Big Apple Pizza, 9128 S Federal Hwy, Port St Lucie, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: BIG APPLE PIZZA
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 9128 S Federal Hwy, Port St Lucie, FL 34952-3485
License #: 6601931
Total inspections: 23
Last inspection: 07/08/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on soap dispenser.
  • Basic - Bread knots stored on top of garbage can
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Basic - Hood filter from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system damaged.
  • Basic - Pizza peel cracked/chipped.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler floor soiled.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. By dish machine
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Oil bottles
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken in the walk in cooler
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers.
07/08/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
  • Basic - Bathroom facility in disrepair. Toilet handle in women's restroom broken
  • Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. On dough
  • Basic - Hood filter leaving open space on automatic fire suppression/exhaust system.
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • Basic - Shelf under preparation table soiled with food debris.
  • Basic - Spray bottle containing a food product not labeled. Squeeze bottle
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. Hood utilities lines that run along the wall heavy soiled with grease
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw shell eggs over produce in the walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Items in the walk in cooler
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
3/31/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine.
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink.
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Sugar
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.throughout kitchen
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in cooler door handles and dish machine handles
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave.
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Chicken wings
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage _ direct contact with food. Garbage can used to store red sauce
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw shell eggs over dough
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Spray paint on prep table next to flour
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Straining net rusted
10/7/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
  • Basic - Uncleanable knife block in use to store knives.
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over sauce in walk in cooler
  • Intermediate - Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Pizza peel
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers.
5/21/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
5/21/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink faucet handles **Warning**
  • Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law.draining into a bucket under pizza cooler on front line **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
  • Basic - Heavy Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Heavy Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Heavy Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. **Warning**
  • Basic - Heavy Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of oven and top of stove **Warning**
  • Basic - Heavy Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Heavy grease/ grime build up on crash cart **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored on top of dirty ice machine between uses. **Warning**
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Soiled cloths not kept in a suitable container prior to laundering. **Warning**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.all **Warning**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler.cooked wings **Warning**
  • Basic - Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash.bread and Bach of onions stored under hand sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves heavily soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly.0 ppm **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of heavy encrusted food debris on/around mixer head. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - HEAVY Accumulation of black mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Heavy Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface.flour container on pizza make cooler **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler heavily soiled with accumulation of food residue.pizza cooler,sandwich cooler **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification.found card **Warning**
3/21/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee taking money and running credit cards then returned to bare handing pizza toppings etc. without washing hands.
  • Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee picked up garlic knots with bare hands.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice-styro cup left in ice bin after used by customer.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Patrons scooping ice out of ice bin using a styro cup.
  • Observed unnecessary persons in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing area. Patrons scooping their ice directly from ice maker.
8/23/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
4/23/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, handwash sink at the rear kitchen area.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust, wa in cooler fan motor covers. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers, restroom/dining room hallway. Repeat Violation.
4/23/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 22-27-1 Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits, storage shelf above slicer.
  • Critical - Violation: 53B-08-1 No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. This violation must be corrected by : 04/16/12.
2/13/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Can opener blade not kept sharp - observed metal shavings.
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures, pizza make unit as evidenced by PHF's stored in unit overnight are at 49-56 degrees F. This violation must be corrected by : 02/13/12.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit, pizza make unit.
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. This violation must be corrected by : 04/16/12.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust, ceiling fan in kitchen.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust, walk in cooler fan motor covers.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers, restroom hallway.
  • Critical - Observed employee dry hands on cloth towel after washing.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor, case of chicken wings under 3 bay sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits, storage shelf above slicer.
  • Critical - Observed heavy encrusted material on can opener. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler heavily soiled with accumulation of food residue, pizza make unit.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, shredded cheese, meatballs, sausage, pepperoni, canned mushrooms, and ricotta cheese in the pizza make unit are at 49-56 degrees F. Operator stated all items except shredded cheese have been stored in unit overnight, operator stated shredded cheese was stocked 1 hour ago- recommended rapidly chilling shredded cheese andba Stop Sale has been issued for other items. This violation must be corrected by : 02/13/12.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawing at room temperature, case of still frozen chicken wings under 3 bay sink- operator stated they were take out to defrost. Discussed proper defrosting, in the cooler or under cold running water.
  • Critical - Reheated food for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Observed meatballs reheating on steam table for approximately 1 hour are at 117 degrees F -operator stated steam table is turned off when asked how long meatballs have been in the steam table. Recommended operator reheat meatballs to 165 degrees F within 2 hours on the stove first then hot hold on steam table at 135 degrees F or higher.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice). This violation must be corrected by : 02/13/12.
2/10/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, kitchen handwash sink near rear exit.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on racks in the walk-in cooler.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint, cook with loose unrestrained hair. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up, sandwich and pizza make unit's. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment, under fryer and stove.
  • Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover, heavily soiled/worn piece of tin foil lining bottom shelf of utility cart in the kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed soil residue in storage container used to store bagged onions.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
9/28/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint./pizza line cook
  • Critical - Observed warewashing machine sanitizer hose broken
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked./lazgna pulled from freezer last night
3/2/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
3/2/2011Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Critical. Cooked meats or poultry not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above, pan of cooked chicken wings on shelf over stove is at 87 degrees F. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawing at room temperature, bag of partially frozen sliced cooked sausage defrosting on the cart next to fryer.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor, bag of onions and BIB soda syrup box in the kitchen. Repeat Violation.
  • Can opener blade not kept sharp - observed metal shavings.
  • Critical. Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed heavily encrusted material on can opener. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up, pizza and sandwich make unit's.
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times, large case of penne pasta sitting on kitchen handwash sink basin.
  • Critical. Observed objectionable odors in bathroom, sewar gas-like odor men's restroom.
11/10/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Violation: 08A-28-1 Observed food stored on floor, BIB syrup boxes. Observed on callback inspection a bag of onions and a BIB soda syrup box on the floor.
  • Critical. Violation: 16-03-1 Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment.
  • Critical. Violation: 22-22-1 Observed heavy encrusted material on can opener. Observed on callback inspection heavy encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical. Violation: 22-23-1 Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
11/10/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor, BIB syrup boxes.
  • Critical. Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment.
  • Critical. Observed heavy encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue, area around top section food storage containers at sandwich and pizza make units.
  • Observed heavy build-up of grease and food debris on nonfood-contact surface, stove drip pan and burners.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor, sleeve of pizza boxes in the dry storage. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed flour and black residue accumulated on kitchen floor around the stand up mixer.
  • Critical. Observed expired Food Manager Certification. This violation must be corrected by : 11/10/10.
9/7/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable, sandwich make unit.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage, cubed ice being stored in t-shirt "grocery" style bags.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage, black "garbage" style bags used to cover dough in the walk in cooler.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue, pizza make unit.
  • Critical. Observed spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink.
  • Critical. Observed rear handwash sink facility not clean.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris, rear prep area where slicer is located.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust, rear prep area ceiling fan.
  • Ceiling not smooth and easily cleanable, accousticle "office" type ceiling tiles installed in both restrooms.
  • Observed ceiling tiles in men's restroom are water damaged.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Repeat Violation.
2/4/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food with mold-like growth, several green peppers in the walk in cooler. Operator discarded peppers. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, portioned lasagna in the walk in cooler.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair, mixer bowl for dough preparation is heavily rusted.
  • Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover, storage shelf over stove.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical. Observed moderate buildup of soiled/mold like material on racks in the walk-in cooler.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, pizza make area hand wash sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed open dumpster lid's, dumpster is shared in a strip mall.
  • Critical. Observed the presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed a dead moth in the powdered sugar container. Operator discarded entire container. Corrected On Site.
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
9/9/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 5/26/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 5/26/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 3/24/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 12/12/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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