Friends Cafe

217 S Flagler Ave, Flagler Beach, FL 32136

Passed re-check · Sep 25, 2026 Directions
71
Fair BiteKarma score 71 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 6 of 6 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Sep 25, 2026: passed with 7 violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 4 times, plus 13 other repeat issues.
  • 4 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 25

    Callback Reinspection

    7 violations
    • Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  3. Passed Jul 22

    Routine Inspection

    9 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Current license properly displayed
    • Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Nov 5

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  6. Passed Jul 14

    Routine Inspection

    7 violations
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented

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