Keke's Breakfast Cafe
Last inspected: Aug 19, 2025
43
Score
Inspectors have visited Keke's Breakfast Cafe six times, with records going back to 2023. The latest inspection on file is from Aug 19, 2025. Diners may want to take note: high risk reflects issues that a health inspector considered important.
The picture has gotten worse over the last few visits, with the average climbing from around nine violations to closer to 14 violations.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “food-contact surface soiled with food debris”, showing up five times.
That's lower than the typical Ruskin restaurant, which scores around 75. There are enough flags in the record to merit a second thought.
6
Inspections
2
Critical latest
1
Major latest
9
Minor latest
Inspection History
Aug 19, 2025
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 9 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee cutting bananas with bare hand.
09-01-4
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. Butter for bread and cream cheese held on time not time marked. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on prep cooler. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on cutting board, removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag on prep table. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting next to walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of bread on floor in walk in cooler. Multiple food boxes on floor in walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven door handle.
10-20-4
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket on shelf with food items.
21-44-1
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Containers of salt and pepper not labeled. **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup in cheese in reach in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On prep cooler. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
43
Jul 9, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 16 minor violations.
View 21 violations
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. Cream cheese not time stamped. **Repeat Violation**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee touch phone and began prepping food without washing hands.
12A-29-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Yogurt 46 F, Cheese 54 F in reach in cooler, employee placed down in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on prep cooler. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
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. Chicken in reach in cooler not date marked.
02C-03-5
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup with no handle in container of sugar. Employee removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Forks not all I handle first.
24-05-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on prep cooler. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Mold on unwashed strawberries and grapes in walk in cooler.
08B-20-4
Basic - Dumpster/cans/garbage disposal location improper because it is causing a nuisance or public health hazard. Dumpster on grass.
33-08-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on drink on prep table.
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees phone on prep table, employee removed at removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walk in cooler soiled.
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Chicken on floor in walk in freezer.
08B-38-4
Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
33-19-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid.
33-16-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Foam cups on floor.
25-05-4
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket on floor.
21-38-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of salt and pepper not labeled. **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5
23
Aug 13, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 9 violations
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. Butter on cook line not time marked.
03F-02-5
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee touch phone then put on gloves to grab toast without washing hands.
12A-07-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine.
22-20-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on prep table, employee removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting on prep table across from office. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket on shelf with oil.
21-44-1
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of salt not labeled. Manager labeled at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5
50
Mar 5, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup in container of granola on dry storage shelf.
14-01-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table.
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on dry storage shelf.
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting next to dish machine. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Tongs in standing water temped 115, employee turned up temperature on water. **Corrective Action Taken**
10-07-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of salt not labeled on dry storage shelf.
02D-01-5
64
Oct 18, 2023
Routine - Food
6 major violations. 11 minor violations.
View 17 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on cook line.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Need test strips for Quaternary ammonia.
16-37-1
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At handwash sink next to milk cooler.
31B-03-4
Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Operator provided 4 food handler certifications.
53B-13-5
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. Milk in reach in cooler not date marked. Operator dated at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Sent to operator at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates in dish area not inverted.
24-05-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on cook line.
14-09-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting.
24-08-4
Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
33-19-4
Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster.
33-11-4
Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. **Repeat Violation**
51-13-4
Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Old food on clean plates near dish area.
16-48-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid.
33-16-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Paper plates and aluminum pans not inverted, operator inverted at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer buckets on floor throughout kitchen. Operator removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
21-38-4
Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Spoons not facing handle up, operator placed handle up at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
24-18-4
32
Apr 14, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
3 minor violations.
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Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No covered trash can in employee restroom and guest restroom.
32-12-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on ice machine, operator removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
51-13-4
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Keke's Breakfast Cafe last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Keke's Breakfast Cafe on file is from Aug 19, 2025. The public record contains six inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Keke's Breakfast Cafe?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Keke's Breakfast Cafe.
How does Keke's Breakfast Cafe compare to other restaurants in Ruskin?
Keke's Breakfast Cafe most recently scored 43 out of 100, which is lower than the Ruskin average of 75.
Has Keke's Breakfast Cafe's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Keke's Breakfast Cafe have averaged around 14 violations per visit, up from roughly nine earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Keke's Breakfast 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 Keke's Breakfast Cafe inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Keke's Breakfast Cafe is inspected around three times per year on average.
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