line center door gasket torn.
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