Yum's, 1850 N Courtenay Pkwy Suite 103, Merritt Island, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: YUM'S
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1850 N Courtenay Pkwy Suite 103, Merritt Island, FL 32953
License #: 1506222
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 09/30/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized. No distinct sanitizing step.
  • Basic - Hood heavily soiled with accumulated grease. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Reuse of single-use number 10 cans. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 2 cans of bamboo shoots and 2 cans of soy sauce.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles.
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food left at room temperature to cool. Cooked chicken 119° and noodles cooked within 30 minutes. Placed in walk in cooler to rapid chill. 69° after 1 hour.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Egg rolls, cooked pork, chicken. **Repeat Violation**
09/30/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. **Warning**
6/25/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Collander and whisk hanging on pipe **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Phone on prep table **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. 2 door low boy ambient 50° **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Jug of oil **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
  • Basic - Reuse of single-use number 10 cans. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves heavily soiled with encrusted food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. See below **Warning**
  • 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. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food held using time as a public health control based upon a specific start and discard time, not to exceed the 4-hour/6-hour limit, not discarded at the time specified in the written procedure. Corn starch and water. Operator willingly discarded. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Greater than 200 ppm remade 100 ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. **Warning**
6/24/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Under buckets of flour
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Employee food.
  • Basic - Reuse of single-use number 10 cans.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in upright freezer. Teriyaki chicken, wontons, ribs
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Rice, flour.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles.
  • Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Extension cord wrapped around them. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Egg rolls, cooked chicken, cooked pork.
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
  • Intermediate - Walk in cooler shelves heavily soiled with food debris.
3/4/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease by the rice cooker
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. The is raw shrimp over egg roll wrappers
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. There is raw chicken overpre cooked eggrols **Repeat Violation**
9/24/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.bottom of hood near trough
  • Basic - Food stored in a prohibited area.raw chicken in take out non food grade bag
  • Basic - In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored in a clean, protected location.scoop in rice ha no handle **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.kitchen sink
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.silverware on counter
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.observed wet cloth on line **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage y direct contact with food.rice bin
  • 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. Cornstarch at 69f
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.raw chicken over Rey to eat steak in freezer
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.chicken in walk in cooler
3/13/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 08A-26-1 Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.raw chicken over ready to eat sauces in walk in
  • Violation: 14-41-1 Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable.paper of food cart
  • Critical - Violation: 32-04-1 Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
  • Critical - Violation: 32-15-1 No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.by rear door
  • Critical - Violation: 32-15-1 No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.front
9/25/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.prep box on line
  • Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable.paper of food cart
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.by rear door
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.front
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits.walk in racks
  • Critical - Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands.tea pot in sink 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.to go cup in rice with no handle
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.to go cup in soy sauce Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.all items in box greater than 4 hours
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.freezer by front... raw fish and beef over fries and eady to eat eggrolls Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.raw chicken over ready to eat sauces in walk in
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours.fried chicken sitting out at 81f
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (. pork,beef,chicken ,shrimp 54f. All items greater than 41f
9/24/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.bottom shelves of prep shelving
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. hood filters.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw meats over sauces, vegetables , walk in cooler Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. in freezer, cooked pork, beef, etc.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris. in walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. back screen door.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit. cornstarch water, cooked chicken, will discard at 3 pm
6/11/2012Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Corn starch on cooks line cart not time marked or held at 41*F or below. Will discard at 3:30
  • Observed bulk product in dry storage not properly labeled -not in original container-
  • Critical - Observed employee not wash hands after using phone and returning to work station
  • Observed no 4 hour time limit on corn starch mixture (cooks line) Will discard at 3:30
  • Observed non food grade material utilized for bulk storage and freezer bags
  • Observed raw chicken and beef in walk in cooler stored over open sauces
  • Observed scoop handle touching bulk product in bin
  • Observed wet wiping cloth utilized under cutting board
  • Critical - Restrooms do not have self closing door
  • Wet wiping cloths not stored properly in sanitizing solutions
5/1/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Food thermometer not accurate within +/- 2 degrees Fahrenheit.Observed broken thermometer for temping of food.
  • Critical - Lack of use of,chlorine chemical test kit when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink.
  • Critical - Observed accumulation of debris in three-compartment sink.
  • Critical - Observed an open cups of tea on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed build-up of grease on hood filters. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Cook observed washing dirty chicken container in last compartment of triple sink and no sanitizier used,beforeair drying. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method.Observed bbq chicken 132 DEGREES F cooling in deep plastic container covered with plastic wrap,cooling for 30 minutes in walk-in cooler. Corrected On Site.Bbq chicken placed on shallow pan in walkin freezer. Noted 60 DEGREES F,cooling for 45 minutes in freezer.
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method.Observed deep fried chicken pieces cooling for 45 minutes in six inch deep plastic container with internal temperature of 110 -117 DEGREES F. Corrected On Site.Food placed on shallow tray in walk-in freezer.Noted food at 60 DEGREES F after 45 minutes cooling.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.Observed cream cheese stuffing mix uncovered on shelf nin walk-in cooler. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
12/8/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner.Observed plastic containers in use for food storage that are not approved for food storage.
  • Hood not cleaned to bare metal prior to surfaces becoming heavily contaminated with grease or oily sludge. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - Hot water shut off at rear employee hand wash sink.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table . Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of grease on filters in hood.
  • Observed employee ,male cook with no hair restraint.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense uncooked rice from bulk container.
  • Observed in-use,rice scoop/utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit by fried rice.
  • Critical - Observed interior top ledges of cook's reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture at ar hand sink.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food.Raw unpackaged chicken stored over cooked chicken on trays in walk in freezer. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in walk in freezer cold holding unit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Pesticide use not in accordance with manufacturer's directions.Observed a can of "RAID" insecticide on shelf below front counter.
6/8/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment ,cook's line cooler incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table .
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect.Observed employee scing/chopping ready to cooked chicken with bare hands.STOP SALE. Corrected On Site.EMPLOYEE WASHED HANDS AND PUT ON DISABLE GLOVES.
  • Observed build-up of grease/dust on fan motor evaporator coil of cook's line cooler.
  • Critical - Observed fish recreationally caught and stored on shelf in walk in cooler above washed Vegetables .OPERATOR INFORMED HIS RECREATIONAL CAUGHT FISH CANNOT BE STORED OR USED ON PROPERTY .
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Observed cookedshrimo,pork and chicken cold holding at 44 DF in cook's line cooler.Operator set thermostat to lower setting.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature.Observed partial frozen steak that has been sliced and placed on tray in kitchen to thaw before storing in walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.Steak relocated to WIC.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food.Raw repackaged chicken stored above uncovered cooked Chicken cooling in walk in freezer. Corrected On Site.Cooked chicken relocated on shelving to top.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food [Gen.Chow chicken] held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.GENERAL CHOW fried chicken noted at 115 DF at front line counter;business m[not following written approved time as public health control form.STOP SALE
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses at front line table.
2/23/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food opened and frozen, not properly date marked for bbq pork and egg rolls. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cook's cooler gaskets torn/in disrepair.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.Stored on lip of handwash sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed chlorine sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed in towel bucket. Corrected On Site.
10/6/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
8/20/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked for bbq pork,lomein noodles,sweet n sour chicken in walk in cooler.
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name for flour and corn starch.
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.Wonton soup noted 121 degrees Fahrenheit in covered pot on table by cook line for 4 hours.Operator discarded.Recommend crock pot or steam table for hot holding or use timeas public health control procedure.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation.Raw repackaged stored over repackaged chicken in walk in freezer.
  • Critical. Raw animal food [seafood] not properly separated from ready-to-eat food [washed chopped produce] and raw eggs by ready to eat foods in walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed male employees with no hair restraint while preparing food.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage.Observed pla tic shopping bags used for food storage in walk in freezer.
  • Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable.Sponges found being used to wash tables.
  • Critical. No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink. Repeat Violation.
  • 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. Provid training in 60 days or administrative action will be initiated.
6/21/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Ceiling not smooth and easily cleanable in restroom and kitchen areas.Observed porus ,accoustical ceiling tile in restroom and kitchen;must be replaced before opening.
  • No Heimlich maneuver sign posted.
  • 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. Provide training within 60 days of hiring before next unannounced inspection.
4/13/2010Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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