Friend's Cafe
Last inspected: Nov 5, 2025
47
Score
Friend's Cafe appears in inspection records eight times, starting in 2022. On Nov 5, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. Diners may want to take note: high risk reflects issues that a health inspector considered important.
Things have been moving the wrong way, with the rolling count rising from around six violations to closer to 11 violations per visit.
“Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer” comes up most often, recorded four times in the inspection record.
By comparison, the average Flagler Beach facility scores 75, putting Friend's Cafe on the weaker side. Taken together, the history suggests a facility that has struggled with consistency.
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Inspections
2
Critical latest
1
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Nov 5, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Ham, tomatoes not dated person in charge dated yesterday. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-01-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Missing on eggs, butter,sausage. Person in charge time stamped all items. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener is soiled. Person in charge cleaned can opener. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Areas of unsealed concrete in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-02-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal phone on prep table. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Bottom shelves of prep tables are rusted.
14-11-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In dry storage; reach in freezer has ice buildup. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Spoon hanging from oven doors. Person in charge removed spoon. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4
Basic - In-use wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board/shelves. Dry clothes on shelves where things are stored. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
21-04-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Inside of top of make table is soiled. Person in charge took everything out and cleaned reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4
47
Jul 14, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener is soiled.
22-02-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal items near slicer (phone) and wallet above prep line. Person in charge removed all items. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Silver reach in freezer in dry storage has ice buildup. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - In-use tongs/spoons stored on equipment door handle between uses. Large spoon hanging from oven doors. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bottom of shelves in kitchen are rusted.
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Inside of reach in cooler is soiled. In top of cooler is soiled.
22-16-4
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Floor is showing signs of exposed concrete on cook line, mop sink, and dishwasher. **Repeat Violation**
36-02-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Several clothes not in sanitizer buckets. Person in charge removed all rags. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
64
Dec 19, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 11 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs over ready to eat spinach. Person in charge moved eggs. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Missing at front hand washing sink. Person in charge replaced soap. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Bottoms of prep tables are rusted. **Repeat Violation**
22-31-4
Basic - Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. AC vents in ceiling is open and screen is torn, leaving hole in ceiling.
36-51-4
Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used on walk in cooler.
14-71-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on walk in cooler are torn.
14-11-5
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Floor has water all along back wall. Starting from 3 compartment sink to mop sink and hand washing sink to along side walk in cooler.
36-22-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Spinach container is cracked at top of container. Person in charge discarded container. **Corrected On-Site**
14-38-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Both chest freezer and silver freezer in storage have ice buildup. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - In-use tongs/spoons stored on equipment door handle between uses. Spoon is hanging from oven handle. Person in charge removed spoon. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave is soiled.
22-08-4
Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Floor has exposed concrete in kitchen.
36-02-5
Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. From 3 compartment sink. Sink is leaking onto floor.
29-03-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Grits not labeled. Person in charge labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
41
Jul 22, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
61
Dec 11, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Washing Fruits and Vegetables
FL-42
70
Jul 12, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6.1.23.
50-17-3
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee place gloves on without washing hands first. Addressed immediately and person washed hands and put gloves on. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-07-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling where screen is has mold on it.
36-34-5
Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Floors in kitchen are not smooth and easily cleanable.
36-11-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in reach in chest freezer.
14-69-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets are soiled. Also soiled on top of make. Reach in chest freezer gaskets are soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach in cooler shelves are soiled.
14-33-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop is face down in mop bucket in storage area.
42-01-4
55
Jan 9, 2023
Routine - Food
5 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
74
Aug 15, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. Sanitizer was 0ppm. Person in charge replaced and it was at 75ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
22-52-4
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6.1.22. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-2
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Missing on butter on cook line. Person in charge time stamped. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Brownies at front counter not labeled. Person in charge put under counter. **Corrective Action Taken**
02D-02-4
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Ready to eat deli meats not dated. Person in charge dated. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice in front hand washing sink.
31A-11-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Front ice machine has slight mold accumulation. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Screen missing from hole in ceiling. Person in charge placed screen over hole. **Corrected On-Site**
36-36-4
Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Several clothes used as food contact surface. Person in charge removed all clothes. **Corrected On-Site**
21-05-5
Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape at sided of oven. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
14-71-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on make table soiled.
23-03-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop was face down in bucket. Person in charge moved mop to hang dry. **Corrected On-Site**
42-01-4
Basic - In-use tongs/spoons stored on equipment door handle between uses. Spoon hanging from oven door. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Friend's Cafe last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Friend's Cafe on file is from Nov 5, 2025. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Friend's Cafe?
Across the inspection record, “ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Friend's Cafe.
How does Friend's Cafe compare to other restaurants in Flagler Beach?
Friend's Cafe most recently scored 47 out of 100, which is lower than the Flagler Beach average of 75.
Has Friend's Cafe's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Friend's Cafe have averaged around 11 violations per visit, up from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Friend's Cafe means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is Friend's Cafe inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Friend's Cafe is inspected around two times per year on average.
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