Pelican Cafe

612 Us Highway 1, Lake Park, FL 33403

Failed re-check · Oct 20, 2026 Directions
54
Poor BiteKarma score 54 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

  • Keeps coming up: Approved source, cited 6 times, plus 11 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 3 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected Oct 20, 2026: failed with 3 violations, 1 critical.
  • 13 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Oct 20

    Callback Reinspection

    3 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Approved source
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
  3. Failed Oct 19

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Approved source
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
    • Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
  4. Failed Mar 24

    Complaint Inspection

    10 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Approved source
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
    • Minor Misrepresentation; misbranding
  5. Failed Jan 16

    Routine Inspection

    8 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
    • Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory

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