Clermont Cafe
824 W Montrose St, Clermont, FL 34711 · Permanent Food Service · License 4508172
What drove the grade
Food received from unapproved source/no invoice provided to verify source.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 30 routine inspection3 high priority (2 no follow-up needed, 1 fixed on the spot), 1 intermediate, 3 basic (3 repeats)-18
- Safety score82
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitOct 30, 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.
7 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority3
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Food received from unapproved source/no invoice provided to verify source.
See Stop Sale. -operator is selling a bottled homemade juice/evaporated milk beverage prepared by someone with no operating license. The bottle has no minimum labeling, no ingredients list, and state made with real orange juice.
Stop Sale issued due to food originating from an unapproved source.
-operator is selling a bottled homemade juice/evaporated milk beverage prepared by someone with no operating license. The bottle has no minimum labeling, no ingredients list, and state made with real orange juice.
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands.
-observed cook crack raw shell eggs with bare hands then grab a bagel out of the cooler with bare hands, no hand wash. Educated cook, they washed hands, bagel was discarded.
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
-dish storage shelves across from triple sink
Basic3
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food.
-unwashed tomatoes over pot of sweet potato soup in reach in cooler under grill. Operator removed tomatoes.
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
-open bottle of water stored on shelf next to open containers of seasonings. Operator removed.
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
-gaskets and sides of all reach in coolers/freezers -exterior of toaster
Repeat violation
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
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.