KISSIMMEE, FL. Food from unapproved or unknown sources was on the violation list at Encore Club-Finn's Cafe at 7635 Fairfax Drive when state inspectors visited on May 11, 2026, a finding that means no one can trace where that food came from if someone gets sick.
That was one of eight high-severity violations documented in a single visit. The facility was not closed.
What Inspectors Found
The full list reads like a compendium of the most direct routes to a foodborne illness outbreak. Inspectors cited no written employee health policy and a failure by employees to report illness symptoms, two violations that together describe a kitchen where a sick worker has no formal obligation to stay away from food preparation.
Parasite destruction procedures were not followed. That violation applies when fish, pork, or wild game is served without the freezing or cooking protocols required to kill parasites including Anisakis and tapeworm. Food contact surfaces were not properly cleaned or sanitized, a condition that allows bacteria to transfer from surface to surface and from surface to food.
Two separate toxic-substance violations were cited: chemicals improperly stored or labeled, and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. Inspectors also documented improper sewage or wastewater disposal and multi-use utensils not properly cleaned.
The restaurant remained open after the inspection.
What These Violations Mean
The unapproved food source violation is the one that complicates everything else. Food that enters a kitchen through unregulated channels has bypassed USDA and FDA inspection, meaning it has not been screened for Listeria, Salmonella, or other pathogens. If a customer becomes ill, investigators cannot trace the food back through a supply chain to identify the source or the scope of exposure.
The undercooking violation compounds that risk directly. Salmonella in poultry survives below 165 degrees Fahrenheit. If the food arriving at Finn's Cafe came from an unapproved source and was then not cooked to required temperatures, both the origin and the kill step were compromised in the same inspection.
The illness-reporting violations carry a different kind of danger. Norovirus, the most common cause of multi-victim foodborne outbreaks, spreads through food handled by infected workers. A kitchen with no written health policy and no requirement for employees to report symptoms has no mechanism to interrupt that transmission before it reaches customers.
The sewage disposal violation rounds out a picture that goes beyond food handling. Improper wastewater disposal creates the conditions for fecal contamination to spread through a facility, reaching surfaces and equipment that come into contact with food.
The Longer Record
Finn's Cafe Inspection History, 2022-2026
Finn's Cafe has been inspected 22 times and has accumulated 120 total violations across its record. May 2022 stands as the single clean inspection in the data. Every inspection since has produced high-severity violations.
The April 2024 inspection logged six high-severity violations. November 2023 produced five high-severity violations and two intermediate ones. The pattern is not a sudden decline in May 2026. It is a facility that has sustained elevated high-severity violation counts across nine consecutive inspections dating back to early 2023.
The cafe has never been emergency-closed. The 120 violations on record have not triggered a single administrative closure in 22 inspections.
When inspectors left on May 11, 2026, Finn's Cafe, carrying eight high-severity violations including food from an unknown source and food not cooked to required temperatures, was still serving customers.