CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFE

Name: CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFE
Address: 108 E FORSYTH ST, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32202, US
Rating: 42.5

108 E FORSYTH ST, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202

License #2613020

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42.5 Grade F / 100

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CASA DORA ITALIAN CAFE in JACKSONVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 42.5 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 8 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on June 15, 2026. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 80 total findings; InspectFL has detailed violation rows for 71 of them so far.

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January 28, 2026

The latest inspection on June 15, 2026 shows 12 observation rows: 5 critical, 3 major, and 4 minor.

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Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
Ready-to-eat TCS food not properly date marked, working containers not labeled with common name, and menu disclosure issues for raw/undercooked foods.
TCS food held above 41°F when cold-held, below 135°F when hot-held, or not cooled within required timeframes. The most-cited High Priority category in our current scraped dataset.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food, food stored on the floor, food stored uncovered, and improper storage by minimum cooking temperature.
Employees touching ready-to-eat food with bare hands without an approved alternative procedure or required training documentation.
Cutting boards, equipment, and storage in poor repair — cut marks, ice buildup, rust, missing handles on dispensing utensils.
Food-contact surfaces soiled with debris, mold-like substance, or slime; ice machine interiors with mold; dishmachine sanitizer at improper concentration.
Non-food-contact surfaces (gaskets, shelves, equipment exteriors, door handles) soiled with grease, debris, dirt, slime, or dust.
Handwash sinks used for non-handwashing purposes, blocked, or missing soap, paper towels, or signage.
Bathrooms not properly enclosed with self-closing doors, missing covered receptacles in women's restrooms, doors left open or self-closers broken.
Live insects, roach activity, rodent droppings, or other pest evidence; exterior door gaps that admit pests.
Operating with an expired DBPR license, license not displayed, license decals missing on mobile units, or operating without a license.
CO2/helium tanks not adequately secured, no Heimlich/choking sign posted, plan review not submitted for renovations, latest inspection report not available.

Specific inspector observations for this inspection are available in the official DBPR report, but the direct DBPR visit link is missing for this record.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 57f cheesecake, banana pudding
[41-07-4] Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine pills, on shelf above prep cooler, employee rearranged
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In back storage room, secured by employee
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk flour by walk in cooler, employee wrote name on
[35B-03-4] Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Rear door opening n storage room
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open employee drink at prep cooler, from counter
[08A-17-6] Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw fish in open bag on shelf above breaded egg plant, employee rearranged upright freezer at front counter
[32-04-4] Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Ladies restroom
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blackish build up around nozzles
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket with food build up in box freezer, front counter, door frame with black build up at front counter, shelf and vents in walk in cooler dusty and with food build up
[22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Shelf on deli case with food build up, from counter, drawer and interior bottom of upright reach in cooler at front counter with food build up, interior bottom of upright freezer with food build up, front counter
[16-37-1] No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Couldnt find them
[29-11-4] Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Base of faucet in triple sink at front counter leaking
[03F-02-5] 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. For chicken parm, employee wrote time on
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In sugar, employee removed it
[05-03-4] Probe thermometer not within the intended measuring range of use. Probe thermometer in cooler from 50 to 550f, explained to employee its has to be able to reads 40f
[35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. One dead pack on floor by deli cooler, one dead roach on shelf under prep sink in kitchen, employee cleaned it
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 57f cheesecake, banana pudding, overnight in display cooler at 56f, employee discarded them, stop sale, 56f ground beef on double pan in prep cooler in kitchen, employee placed it in cooler,
[08A-20-5] Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken on tray above raw fish in container, employee rearranged reach in cooler by cook line
[22-08-4] Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave blackish on interior corners
[14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Lid cracked for desert topping in upright cooler and container for cut lettuce cracked in prep cooler, both at front counter
[29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Faucet at triple sink for dumping at front counter
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Bulk flour in container on floor by walk in cooler
[05-09-4] No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Has one probe in display case that is from 50-550f, explained to him to get one that reads 41f

Disposition: Emergency order recommended
[35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor under table by microwave in kitchen, two dead roaches on floor by warmer in kitchen, one dead roach on shelf by pizza oven, one dead roached on table by warmer next to pizza oven, one dead roach open mens restroom, employee cleaned them up
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Red substance at front counter, fabuloso, per employee
[06-09-1] Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Employee punctured them, explained new rule for January
[25-06-4] Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Pizza boxes on shelf in storage room by restroom
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink at front counter, employee placed napkins
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. A couple not secured in storage room by restroom
[05-09-4] No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Prep cooler by entrance in kitchen
[36-37-5] Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling peeling in storage room by restroom
[12A-12-4] Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee handled raw chicken then grabbed Trae with cooked chicken, explained to him and he washed hands
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Vents in walk in cooler dusty, also gasket and door frame with food build up inside prep cooler at front counter, gasket with food build up inside box freezer,front counter
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open drink above microwave in kitchen, employee discarded it
[14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In walk in freezer
[14-14-4] Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. Metal trim, for butter
[32-04-4] Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Ladies restroom
[50-17-3] Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired on 6/1/23. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food to customers with an expired license.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Boiled eggs on Monday, in water, prep reach in cooler
[35A-05-4] Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. One live roach by shelf next to hand sink at front counter, one live roach on shelf above mixer in kitchen, one live roach underneath table by little fryers next to microwave in kitchen, one live roach in warmer for bread, in kitchen, employee removed bread, one live roach on shelf by pizza office, two live roaches on door frame in prep cooler at cook line, one live roach on floor by pizza oven, 4 live roaches underneath prep table in kitchen, one live roach on gasket at box freezer, front counter, one live roach on floor in mens restroom, some killed
[22-08-4] Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave by walk in cooler has old food build up
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found. One fly by flour next to microwave in kitchen
[22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Prep reach in cooler with food build up inside, cooler by entrance in kitchen
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Container with flour by walk in cooler and shelled eggs in box in walk in cooler
[35B-03-4] Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. In back storage by restroom
[06-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw fish in triple sink, at room temperature, placed them in cooler
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Tray on hand sink at front counter, employee removed it
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mixer head has food build up and slicer too used on Monday, blackish build up around nozzle
[14-42-4] Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. One missing

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