MERCI CAFÉ PALM HARBOR

2710 US 19 ALTERNATE STE 101, PALM HARBOR, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6216523. 12 inspection visits from 2023-08-10 to 2026-09-15.

Warning: inspector to returnLast visit, 2026-09-15: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 5 basic violations

5 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pinellas County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Pinellas County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-09-15	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	3	5	1.13	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2026-04-09	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	5		4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2026-03-31	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	4	9	1.15	9 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-09-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	3	9	1.15	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-04-24	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	4	0		5 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-04-22	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	6	1	1.27	8 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-02-06	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-12-12	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
2024-12-04	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	2	1.27	5 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2024-06-27	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	1	1		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-04-24	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	1	1.55	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2023-08-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	3	1.55	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.