Ruth's Chris Steak House, 225 Ne Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: RUTH'S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 225 Ne Mizner Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33432
License #: 6012696
Total inspections: 16
Last inspection: 11/14/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Not tight fitting in servers station. **Warning**
  • Basic - Clean equipment stored on floor. Rack of glasses on the floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. Uncovered in servers station. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. By kitchen entryway. **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable in shelving unit by ice machine. Cutting board on prep table in front line area chipped . **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Microwave door interior in disrepair at cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. Scoop stored in dipperwell only submerged at the tip of the utensil with running water. Not sufficient water for utensil to be submerged. **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Storage room by servers station. **Warning**
  • Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Clogged drain at bar. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Soda gun and holster holster with accumulated slime/debris. At bar. **Warning**
  • Basic - Straws provided for customer not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. Unwrapped straws at bar top. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated dust. Servers station. **Warning**
  • Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster.bar **Warning**
  • Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. At 3 compartment sink in bar area and men's restroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee with gloved hands touched another employee, touched clothing and back and failed to change gloves and wash hands before returning to prep. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Mop sink area. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found . 5 dry rodent droppings by chair storage near kitchen entry way and 2 dry rodent droppings by stove in cookline area. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in chair storage area near kitchen entryway . **Warning**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Candle fluid containers stored next to sugar and clean utensils inside cabinet in dining room area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution bucket stored near/on/above near plates at cookline. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk and cream at walkin cooler. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Employee cooler. **Warning**
11/14/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Set the waiter station . **Corrected On-Site**
5/8/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler across from fryer in kitchen . Must not have stored any potentially hazardous food until maintain temperature at 41° or below. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Spinach 48° in reach in cooler cross from fryer in kitchen. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Hot water at handwash sink does not reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit...70° in beverage station.
12/9/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
8/23/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair.......side cooler ( cross from steamer in kitchen) incapable maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperature of 41° or below. Must not have stored any potentially hazardous food until maintain at proper temperature . **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area. Server station, bar, storage room. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.......butter 45°, roasted pepper 44° in side cooler cross from steamer in kitchen. Food moved to walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler.....raw steak above raw shrimp. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. .....spoons stored in handwashing sink, server station. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
6/10/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing....employee bath room. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Packaged food labeled improperly or incompletely and does not comply with Federal Standards of Identity......flour, underneath prep. Table. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water......chicken in prep. sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Dishmachine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly......00 ppm . Recommend to operator use other dishmachine.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit........sauce 53?, cheese, butter, sour cream 52? in side bottom cooler by the prep. Entrance . Volertraily discarded food **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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. ...side bottom cooler and next to the side bottom cooler by the prep. entrance And server cooler server station. Must not have stored any potentially hazardous food until maintain at proper temperature .
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink......preperation area. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.....server station. **Corrected On-Site**
1/24/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Repeat Violation.
  • Ceiling tile missing....ice machine area.
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory.....bar by 3 compertment sink.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.....bar by 3 compertment sink.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles....bar. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.....stored container in handwashing sink, bar. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening.....milk server station reach in cooler .
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination....foam cup stored in employee rest room.
  • Critical - Observed small flying insects in kitchen .....fruit flies storage shelves by kitcken .
8/31/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors......employee rest room.
  • Critical - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.....unisex employee rest room.
  • Critical - Observed proper Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. ....80 degrees F. preperation area handwashing sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles....bar.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands.....employee waring glovs without wash hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food....,.raw breaded chicken above ready to eat sparagrass in reach in cooler . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.....raw beef above ready to eat flavored butter in walk in cooler . Corrected On Site.
5/18/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.....reach in coolers cross from boiler,kitchen. potentially hazardous food must not have stored untill fixed those units. corrctive action taken, called maintenance.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.....coffee server station. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit......cheese, butter 49 degrees F. sour cream 46 degrees F. reach in cooler cross from boiler, kitcken Corrected On Site. volentraily discerted food.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening......cheese, havy cream, walk in cooler .
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.....raw beef over ready to eat food pasta ravioli, traulsen freezer. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation......sauces. Corrected On Site. volentraily food discerted
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination...not inverted Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.....batter, reach in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. panatta dough, reach in cooler. cooke line. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).
12/22/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Ceiling tile missing/misplaced/broken. --- in kitchen area.
  • Critical - Proof of adequate required employee training in question. NOTE: The most recently recorded completion of 'SafeStaff' foodhandlers training took place in December of 2009.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster. --- main cocktail bar - center.
4/27/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only. --- above deep fryers
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair --- above convection ovens.
10/13/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Critical. Thermotape failed to turn black to indicate that the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head. --- kitchen, large hobart
4/13/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
2/25/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair. --- prep kitchen RIC door falling off hinges.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • 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 : 01/20/2010.
11/16/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 4/10/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 10/9/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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