Cabana Cafe

112 Seascape Blvd Commercial 1, Miramar Beach, FL 32550 · Permanent Food Service · License 7601992

B
Grade B
Safety score 89 of 100
Latest visit: Sep 29, 2026 (6 weeks ago)

What drove the grade

Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.High priority · no follow-up needed · 6 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Sep 29 routine inspection
    1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 6 basic (2 repeats)
    -11
  • Safety score89

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Routine inspection

7 violations found
  1. First visitSep 29, 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:

    • 1 High priority
    • 6 Basic
    What the inspector cited

    High priority1

    • Code 50, Current license displayed: Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.

      Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food to customers with an expired license. License expired June 1, 2026.

      Administrative complaint

    Basic6

    • Code 05, Thermometers provided and accurate: No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometers in multiple cold holding units on cook line and in pizza bar coolers/make bars.

    • Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover on cook line under flat top and grill on shelf.

    • Code 21, Wiping cloths and linens: Cloth used as a food-contact surface under utensils and drink shakers in ice cream bar area at front lobby.

    • Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Small amount of Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin near ice chute area.

      Repeat violation

    • Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Ceiling tile missing near end of cook line and over expo line.

      Repeat violation

    • Code 38, Lighting: Twenty (20) foot-candles of light not provided inside equipment where food is stored.

      Upright freezer near mop sink and ware washing area has no light.

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

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.
Ambient temperature
The air temperature inside a cooler or holding unit, rather than the food’s own.

Most cited

Thermometers provided and accurate1
Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained1
Wiping cloths and linens1
Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized1
Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation1
Lighting1
Current license displayed1