Joe's Family Restaurant, 911 W Main St, Inverness, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: JOE'S FAMILY RESTAURANT
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 911 W Main St, Inverness, FL 34450-4623
License #: 1901004
Total inspections: 24
Last inspection: 10/20/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

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  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Cook line area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
  • 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. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Hash browns held at 101°. **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. **Warning**
10/20/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Cook line area. **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ham and cut tomatoes on cook line. Corrective action: Moved to functioning reach in cooler. **Warning**
  • 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. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Hash browns held at 101°. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw hamburger and raw chicken over soup in middle kitchen area reach in cooler. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Middle hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site** **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. **Warning**
10/15/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food not reviewed annually by the operator. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Rice bowl on cook line.
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates in front bar area not inverted.
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Energy drink on cookline.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Glassdoor Reach in cooler unable to maintain a temperature of 41° or below.
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris. Back walk in cooler.
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Lexan.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Microwave in back prep area soiled.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Kitchen lights exposed.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Middle prep and front prep area.
  • Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Coffee on top shelf on side prep RIC top shelf.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Front prep gasket.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Food debris in reach in cooler gasket adjacent to cookline.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Front WIC.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet clothes on front prep surfaces not stored in sanitizing solution.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloths stored in detergent and sanitizer mixed together.
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. See temperatures.
  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Back dish washing area.
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area.
  • 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. Eggs on cookline not date marked.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp next to RTE ham. In middle prep RIC. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Meatballs, meatloaf, spaghetti, and beef in middle prep RIC held at greater than 47 F for more than six hours.
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Thermometer not working properly.
  • Intermediate - Food item prepared and packaged onsite for distribution to other establishments not labeled with all required identity, ingredient, nutritional and food allergen information. Water stored in mustard container on cookline.
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Front hand wash sink.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Meatloaf held longer than 24 hours.
5/16/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food not reviewed annually by the operator. Dated 2009.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Basic - Food employee not using hand antiseptic after washing hands as required by the Alternative Operating Procedure for bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food. No bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food.
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Dipperwell shut off.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.Double glass door cooler, lift top cooks line.
  • Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors.New back door to kitchen needs self closing device.
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet.
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
12/17/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Underneath kitchen handsink. **Warning**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. * **Warning**
  • Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Large mixer bowl with scratches and exposed rust. **Warning**
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. Hot holding unit **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Cookline **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw beef over cooked beef in walkin cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. This violation must be corrected by 8/20/2014 **Warning**
9/6/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of dishmachine, sprayer and sprayer brace on wall **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Small hot holding unit **Warning**
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Underneath kitchen handsink. **Warning**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Large mixer bowl with scratches and exposed rust. **Warning**
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. Hot holding unit **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. Cookline reachin **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler floor and crates soiled. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Cookline **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Strawberries stored in sour cream container. **Warning**
  • High Priority - 3 Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Approximately 20 Live flies in kitchen and 5 live flies in waitstation in dining room **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw beef over cooked beef in walkin cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. This violation must be corrected by 8/20/2014 **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Kitchen **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
6/20/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Pancko container lid **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Both cooks **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food employee not using hand antiseptic after washing hands as required by the Alternative Operating Procedure for bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food. No bare hand contact allowed with ready-to-eat food. Cook handling ready to eat foods without using hand sanitizer
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Carrots in walkin cooler
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Bowl used as a scoop
  • Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Daylight through back dish room door
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Walkin cooler handle and can shelf
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer.
  • Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Metal scoop **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • High Priority - Approximately Seven Live flies in kitchen.
  • High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. 0 ppm
  • High Priority - Cooked vegetables hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Mashed and sweet baked potatoes at 109? in warming unit
  • High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook failed to wash hands after handling raw eggs and then handling ready to eat foods
  • High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Cook
  • High Priority - Evidence of mop/cleaning wastewater dumped onto ground.
  • 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. Breakfast items such as pancake batter, corned beef hash and potatoes **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Walkin cooler **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. Mop sink outside
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of encrusted food debris on/around mixer head. Large and small mixer
  • Intermediate - Establishment utilizing an Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food. No hand antiseptic provided at handwash sink in area(s) where bare hand contact occurs.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Wait station
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Wait station **Corrected On-Site**
1/8/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on walkin cooler doors.
  • Critical - Observed food not maintained frozen in a freezer- corrective action taken by moving to walkin cooler. 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- bread crumbs. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
8/17/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor in walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler on cookline lightly soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Observed large scoop in potatoes in poor condition. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed several dented cans. Corrected On Site.
4/25/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
4/5/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • No plan review submitted/approved and renovations to establishment observed; front wall extended to accommodate new bathrooms, bar installed in dining room replaced former waitstation and seats added.
  • Observed improper use of a container with no handle used to dispense ready to eat food.
  • Observed live flies in kitchen.
3/12/2012Routine - FoodAdministrative Complaint Time Extension
  • Critical - Violation: 09-01-1 Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.
  • Critical - Violation: 35A-08-1 Observed 10 live flies in kitchen.
  • Violation: 51-16-1 No plan review submitted and renovations in progress. This violation must be corrected by : 12/27/11.
1/6/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Kitchen Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.
  • No plan review submitted and renovations in progress. This violation must be corrected by : 12/27/11.
  • Critical - Observed 10 live flies in kitchen.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on unused equipment on prep table. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor in walkin cooler.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.
  • Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination- frill picks on cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in walkin cooler.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris behind tea urns in waitstation. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Working containers of dry food removed from original container not identified by common name.
10/26/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris on dish sprayer. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of cup -used to dispense ice.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed non-bagged garbage in dumpster.
  • Critical - Observed seafood stored in undrained ice in cookline reachin. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris behind tea urns in lobby.
  • Critical - Utensils not cleaned after being contaminationed. Corrected On Site.
  • Walkin freezer floor not maintained smooth and durable.
5/13/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Kitchen Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris in cabinets opposite cookline.
  • Observed build-up of food debris in handles of flour and sugar bins.
  • Observed build-up of food debris on soap and paper towel dispenser.
  • Observed clean lids in dirty pan.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor in walkin. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food.
  • Observed walkin cooler gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength-0ppm waitstation bucket. Corrected On Site.
1/26/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed uncovered soup base in holding unit/dry storage area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed accumulation of debris on drainboards or equivalent. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of mold-like substance on dishsprayer.
  • Observed residue build-up on kitchen soap dispenser. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on shelves with togo boxes. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed non-bagged garbage in dumpster.
9/30/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food held using time as a public health control with no time marking- diced ham, flats of eggs, corned beef hash and pancake batter. Food may not be served.
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit- flats of eggs and diced ham.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit- creamers on tables at 74F. Corrected On Site.
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container- dry goods.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair- dish sprayer
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Observed build-up of dead bugs, dust or dirt in light fixtures in kitchen.
  • Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, linens or single-service not properly stored- not inverted.
5/20/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Violation: 05-09-1 No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin prep holding unit.
  • Critical. Violation: 08A-28-1 Observed food stored on walkin freezer floor.
12/12/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice). Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food not maintained frozen in a freezer- unit came unplugged frozen meats served immediately. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit- all potentially hazardous foods in reachin prep cooler at 48-51F. This violation must be corrected by : 12/12/09.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin prep holding unit.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on walkin freezer floor.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair- reachin prep cooler not maintaining temperature for cold holding- PHF at 48-51F. This violation must be corrected by : 12/12/09.
12/10/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice)- large bucket of chicken stock in walkin covered at 50F for 24hrs. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method- bucket of chicken stock in walkin cooler at 50F covered. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed residue build-up on dish sprayer.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on mixer prep area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink- restroom. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed leaking pipe at dish sprayer.
  • Critical. Observed several live flies on kitchen ceiling.
  • Exhaust fan inoperable in bathroom.
10/22/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Violation: 08A-12-1 Observed fish stored in undrained ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Violation: 33-10-1 Observed inside/outside of dumpster not clean.
7/29/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 5/28/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 1/30/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 9/18/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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