- Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. On stove at cook line area. **Warning**
- Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
- Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
- Basic - Equipment in poor repair. /. Crack inside ice machine and rust build up at the exterior of the ice machine **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- Basic - Floors not maintained smooth / through out kitchen **Warning**
- Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. / at kitchen **Warning**
- Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. / by meat saw **Warning**
- Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Ice chute on drink machine soiled/build up of mold-like substance/slime. At wait station. **Warning**
- Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. At kitchen. **Warning**
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10/30/2014 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. **Warning**
- Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. On stove at cook line area. **Warning**
- Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
- Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
- Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed 12 dead roaches outside the walking cooler. **Warning**
- Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. / at wait station **Warning**
- Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. /. Bottle of Gatorade in walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Basic - Equipment in poor repair. /. Crack inside ice machine and rust build up at the exterior of the ice machine **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- Basic - Floors not maintained smooth / through out kitchen **Warning**
- Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Water dripping from walk in cooler ceiling. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- Basic - Hole in ceiling. / in kitchen and outside walk in cooler. **Warning**
- Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food and rim of the container. / in walk in cooler **Warning**
- Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. / at cook line **Warning**
- Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. On wall at mop sink area. **Warning**
- Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. / at kitchen **Warning**
- Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. **Warning**
- Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
- Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact shelf cover. **Warning**
- Basic - Sanitizing solution not maintained clean. / at 3 bay sink **Warning**
- Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. /. Opener stand, work table shelves, , wood shelf, dish **Warning**
- Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. At kitchen area. **Warning**
- Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
- Basic - Wall with accumulation of mold-like substance. Next to door at walk in cooler. **Warning**
- Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. / by meat saw **Warning**
- High Priority - Cooked potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Cooked chicken cooling from yesterday morning at 51°F. **Warning**
- High Priority - Improper side-by-side separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. / cooked pork chop on rack next to raw salmon on rack in walk-in cooler **Warning**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Garlic in oil at cook line held at 78°F, and cornstarch/water mix held at 68°F. **Warning**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Marinated raw chicken held at 47°F from last night under ambient cooling in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 3 live roaches outside walk in cooler. **Warning**
- High Priority - Shell eggs held in a unit maintaining an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Held at 68°F at sushi kitchen. **Warning**
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. /. Chicken cooked yesterday morning temped 51°F, in walk in cooler and marinated raw chicken held at 47°F from last night under ambient cooling in walk in cooler. **Warning**
- High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with clean or in-use utensils./ with bucket covers, under 3 bay sink **Warning**
- Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Employee with nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Establishment advertised crab on buffet bar but served imitation crab. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- Intermediate - Ice chute on drink machine soiled/build up of mold-like substance/slime. At wait station. **Warning**
- Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. / for sushi, hard oiled egg, potato salad, crab seafood salad, cole slaw **Warning**
- Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooled in quantity deeper than 4 inches. Cooked chicken at 51°F and raw marinated chicken held at 47°F from last night under ambient cooling in walk in cooler. **Warning**
- 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 from yesterday morning in walk in cooler **Warning**
- Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. At kitchen. **Warning**
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10/29/2014 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from potential customers contamination. / ice cream cones not wrapped . **Warning**
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07/18/2014 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. / rice, flour scoop / back prep area. **Warning**
- Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Warning**
- Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair. / throughout kitchen. **Warning**
- Basic - Equipment in poor repair. / outside walk in cooler handle. **Warning**
- Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris. **Warning**
- Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. / throughout kitchen. **Warning**
- Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. / throughout kitchen. **Warning**
- Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. / several container lids cracked / back prep area. **Warning**
- Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. / water dripping from walk in cooler ceiling. **Warning**
- Basic - In-use ice scoop for ice machine located outside not stored in a protected manner between uses. / stored on top of outside ice maker. **Warning**
- Basic - In-use tongs stored under prep table while employees can touched it between uses. / prep table by cook line. **Warning**
- Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. / dirty disrepair cooler across from outside walk in cooler. **Warning**
- Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. / hand wash sink not properly secured to the wall / end of dish washing area. **Warning**
- Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. / reach in cooler across from dish machine. **Warning**
- Basic - Screen in door torn/in poor repair - vermin present. / back door. **Warning**
- Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. / sugar container on prep table / cook line. **Warning**
- High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from potential customers contamination. / ice cream cones not wrapped . **Warning**
- High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. / several small flies in kitchen prep area. **Warning**
- High Priority - Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. / salmon received fresh. **Warning** / at callback 5/15/14, no proof of parasite destruction for fresh salmon / operator will stop serving salmon undercook until the letter received.
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. / 2 ice machine outside. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. / 2 door metal cooler by cook line. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Water filter not changed according to manufacturer''s instructions. / outside next to ice machine. **Warning**
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5/15/2014 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Extension given, pending |
- Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. / rice, flour scoop / back prep area. **Warning**
- Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. / hood filters. / front line. **Warning**
- Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Warning**
- Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. / used for lining egg rolls / walk in cooler / cook line. **Warning**
- Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. / under microwave. **Warning**
- Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair. / throughout kitchen. **Warning**
- Basic - Equipment in poor repair. / outside walk in cooler handle. **Warning**
- Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris. **Warning**
- Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. / throughout kitchen. **Warning**
- Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. / throughout kitchen. **Warning**
- Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. / several container lids cracked / back prep area. **Warning**
- Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. / water dripping from walk in cooler ceiling. **Warning**
- Basic - In-use ice scoop for ice machine located outside not stored in a protected manner between uses. / stored on top of outside ice maker. **Warning**
- Basic - In-use tongs stored under prep table while employees can touched it between uses. / prep table by cook line. **Warning**
- Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. / dirty disrepair cooler across from outside walk in cooler. **Warning**
- Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. / hand wash sink not properly secured to the wall / end of dish washing area. **Warning**
- Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. / mussels and clams / **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. / reach in cooler across from dish machine. **Warning**
- Basic - Screen in door torn/in poor repair - vermin present. / back door. **Warning**
- Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. / outside walk in cooler / unwashed vegetables over cut onions. **Warning**
- Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
- Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in prepsink area. **Warning**
- Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. / sugar container on prep table / cook line. **Warning**
- High Priority - Cooked rice/pasta hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. / sushi rice 118F / sushi bar. **Warning**
- High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. / 4 dented cans / back storage area. **Warning**
- High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from potential customers contamination. / ice cream cones not wrapped . **Warning**
- High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. / several small flies in kitchen prep area. **Warning**
- High Priority - Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. / salmon received fresh. **Warning**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Numerous items in walk in cooler including cooked beef 48F, cream cheese 50F, salsa 49F, raw chicken 53F, TCS salad 49-51F. **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. / many items in walk in cooler, rice pudding 51F, potato salad 51F, watermelon 49F, raw beef 48F, raw chicken 53F. **Warning**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. / krab salad, macaroni salad, cole slaw, potato salad ranges 49F-51F / walk in cooler. **Warning**
- High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. / raw chicken over raw salmon, raw beef over spaghetti. **Warning**
- High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. / stored with can juice / back storage area. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. / 2 ice machine outside. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Encrusted, soiled material on slicer. / by prep sink. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. / 2 door metal cooler by cook line. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not 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. / by cook line. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Walk-in cooler not 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. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Water filter not changed according to manufacturer's instructions. / outside next to ice machine. **Warning**
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5/14/2014 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on paper towel dispenser. / front line / sushi, grill area.
- Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer / raw meat stored on walk in freezer floor.
- Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
- Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. / reach in cooler / cook line.
- Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. / next to 3 bay sink.
- Basic - Raw animal food not properly separated from unwashed produce. / raw beef stored next to unwashed produce / walk in cooler / **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets / all reach in coolers.
- Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler / fish / **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Raw meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. / raw beef at 50F / less than 4 hours / product was iced.
- Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. / front line / **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
- Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. / next to cook line / **Corrected On-Site**
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9/24/2013 | Food-Licensing Inspection | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- High Priority - Observed: Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotel within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 1940 N. Monroe St., Tallahassee, Fl 32399-0783. **Warning** Priority: High Prioity
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8/14/2013 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
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