CLERMONT, FL. An inspector visiting Another Broken Egg Cafe at 2633 S Hwy 27 on June 1 found an employee who had not reported symptoms of illness, a violation that federal health authorities identify as the single leading cause of multi-victim foodborne outbreaks.
That was one of ten high-severity violations documented at the Lake County breakfast restaurant during the inspection. The cafe was not emergency-closed.
What Inspectors Found
The food sourcing violation is among the most consequential in the record. Inspectors cited the restaurant for receiving food from an unapproved or unknown source, meaning some ingredients on hand had bypassed federal USDA and FDA inspection channels entirely.
The allergen violation compounds that concern. Staff demonstrated no allergen awareness during the inspection, which matters in a breakfast setting where eggs, dairy, wheat, and tree nuts move through the kitchen simultaneously. Food allergies send roughly 30,000 people to emergency rooms in the United States each year.
Inspectors also cited the restaurant for failing to follow parasite destruction procedures, a violation tied to the handling of fish, pork, or other proteins that require specific freezing or cooking protocols before service. A separate violation noted inadequate shell stock identification records, meaning shellfish on the premises could not be traced to a certified source if a customer became ill.
The chemical storage violations added a different category of risk. Inspectors cited the cafe twice in that area, once for toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled and once for toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. Both violations involve the proximity of cleaning agents and other chemicals to food preparation areas.
The inspector also noted that no person in charge was present or performing supervisory duties, and that an employee used improper handwashing technique. The cafe had no consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods, a required disclosure for any menu item served below full cook temperature.
Three intermediate violations rounded out the report: inadequate cooling and cold-holding equipment, single-use items being reused, and equipment in poor repair.
What These Violations Mean
The illness-reporting failure is the violation most likely to produce immediate harm to customers. When a food worker experiencing symptoms of norovirus, salmonella, or similar illness continues handling food without reporting to a supervisor, the pathogen transfers directly to whatever that employee touches. A single infected worker during a busy breakfast shift can expose dozens of customers before any symptom is recognized.
The food sourcing violation creates a different but equally serious problem. Food that enters a kitchen outside of licensed, inspected supply chains carries no guarantee of safe handling at any prior point. If a customer becomes ill after eating at the restaurant, investigators cannot trace the ingredient back through the supply chain to find the contamination source. That traceability gap is what allows a single outbreak to spread before it is identified.
The parasite destruction failure at Another Broken Egg is notable because the cafe's menu centers on eggs and breakfast proteins. Parasites including Anisakis in fish and Trichinella in pork are destroyed only through verified freezing or thorough cooking. A procedure gap means the restaurant cannot confirm that process was completed.
The allergen awareness citation is particularly acute in a breakfast-forward kitchen. Without staff trained to identify which dishes contain the major allergens and how to prevent cross-contact, a customer with a tree nut or dairy allergy has no reliable protection beyond their own avoidance, and that only works if the menu advisory is accurate to begin with.
The Longer Record
The June 1 inspection is only the second on record for this Clermont location. The first, conducted on December 11, 2025, produced one high-severity violation and no intermediate violations. The two inspections together account for all 17 violations on record at the address.
The jump from one high-severity violation in December to ten in June is the defining fact of this facility's short history. The restaurant has never been emergency-closed, and the December inspection gave no indication that a cluster of this scale was coming six months later.
The Clermont location has no prior emergency closures on record. That makes June 1 the first time inspectors have documented violations at this level here.
Open for Business
State inspectors documented ten high-severity violations and three intermediate violations at Another Broken Egg Cafe on June 1, 2026. They included an employee not reporting illness, food from an unapproved source, parasite destruction failures, chemical storage problems, and no allergen awareness on the part of staff.
The restaurant was not closed.