Cruisers Grill, 3 St George Street, Saint Augustine, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Name: CRUISERS GRILL
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3 St George Street, Saint Augustine, FL 32084
License #: 6500757
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 08/26/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

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  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Walk in freezer floor. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of mold-like substance on nonfood-contact surface. Under dish machine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse on soda boxes by office. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Hole in wall. Outside server station. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Kitchen by make tables. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. Kitchen. **Warning**
08/26/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Walk in freezer floor. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of mold-like substance on nonfood-contact surface. Under dish machine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse on soda boxes by office. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Hole in wall. Outside server station. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Kitchen by make tables. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk in cooler: Chicken 48°F, fish 46°F, cheddar cheese 52°F, milk 48°F, sliced tomato 46°F. In reach in cooler by serving window near grill: Chicken 50°F, beef 48°F, lettuce 48°F, tomato 47°F, reach dressing (dairy added) 48°F. All TCS in cooler near serving window moved to functioning unit. Walk in cooler turned own by manager. **Admin Complaint**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in walk-in freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over black bean burgers in walk in freezer. Moved by manager. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Walk in cooler and reach in cooler on cookline near serving window by grill. All TCS in units over 41°F. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Ice in hand sink by office. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. Kitchen. **Warning**
08/25/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Clean cups/glasses not properly air dried - wet nesting. Outside bar.
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Mat is ripped
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in reach-in cooler. By grills in kitchen. Placed by manager.
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. By clean dish area. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Chicken over milk in RIC by hand sink n kitchen. Moved by employee. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in freezer - all products not commercially packaged. Raw chicken over raw fish.
1/29/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - 4-603.15(A) old labels on containers in clean dish area by dish machine. **Warning**
1/29/2014Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Basic - 4-603.15(A) old labels on containers in clean dish area by dish machine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On cook line make table near reach in freezer. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler by grill on make line and walk in cooler not able to keep TCS at or below 41F. All TCS items over 41F in units. Do not use for food storage until functioning properly. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area. By triple sink. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese 46F, chicken 45F in reach in cooler next to grill in kitchen. Chicken 46F, lettuce 47F, cheese 45F, butter 45F in walk in cooler. Both units turned down by manager. **Warning**
11/6/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Basic - 4-603.15(A) old labels on containers in clean dish area by dish machine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On cook line make table near reach in freezer. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler by grill on make line and walk in cooler not able to keep TCS at or below 41°F. All TCS items over 41°F in units. Do not use for food storage until functioning properly. **Warning**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. By ice machine in back of establishment. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area. By triple sink. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese 46°F, chicken 45°F in reach in cooler next to grill in kitchen. Chicken 46°F, lettuce 47°F, cheese 45°F, butter 45°F in walk in cooler. Both units turned down by manager. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored behind milk in top of make table in kitchen. Containers switched by manager. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Reach in cooler next to large make table. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle of blue liquid by dish machine. **Warning**
10/23/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door of establishment.
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Food storage container with clean dishes over triple sink cracked at rim.
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On fry machine.
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Containers by dish machine and over triple sink.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. Tuna steaks in walk in freezer uncovered. Covered by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. By dish machine and drink machine. Tiling is broken and wall is exposed. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food storage area. Around dry storage and dish machine.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in walk-in freezer y not all products commercially packaged. Packaged raw fish over cooked tuna steaks in walk in freezer. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk in cooler thermometer broken and does not show accurate temperature due to measuring line being misaligned.
3/5/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Bottle of blue liquid not labeled by dish machine. Labeled glass cleaner by manager. COS.
  • Critical - Bucket of pickles stored on floor in walk in cooler. Moved by manager. COS.
  • Critical - Ice machine soiled. By front counter.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous ready to eat foods not date marked. Hot dogs in cooler on make line.
  • Reach in cooler on make line by handskink is pooling water.
  • Critical - Sanitizer bucket stored on prep table by triple sink. Moved to ground by manager. COS.
  • Wall by dish machine is in disrepair.
11/13/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. Cooling chicken breasts in plastic container with lid on. Corrected On Site, uncovered to permit faster cooling.
  • Observed grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle, attracting flies. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen.
  • Observed old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Soup bowls.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Repeat Violation. See comments. Heavy use from lunch, in and out of walk in.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, door and door frame areas, around walk in unit.
  • Critical - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Wearing gloves off cook line to do other things, coming back to cook line with same gloves on.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb, mop sink outside. Repeat Violation.
  • Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Repeat Violation.
6/6/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. Cook line.
  • In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Fryer strainer stored on plumbing pipe.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. Red and yellow.
  • Observed floor and wall junctures not coved. Between cook line and prep room.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Walk in freezer.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Cutting boards-red and yellow.
  • Observed insect control device installed over clean dishes. Over drainboard of dish machine.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Refried beans 46-48F-reach in cooler cook line. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Refried beans.
  • Critical - Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked. Taco meat.
10/4/2011Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Cookline make-table at 50F.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Back door and frame.
  • Critical - Observed employee change gloves without washing hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair. Bowls cracked/chipped no longer smooth and easily cleanable.
  • Observed heavy grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sour cream 51 on kitchen counter. Blue cheese dressing 50, beef mix 51, on top of make table. Sour cream 48, refried beans 54, in reach-in make table. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed unclean/cluttered grease bin area.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. Mop sink.
  • Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0ppm. Corrected On Site.
4/5/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food with mold-like growth. LEMONS IN WALK IN COOLER
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. SYRUP CONTAINERS
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. CHICKEN AT 45 ON COOKLINE REACH IN COOLER Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. BEER UNIT Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. NO HANDLE ON SCOOP FOR SPICES Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. 0PPM. SET UP 3 COMPARTMENT SINK; WASH, RINSE, SANITIZE UNTIL DISHWASHING MACHINE IS AT PROPER PPM.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler. WIRE SHELVING
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. STORAGE SHELF OF SYRUPS STICKY
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. UNDER SODA MACHINE IN WAITSTATION
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
11/10/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location. AT MAKETABLE Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. TO ICEMACHINE
  • Observed utensils in poor condition. WORN SPATULA Corrected On Site.
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Observed old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. SOILED PLATES ON COUNTER) Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. WALKINCOOLER CURTAINS
  • Observed single-service articles improperly stored. ITEMS NOT INVERTED Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed bathroom facility in disrepair. BROKEN TOILET SEAT IN MENS RESTROOM
  • Critical. Observed live flies in kitchen. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food. EMPLOYEE COAT OVER BREAD Corrected On Site.
2/2/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
1/11/2010Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. COOKLINE COOLER Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. ICE ON FLOOR WALKINFREEZER , FOOD BOXES ON FLOOR WALKINCOOLER
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. NUMEROUS CONTAINERS AT MAKETABLE. ALSO EMPLOYEE SCOOPING ICE WITH CUP.
  • Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. EMPLOYEE PREPING READY TO EAT FOOD AT MAKETABLE/PREPLINE WITH BAREHAND CONTACT . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. BEFORE PUTTING ON GLOVES AND AFTER RETURNING FROM OUTSIDE Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee improperly washing hands. COOKLINE EMPLOYEE . Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. COOKLINE AND PREPLINE EMPLOYEES Repeat Violation.
  • Observed utensils in poor condition. DUCT TAPE ON NUMEROUS UTENSILS
  • Critical. No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Repeat Violation. 0 PPM
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. PREPLINE
  • Critical. Observed soil buildup inside ice bin.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed single-service articles improperly stored. TOGO CONTAINERS NOT INVERTED
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. COOKLINE SINK BLOCKED BY GARBAGE CAN Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed live flies in kitchen. NUMEROUS IN KITCHEN
  • Critical. Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. BACK DOORS
  • Critical. Person in charge failed to insure proper handwashing by employees.
  • Critical. No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Person in charge failed to insure employees are properly sanitizing equipment.
8/10/2009Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
No report available. 5/26/2009Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 12/19/2008Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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