Applebee's, 4835 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Applebee's
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 4835 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL 33803
License #: 6305762
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: 10/23/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Strawberries in bar area. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Microwave missing fan guard cover/splatter shield. **Repeat Violation**
10/23/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in reach-in cooler.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Mexican rice 49°, beer cheese 50°, scampi 49°, ribeye 49°, tortilla soup 50°, avocados 49°, shredded cheese 50°. Corrective action was taken. Manager voluntarily discarded product.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food found greater than 47 degrees Fahrenheit but less than 70 degrees Fahrenheit more than six hours. See stop sale.
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in bar area.
  • Intermediate - Microwave missing fan guard cover/splatter shield. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Water filter not changed according to manufacturer's instructions. Dated 01/15/13
6/18/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Black pie of sunglasses on table under grill.
  • Basic - Hood filters in disrepair. Gap in between hood filters.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in bar area.
1/24/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food and rim of the container. Quesodilla filling
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Clean fan guard in microwaves.
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • 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. Cutting lemons, limes, for the bar.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin. Beverage station.
9/27/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Handles on microwaves.
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Dishwasher area.
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Dishwasher area.
  • Basic - Hood filters in disrepair.
  • Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food and rim of the container. Mixed cheese and diced tomatoes in reach in cooler on line.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in bar area.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
6/28/2013Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Across from dishwasher area.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin. Beverage station
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Next to prep sink across from fryers.
5/10/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Other reach in coolers available to store product
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by a plastic 5 gallon container. Bar area.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Outside thermometer broken.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Roast beef, chicken, grilled onions, sauteed mushrooms, shrimp, shredded cheese, Mac n cheese stored in bottom of middle reach in cooler across from cook line.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin. Beverage station service line
12/6/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions./across from stove next to prep sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions./bar
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory./bar
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface..walkin shelves. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface./fruit in bar area.
  • Critical - Observed employee drinking from an n beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area./expo alley. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor./spinach dip walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food area/ladies purse expo alley. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin./beverage station Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets./all reachin coolers in kitchen
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris./behind small prep table next to dry storage rack.
  • Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions./date filter to ice machine.
  • Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength./00ppm Corrected On Site.
7/25/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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