Pops Cafe
1015 Cultural Parkway, Cape Coral, FL 33990 · Permanent Food Service · License 4605244
What drove the grade
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 3 routine inspection1 high priority (fixed on the spot), 2 basic-5
- Safety score95
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 3, 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.
3 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
Observed sausage patties (46°F - Cold Holding); ham (46°F - Cold Holding); turkey (45°F - Cold Holding); sausage (49°F - Cold Holding) in reach-in cooler beside cook line. The cook moved all items to stand up reach-in cooler in kitchen.
Fixed on the spot
Basic2
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair.
Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed reach-in cooler beside cook line ambient temperature 46°F.
Code 25, Single-service items: Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.
Observed plastic plates not inverted beside steam table. The manager inverted plastic plates.
Fixed on the spot
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
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Ambient temperature
- The air temperature inside a cooler or holding unit, rather than the food’s own.