Cottage Cafe of Dixie INC
139 SE Hwy 349, Old Town, FL 32680 · Permanent Food Service · License 2500060
What drove the grade
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 28 routine inspection2 intermediate, 2 basic-8
- Safety score92
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 28, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
4 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Intermediate2
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Mold like substance on the inside food contact surface of the ice bin at the server soft drink dispensing machine.
Code 53, Manager certification and employee training: Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information.
All the food handler certificates have an expiration date four years after date of training
Basic2
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
Floor behind cooking equipment has accumulation of grease
Code 40, Employee personal belongings: Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.
Soiled apron stored hanging from clean ware rack
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.