The Dunes Cafe — Restaurant in Florence

The dirtiest place ever! Food safety is non existent at this cafe! Nothing is dated or covered. The ‘cold table’ in the kitchen area is very rarely at the correct temperature, making the food stored in it at a balmy 55 degrees at some times...not to mention the black mold and the old moldy towels used to sop up the dripping water. The burger patties and burger steaks usually turn a lovely grey/green color from not being properly covered or stored at the correct temperature. And blood from the opened ribeye steaks sits in puddles on the inside bottom of this non working cooler. The slightly precooked bacon sits out at room temperature for all day, uncovered...that’s a good 9 hours! None of the food is dated, or rotated with each delivery. Weather it be in the freezers or the black mold filled reach in. Biscuits are made every few days and barely covered with Saran Wrap at the end of the day. The ‘fresh’ pan is left with no cover on a shelf in the back. The butter bucket, which clearly states to keep refrigerated, is left on the dirty floor with a big spoon in the bucket and lid not closed. The back tech in cooler is also full of black mold and any pulled food from the freezer is not covered or dated. The floors get mopped MAYBE 3 times/week. I’ve never seen the owner even wash her hands. Take a look around and check it it for yourself. The counter where she cracks your eggs open, the Formica has split and is full of salmonella bacteria. The spouts on the soda machine aren’t cleaned daily so don’t be surprised if you get sick from even the soda! Summertime is great for ants! The owner isn’t afraid to just spray ant killer all over the kitchen, instead of actually cleaning it! If you order the chili browns, be aware that the green Chili’s were most likely stored in the opened, aluminum can she bought them in. Ask if the ham steaks are fresh, b/c she’s not afraid to serve them with mold growing on them! Oh! And back to the bacon...if she drops it on the floor after it’s been cooked...it’ll end up on your plate! They’re not concerned with Covid either. So if you don’t mind catching Covid, salmonella or good ole food poisoning this...

Passing through stopped for gas who recommended Dunes cafe we went in as still open we weren't greated i felt as i were intruding was told rudely (still no hello) no greave and another item i said asked if they had coffee waitress pointed said that's all the coffee i have in that pot again told me no greavy.... I said i didn't ask for greavy but breakfast. When my friend was returning from restroom i exp how rude they are. If the workers would have explained when we arrived they were preparing to close in 15 minutes instead of being rude and trying to at 1st ignore us we would have understood and left as we were misinformed they close at 4pm not 2 PM. We did order breakfast and it was very good had 1 cup of small coffee (not offered refill) at $2.50 cup. To bad the 2 waitresses haven't learned how to communicate with Paying Customers as we travel alot and recommended ( OR NOT) to others good places to...

I LOVE a good diner breakfast, but I can’t recommend based on my own experiences. I’ve only had food from here twice, and both times it was brought to me by someone who ate there. The first time, I asked my husband to bring me back some extra crispy hashbrowns. I received barely cooked hashbrowns and my husband said they brought it out BEFORE the rest of the food, instead of last, so that by the time it got to me it was cold. I had to re-cook it. He also mentioned that everybody at the table got hashbrowns, and his brothers were ultra crispy. I think they gave his brother my hashbrowns. Second time, my daughter brought me back biscuits and gravy. The gravy was so bad. Seemed like it came out of a can. The meat in it was practically nonexistent, but what was in it was really unappetizing. I...