Waffle House #719, 3639 W Hwy 90, Lake City, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: WAFFLE HOUSE #719
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3639 W Hwy 90, Lake City, FL 32055
License #: 2200358
Total inspections: 18
Last inspection: 09/08/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Walk in cooler floor.
  • Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Gatorade in front reach in cooler. Moved to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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. Handle in lettuce on front line. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Soiled cloths, linen, aprons, coats, or other uniform apparel not kept in a suitable container prior to laundering. Used apron on prep table with hot wells in back room. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Front line. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
09/08/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door.
  • 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. Hash browns on line **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. 3 on front line **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Front line, right of grill: hash browns 49°,temperature adjusted, lids closed, technician called for service. tomato 62°and lettuce 48° (discarded),
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Grill cook
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Next to hand sink on front line
4/15/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. 200 ppm, adjusted **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
2/6/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. Back room **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Right of grill, employee salad **Corrected On-Site** **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. Hash browns, front line **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Hose attached to faucet at three-compartment/food preparation/handwash sink eliminating required air gap. Pre-rinse on front line **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler. Left of grill, open beef over pork **Warning**
  • High Priority - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Batter end date 11/25/13, not in use, discarded **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. 200 ppm, adjusted **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. Tina **Warning**
12/2/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - 4-603.15(A) old labels on clean and in use containers. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Dry storage, at least 2
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. Right end **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Red bull by forks **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Men's restroom, front line **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Soiled cloths, linen, aprons, coats, or other uniform apparel not kept in a suitable container prior to laundering. Hanging on fire extinguisher in back room. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Both ends of front line **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Spray bottle handle and cap on same table as warmers in back room **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Batter from yesterday **Corrected On-Site**
  • Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Back room on left wall, front line by cash register
9/30/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Intermediate - Food service manager not certified within 30 days of employment. Tena **Warning**
6/10/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Broken by 3 comp sink **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.one door upright cooler at front counter **Warning**
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. **Warning**
  • Basic - Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area. One, front counter **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 52? creamer and milk in one door upright cooler, front counter, corrective action: 2 packaged milk discarded, creamer relocated to another cooler; cheese and mushrooms on prep unit at 55?, corrective action:iced down **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of 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. Upright cooler, one door at front counter, foods at 52? **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Food service manager not certified within 30 days of employment. Tena **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. **Warning**
4/8/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Food employee not using hand sanitizer after washing hands as required by the Alternative Operating Procedure for bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Cookline reachin **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed accumulation of debris in three-compartment sink drain boards
  • Critical - Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Cook repeatedly touched raw eggs and meats and did ot wash hands afterwards
  • Observed equipment in poor repair. Fan guard missing in reachin
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Portable steam table in rear kitchen
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Cookline, reachin near kitchen door
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Hamburger 46-48, pork chops 52, steak 46. Pork chops iced down. Other foods back to 43 or less. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food held using time as a public health control with no time marking. Food may not be served. Eggs
  • Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Gap at bottom of back door
  • Critical - Shell eggs held in a unit maintaining an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Eggs held at room temperature of 76?.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. None
11/19/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, linens or single-service not properly stored.PANS ON FLOOR
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.WHITE
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.LIDS
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface.HANDSINK IN DISH AREA
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by food.PERFUME WITH ONION Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.ON COUNTER
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.0PPM
3/27/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Handwashing sanitizer lacking at handwashing lavatory. Establishment is using an alternative operating procedure, but does not have hand sanitizer at rear handsink.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Walkin Cooler
  • Critical - Observed employee improperly washing hands. Less than 20 seconds.
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. Lids are placed on waffle batter containers immediately after being mixed. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. chlorine 200ppm
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
7/13/2011Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. Bag of ice in walkin freezer.
  • Observed reachin cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Reachin cooler by waffle irons and reachin cooler by door into rear kitchen area
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. By front handsink
  • Observed gaskets with dirt build-up. Reachin cooler by door ro rear kitchen area
  • Critical. Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer bucket on cookline at 400+ chlorine. Bleached out test strip
1/21/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening open gallons of milk.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit cake cooler.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor lemons in walkin.
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container hash brown scoop.
  • Critical. Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands broke eggs then butter toast. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee improperly washing hands washed hands for 3 seconds. Corrected On Site.
  • Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable reachin racks rusted.
  • Critical. Thermotape failed to turn black to indicate that the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface.
  • Observed soiled dry wiping cloth in use.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination plates on counter.
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times in back.
  • Critical. Hood suppression system tag out-of-date. 6/09 For reporting purposes only.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
1/28/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
11/24/2009Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Critical. Original container: properly labeled, date marking
  • Critical. Please see inspection report for more details.
  • Critical. Food protection
  • In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • Critical. Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices (observed), alternative operation plan
  • Critical. Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices (observed), alternative operation plan
  • Critical. Sanitization-concentration and/or temperature
  • Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • Critical. Toxic items labeled and used properly
  • Critical. Fire extinguishers - proper and sufficient
  • Critical. Electrical wiring - adequate, good repair
7/2/2009Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • No Violations Were Observed
7/2/2009Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
No report available. 12/29/2008Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
No report available. 8/26/2008Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
No report available. 8/25/2008Routine - FoodWarning Issued

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