- Basic - Drain cover(s) not attached, mopsink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Walkin freezer has floor that is protruding upwards. **Warning**
- Basic - Food stored in dry storage area not covered, peppers. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. Gasket on bottom rightside drawer is detaching. **Warning**
- Basic - Hood filters in disrepair, gaps missing pieces. **Warning**
- Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees, prep area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
- Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination, to go containers. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, flour/sugar. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. **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. Employees adjusting hairnets. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee picked up item from floor to dispose of then proceeded to wipe down surfaces. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw bacon over cut onions in reachin cooler on cookline. **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. Chicken over beef. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells in reachin drawers cookline, product discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with clean or in-use utensils, bucket of soap next to dishes next to walkin freezer. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Hot water at three-compartment sink does not reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline 81°f and 92°f. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling, management is sending 2 employees for testing. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr/food-lodging/managercertification.html. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees, jamie. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
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10/13/2014 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food, seasoning drawers.
- Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
- Basic - Clean cups/glasses not properly air dried - wet nesting.
- Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack.
- Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
- Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees, bar.
- Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets, cookline.
- Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer, peppers. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, drawers on cookline with seasonings.
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands.
- High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee put hand in chip holder to get a chip for himself.
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Queso at 47°f in ice coldhold, ice has melted need to insure ice surrounds bucket to keep proper temperature.
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over ham slices in reachin cooler cookline. **Repeat Violation**
- High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler. Raw beef over raw shrimp in reachin cooler cookline.
- High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Shell eggs over fish.
- High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Gas can under prep table. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin.
- Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
- Intermediate - Hot water at handwash sink does not reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Several...women's restroom 2@79°f 1@80°f, men's restroom 2@81°f 1@80°f, bar @67°f, cookline right side @77°f. **Repeat Violation**
- Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink, dishpit has to be turned on/off by shut off valve because of faucet leaking, **Repeat Violation**
- Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of water, cookline.
- Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
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2/26/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer- chicken on floor in walk in freezer. Observed buckets of lettuce on floor in walk in cooler.
- Basic - Employee beverage container over/next to to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items- i dish area observed sweater stored over clean dishes.
- Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- Basic - Equipment in poor repair- reach in cooler and drawers by cookline not maintaining 41°f or below. TCS foods removed from cooler and will be placed in other working reach in cooler or ice bath until cooler repaired.a
- Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in reach-in cooler- refrigerator.
- Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
- Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food- meat in walk in freezer.
- Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers- refrigerator.
- Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
- Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
- Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler- peppers.
- Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer- peppers, fish.
- Basic - Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle- hot water at handwash sink in dish area causing employees to turn off hot water.
- High Priority - potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler and/or drawer cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit: Eggs 49°f, diced tomatoes 55°f, pico 51°f, shredded beef 52°f, raw beef 46°f, diced tomato 51°f, steak 43°f, chicken 44°f. Employee removed TCS foods from cooler and moved to working cooler and/or ice bath. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- High Priority - Cooked potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours- ground beef. Employees placed in ice bath, stirred and placed in walk in freezer and immediately cooled to 70°f. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Cooked/heated potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours. See stop sale.
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
- High Priority - Heated potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours- beans.
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit- on counter in kitchen: Cheese 59°f, shredded cheese 45°f, queso 66°f- food not out for 4 hours. Employee replaced ice bath. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Raw animal foods and ready to eat foodnot properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in freezer - all products not commercially packaged. Observed chicken over beef and raw chicken and beef over soup.
- High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Observed raw chicken over raw beef steaks in walk in cooler- out of original packaging.
- Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit- in reach in cooler in front of cookline.
- Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink.
- Intermediate - Hot water at handwash sink does not reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit-by dish machine area observed hot water not reaching above 90°f.
- Intermediate - Hot water not shut off at employee handwash sink.
- Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food being cooled in an ice bath and the ice has all melted- beans.
- Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooled in quantity deeper than 4 inches- beans.
- Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling- beans and beef.
- Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not stirred while cooling- beans and beef. **Repeat Violation**
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11/15/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
- Basic - Clean cups/glasses not properly air dried - wet nesting. (Must be air-dried before stacking) **Warning**
- Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris. **Warning**
- Basic - Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. (Interior white panel) **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. (On cook line) **Warning**
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5/10/2013 | Complaint Full | Call Back - Extension given, pending |
- Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
- Basic - Clean cups/glasses not properly air dried - wet nesting. (Must be air-dried before stacking) **Warning**
- 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. **Warning**
- Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris. **Warning**
- Basic - Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. **Warning**
- Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
- High Priority - Cut tomatoes cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. (Diced tomatoes 46?f on cold table) **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. (Fajita beef dated 5/6/2013 @ 54?f, fajita beef dated 5/7/2013 @ 56?f, fajita chicken dated 5/7/2013 @ 56?f) **Warning**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. (Interior white panel) **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. (Jug of milk not marked when opened) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. (At end of cook line) **Warning**
- Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooled in quantity deeper than 4 inches. (Refried beans on counter in container over 4 inches) **Warning**
- Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not stirred while cooling. (Refried beans and taco beef on counter in ice bath) **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. (On cook line) **Warning**
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5/8/2013 | Complaint Full | Warning Issued |
- No Violations Were Observed
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2/28/2013 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Critical - OBSERVED BULK BIN OF TORTILLAS STORED ON FLOOR
- Critical - OBSERVED CAN OPENER SOILED (REPEAT)
- OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS GROOVED
- Critical - OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS STAINED
- OBSERVED FLOOR ALONG WALLS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN SOILED
- Critical - OBSERVED FOOD PRODUCTS OUT ON COUNTER NOT MARKED FOR TIME
- Critical - OBSERVED FOOD PRODUCTS STORED IN BUCKET LABELED DAWN (STORED FOOD IN NON-FOOD GRADE CONTAINER)
- OBSERVED HOOD FILTERS SOILED
- Critical - OBSERVED INSIDE OF ICE BIN AT BEVERAGE STATION SOILED
- Critical - OBSERVED INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE SOILED
- OBSERVED MAGNETIC STRIP FOR KNIVES SOILED
- OBSERVED METAL PANS STACKED WET
- OBSERVED NO HAIR RESTRAINTS ON KITCHEN STAFF
- Critical - OBSERVED NO PROOF OF EMPLOYEE TRAINING
- Critical - OBSERVED NON-HANDLED SCOOP IN SUGAR BIN
- Critical - OBSERVED NON-HANDLED SCOOP STORED IN SPICE BIN
- OBSERVED PAINT PEELING FROM WALL BEHIND DISH MACHINE
- OBSERVED REACH-IN COOLER GASKET UNDER COLD TABLE DIRTY
- Critical - OBSERVED SOILED KNIVES STORED ON MAGNETIC STRIP
- OBSERVED WALL UNDER PREP SINK WITH MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE
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12/31/2012 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions...front cook line Corrected On Site.
- Light not functioning...WIF.
- Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
- Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit...WIC
- Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees ... Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed container of medicine improperly stored...amoxicillin
- Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands...cutting RTE lemons, no gloves.
- Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface...exterior of food prep equip.
- Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers...bottom of clean utensil container
- Observed soiled linen aprons improperly stored.
- Wet mops not hung to dry.
- Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
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7/19/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
- Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in an improper manner. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening...gallon milk in WIC.
- Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers...clean cook equip bus pan
- Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area...beef/crab legs in RIC.
- Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
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2/6/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
- Critical - Hotel and Restaurant license not available...where is current??
- Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.
- Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers.
- Soiled cloths aprons improperly stored. Corrected On Site.
- Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name...labeling foods.
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8/3/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - No Certified Food Manager for establishment.
- 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.
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4/11/2011 | Food-Licensing Inspection | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
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