Old Cape Cod Kitchen, 1479 Belcher Rd N Ste-Y&z, Largo, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Name: OLD CAPE COD KITCHEN
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1479 Belcher Rd N Ste-Y&z, Largo, FL 33771
License #: 6215246
Total inspections: 12
Last inspection: 10/03/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. (Cook) **Warning**
  • Basic - High grass/weeds surrounding plaza building and parking lot. Grass has gone to seed on much of the property. **Warning** (Landlord was called about the lawn maintenance.)
  • Basic - Standing water in handwash sink/ handwash sink draining very slowly. (Front line) **Warning**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb behind establishment near hose on the ground. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. (Broiler unit that is not used has a build up of grease and food debris.) **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. (Two thermometers, one reads 10°F in ice bath, the other reads 40°F in ice bath.) **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris. (Refrigerator at cook line) **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Refrigerator 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. (Cook line make table cooler. Upper area holding cheese has a large pan of ice but foods are double panned so ice is not contacting the bin directly holding the food. Lower unit is empty. Upper unit is holding a small volume of uncooked, ham, cheese and non-time temperature held vegetables.) **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. **Warning**
10/03/2014Routine - FoodEmergency Order Callback Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of dark soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment in the kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. (Lower prep shelves by dish machine.) **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. (Purse on lower prep shelf in between bin of clean utensils and spice bottles. Container of aprons on lower prep shelf where dried droppings are observed.) **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. (Cook) **Warning**
  • Basic - High grass/weeds surrounding plaza building and parking lot. Grass has gone to seed on much of the property. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hole in ceiling above kitchen entrance near restrooms. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hole in wall in corner near floor below front line ice bin. Wall hole thru cove molding into wall near larger stall of women's bathroom **Warning**
  • Basic - Large amount of unused equipment/supplies present on prep shelves near dish machine. Soiled blender base, crock pit, table top grill, pressure cooker, pan of knives and other utensils covered by pile of aprons, waffle iron, basket of wrapped glass bowls are all on shelves where droppings are observed. Also soiled metal pans inverted on shelves below grill. **Warning**
  • Basic - Light shield damaged/in disrepair. (Over prep table/stove area of kitchen) **Warning**
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. **Warning**
  • Basic - Paper egg crates used to line food-contact shelves in walk in unit. **Warning**
  • Basic - Standing water in handwash sink/ handwash sink draining very slowly. (Front line) **Warning**
  • High Priority - First aid supplies improperly stored. (Cough syrup next to open box of sanitary gloves.) **Warning**
  • High Priority - Observed chewed up creamer containers under soiled equipment on lower prep table shelves where dried droppings are observed. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. (57°F sliced cheese, and 57°F diced ham double panned on ice. Ice is below second pan). Operator replaced ham and cheese. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. (Raw shell eggs over condiments in walk in unit) **Warning**
  • High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found.(2 observed on folder of employee training certificates that was stored in wall rack by water heater. Droppings observed when folder was removed from rack. 8 dried droppings in wall rack where folder was stored. 2 dried droppings in water heater base tray near wall rack. Rodent droppings observed along multiple walls in the kitchen by walk in unit door, by back door. Over 50 dried droppings on two lower prep table shelves across from dish machine. Droppings are on and below multiple pieces of unused equipment. Approximately 30 dried droppings on top of water heater. Seven droppings by ladders and light bulbs in corner of kitchen entrance, two of which are semi soft while the others are dry. Dried droppings under front line counter where now out-of-service soda boxes are stored. There are too many to count. The droppings are on the boxes and surrounding the boxes, many crushed by the soda boxes. Under the long stretch of counter at the front line along the kitchen wall, dried droppings are too many to count. To the left side under the hand sink, approximately 12 are semi soft and glossy. The counter below is empty minus a cleaning supply bucket. 15 semisoft droppings on dining room carpet under high chair storage corner. One dried dropping in front line hand sink.) **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. (Observed cook changing gloves after cracking eggs without washing hands.) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. (57°F sliced cheese, and 57°F diced ham double panned on ice. Ice is below second pan) **Warning**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb behind establishment near hose on the ground. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. (0ppm chlorine) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. (Broiler unit that is not used has a build up of grease and food debris.) **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. (Two thermometers, one reads 10°F in ice bath, the other reads 40°F in ice bath.) **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris. (Refrigerator at cook line) **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Refrigerator 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. (Cook line make table cooler. Upper area holding cheese has a large pan of ice but foods are double panned so ice is not contacting the bin directly holding the food. Lower unit is empty. Upper unit is holding a small volume of uncooked, ham, cheese and non-time temperature held vegetables.) **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap.(Wall dispenser is not operating. Operator supplied a hand pump bottle of soap during inspection.) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10/03/2014Routine - FoodEmergency order recommended
  • Basic - Ceiling in disrepair.sagging tiles
  • Basic - Drain cover(s) missing.
  • Basic - Food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
4/25/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. True cooler fail to maintain foods at 41. NOTE: no potentially hazardous foods inside unit
11/4/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Under flattop grill
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. Under dish washing area, water heater
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. True cooler fail to maintain foods at 41°. NOTE: no potentially hazardous foods inside unit
  • Basic - Hole in ceiling. Vent cover missing, above cook line
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Cook line
  • Basic - Lime scale build-up exterior of ice machine.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Doors, handles of coolers, cook line
  • Basic - High Priority - Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Small mouse , callback 11/04 **Warning**
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area. Under ice bin, front line
  • High Priority - Medicine stored in refrigerator/cooler with food. Bottle of liquid cold medecine on prep table **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs on shelf above opened case of jelly packets , walk in cooler
  • High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 3 dried dropping in corner next to freezer, area cleaned during inspection , callback 11/04 **Warning**
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine measured at 200ppm, recheck 100ppm **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Bottom cabinet area , cook line
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Kitchen **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Pan of cooked potatoes, walk in cooler, uncovered **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
11/1/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Ceiling in disrepair. Leak at light fixture above 3 comp sink
  • Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Handle of reach in cooler door , wait station
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Coffee mug on meat slicer **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of oven.
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Basic - Hole in wall. Behind True cooler
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. True cooler
  • Basic - soil residue on dry storage shelves. Under front counter
  • High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. 2 individ un peeled onions , walk in cooler , . Washed , peeled and prepped **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of residue. Cook line
  • Intermediate - Slicer blade guard soiled with old food debris. To be cleaned within 4 hrs of use
6/6/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. Women's restroom
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Reach in freezer **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Ceiling tiles out of place, men's restroom
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Front line **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee with soiled clothing. Cook line
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of raw shell eggs, walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. Under handwashing sink
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Not set up **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Prep table **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Boxes on top of handwashing sink **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Dispenser jammed, no access to paper towels **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Slicer blade soiled with old food debris. To be cleaned within 4 hrs of use
1/15/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/1/2012Complaint FullCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. This violation must be corrected by : 09/30/12.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. missing from men's restroom
  • Critical - No professional hygiene and/or foodborne illness training provided. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. This violation must be corrected by : 09/30/12.
  • Critical - Observed 2 bloated cans. peaches Corrected On Site. stop sale issued product discarded during inspection
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. cook line Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. server area Corrected On Site.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. corner next to reach in freezer ; behind door Corrected On Site. area cleaned during inspection
  • Observed hole in wall. behind toilet in men's restroom Corrected On Site. repairs underway
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue. kenmore freezer
  • Observed wall in disrepair. under ice bin ; front line
7/30/2012Complaint FullWarning Issued
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. true cooler - potentially hazardous foods moved to working cooler; thermostat set to colder setting
  • Critical - License expired within 30 days after expiration date. expired 02/01/12
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. to be cleaned within 4 hrs of use
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. case of raw shell eggs - walk in cooler Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. cook line
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in freezersoiled with accumulation of food residue. magic chef
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. meatballs on prep table 48 Corrected On Site. placed onto stovetop for reheating
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. raw shell eggs on shelf above raw fish - walk in cooler Corrected On Site.
2/17/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/14/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • 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. Pro This violation must be corrected by : 12/11/11.
  • Critical - No proper chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used for wiping cloths.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. to be cleaned within 4 hrs of use
  • Critical - Observed food with mold-like growth. one individ onion, one individ lemon - walk in 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. plastic cup inside bulk sugar bin Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair broken door handle - GE freezer
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pancake batter 77 Corrected On Site. placed into ice bath
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw beef on shelf above baked muffins - walk in cooler Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers. bin containing onions - walk in cooler
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. sauteed onions 88 - Corrected On Site.
10/10/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued

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