Valentino's Little Italy, 1003 4th St N, St. Petersburg, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: VALENTINO'S LITTLE ITALY
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1003 4th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
License #: 6215886
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: 1/29/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Bottom shelf at the cook line area.
  • Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle.
  • Basic - Light shield for lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing end caps.Cook line in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Raw sliced chicken in the walk in cooler at 47°Product in time from prep ice bags applied. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • 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 lasagna portions in the walk in cooler
1/29/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
  • Basic - Light shield for lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing end caps.Cook line. **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.Cook line **Warning**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.throughout the cook line. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
10/17/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
  • Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law.Admitted to dumping mop water into landscape outside rear. **Warning**
  • Basic - Light shield for lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing end caps.Cook line. **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.Cook line **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in cold holding unit.Reach in coolers on the cook line. **Warning**
  • Basic - No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided. **Warning**
  • Basic - Reuse of single-use articles.Plastic vodka bottle used as chill stick **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.throughout the cook line. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.200 ppm. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted, soiled material on slicer. **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.throughout the coolers. **Warning**
7/30/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Clean knives/utensils stored in crevices between equipment. On cooks line between equipment
  • 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. Set up wash, sanitize. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food contact lexans, pots, and trays outside back door with no protection to environment
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On lexans outside back door
  • Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Forks beside freezer on front line
  • Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light not provided inside equipment where food is stored. In walk in
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. Throughout kitchen
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pasta in reach in beside oven, held at 58? **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Storing scrub sponges, sink inaccessible
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At sink beside dough mixer
3/12/2013Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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