- Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. **Corrected On-Site**
- 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. Employee handling tortillas with bare hands. Owner discussed need for gloves with employee. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Press.
- Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Colander and knife in HWS. **Corrected On-Site**
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3/23/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Beef over cilantro. **Corrected On-Site**
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1/11/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
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6/22/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. 0ppm **Corrected On-Site**
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12/9/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Observed 4 live flies in kitchen.
- Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. [Serving spoon in handsink.] Corrected On Site.
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5/6/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit-outside reach in cooler
- Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Observed employee chopping onions while touching onions with barehands Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed expired employee training certificate which expired on 4-2011.
- Critical - Observed tamales being wrapped at table outside of establishment exposing foods to environmental contaminats. Also observed small two burner stove top heating soup outside. Corrected On Site.
- Observed unnecessary items on the premise. Observed unused cooking equiptment /coolers storage shelves stored outside of establishment.
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10/30/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Observed employee touch ready to eat quesidilla with barehands. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed expired employee training certificate. Expired 4-15-11.
- Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed dish drying rack stored on top of handsink.
- Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice.
- Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Observed raw beef stored over ready to eat foods in reach in cooler.
- Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
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5/1/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name-sugar like substance.
- Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit in small cooler holding shredded cheese.
- Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area-igloo cooler of ice used for drinks.
- Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Observed employee touching cooked tortillas with bare hands. Corrected On Site.
- Observed employee washing and rinsing dishware but not sanitizing dish ware. Informed operator and employee on proper procedure of washing, rinsing and sanitizing dishware. Corrected On Site. Corrected On Site.
- Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
- Critical. Observed live flies in kitchen.
- Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
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12/12/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- No Violations Were Observed
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5/7/2010 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked-refried beans in reach in cooler.
- Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Observed employee touching tacos with bare hands. Informed operator and employee then put gloves on. Corrected On Site.
- Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover.
- Observed single-service items stored on floor. Observed plastic container of plates stored on floor.
- No plan review submitted and renovations in progress. Observed addition of service counter and steam table outside of establishment without submitting and recieving approved plans from division of hotels and resturaunts . Steam table not in use at time of inspection.Operator must contact plan review at 1-850-488-1193.
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2/7/2010 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Corrected On Site.
- No plan review submitted and renovations in progress. Operation added counter top tables to outside of establishment (left side when facing resturaunts) No food preperation being conducted at time of inspection. Operator would like to serve and prepare natural fruit drinks with chopped fruit on counter tops. Please contact plan review at 1-850-488-1133. Establishment shall not engage in food preperation in this area. Counter tops have overhead protection but does not have walls and exposed to open air.
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10/10/2009 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- No Violations Were Observed
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10/10/2009 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
| No report available. | 5/30/2009 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended |
| No report available. | 3/29/2009 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
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