Biff Burger, 3939 N 49 St, St. Petersburg, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: BIFF BURGER
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3939 N 49 St, St. Petersburg, FL 33709
License #: 6200049
Total inspections: 16
Last inspection: 07/08/2014

Ratings Summary

Based on 1 vote

Overall Rating:
****•
4.5
Ratings in categories:
Food:
****
4.0
Service:
*****
5.0
Price:
*****
5.0
Ambience:
*****
5.0
Cleanliness:
****
4.0

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. (Two cooks on main line.)
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. (Large puddle in covered storage by soda box area)
  • Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. (Paper trays at wait station and take out styrofoam near grill) **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor multiple areas.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. (Observed wait staff pour coffee and rinse pot in hand sink -sole sink-at bar.)
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. (Cut tomatoes and lettuce at cookline at 6am. Educated operator and cooks about time as a public health control for cut lettuce and tomatoes. Operator moved items to walk in cooler.) **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
07/08/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. (Cook with multiple non band rings and dangling bracelet)
  • Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid with full can of trash. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. (Cookline)
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. (Takeout trays at front line) **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. (In kitchen and at bar) **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. (Lettuce, and pooled eggs at cookline). Corrective action taken.
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. (For items not properly cold holding on ice that staff states they go thru quickly.)
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. (Orange chemical in bottle at mop sink and at bar.) **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
4/9/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In bean tub in walk in cooler and ice bin at bar area.
  • 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. By front hand wash sink.
  • Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Beans in tubs on floor in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Bar area.
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Not inverted and in customer area.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Cooks line and reach in cooler gaskets.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On counter on cooks line and in bar area. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 200ppm **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Cheese resting on top of palate of eggs on cook line. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Tubs stored in hand wash sink at bar area.
  • Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Hand wash sink on cooks line. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At mop sink with pink liquid. **Repeat Violation**
12/9/2013Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer.
  • Basic - Cook with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Beard hangs several inches off chin.
  • Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Stored on cookline counter and soda machine drip tray.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Table creamers, ultra-pasteurized, at 78°F. Some read requiring refrigeration, some without that label. Creamers set out were discarded. New creamers handed out at customer request. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue cleaner. **Corrected On-Site**
5/31/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. cases of food in kitchen area
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pooled eggs - ham- sausage held on cooks line 51-59 degrees note items placed in freezer Corrected On Site.
  • Observed reuse of single-service articles. tin foil pans
  • Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination. plastic knifes in drive through area
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled chemical spray bottle. in kitchen area containing window cleaner
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. missing on outside hose bib in mop sink area
10/22/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. box of onion rings ,walk in cooler Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. ham at 47 degrees F, ice bath at cookline - temporarily moved to reach in freezer Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. milk at wait station; temporarily moved to reach in freezer Corrected On Site.
7/16/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location. ice scoop stored on beverage drain board in drive thru area
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location. scoop stored on outside ice machine
  • Missing drain plug at dumpster.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation. seven employees on shift
  • Critical - Observed employee handling soiled equipment or utensils then engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. employees not washing hands prior to placing gloves on at the cooks line area Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.missing on employee doing food prep
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. cup in bbq sauce in walk in cooler
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. using cup as ice scoop in ice container in waitress area
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. ham and sausage on cooks line 70 degrees Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pancake batter on cooks line 67 degrees Corrected On Site. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. chlorene sanitizing container more than 100 ppm
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled chemical spray bottle. containing windex in warewashing area
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. on cooks line
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. condiment containers not labeled of contents on guests tables
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. condiment containers on cooks line not labeled of contents
  • Critical - out date employee training expired 2011
1/19/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
8/31/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. two doir reach in cooler in prep area
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. walk in cooler off cooks line
  • Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. cooked mushrooms in reach in cooler at 55/57 cooked yesterday
  • Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. onions cooked yesterday stored in reach in cooler at 54 degrees
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. missing on person doing food prep
  • Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. touching cheese on cooks line Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. trays of hambuger buns in prep area
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. in ice bin on cooks line
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cheese-cold cuts in two door cooler 46/48 degrees
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cheese-hamburger-cold cuts in walk in cooler 44/48 degrees
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pancake batter on cooks line 79 degrees
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pooled eggs on cooks line 54 dEgrees
  • Observed reuse of single-service articles. foil containers
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. chili-cooked onions -cooked mushrooms hot holding at 92/102 degrees note items reheated to 165 degrees Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice). cooked onions and cooked mushrooms
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. condiment containers not labeled of contents in front and back of house front of house honey and syrup containers
8/29/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on kitchen storage shelves.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
  • Observed garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up.
  • Critical - Observed grill line food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in coolers soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Observed single-service items stored on outside storeroom floor.
  • Critical - Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination.
  • Observed walls soiled with accumulated food debris.
  • Soiled cloths, linen, aprons, coats, or other uniform apparel not kept in a suitable container prior to laundering.
3/16/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in freezer between use.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical. Observed missing/inaccurate warewashing machine data plate.
  • Observed detergent and sanitizer mixed together improperly and used for wiping cloths.
  • Critical. Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Observed open dumpster lids.
  • Observed garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable.
  • Observed walls soiled with accumulated food debris.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item improperly stored.
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
  • Critical. Exit signs not properly illuminated. For reporting purposes only.
11/3/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in deep freezer between use.
  • Outside ice machine ice scoop not stored in clean container.
  • Observed employees with no hair restraints.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of outside ice machine.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up.
  • Critical. Covered waste receptacles not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at grill line handwashing lavatory.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Observed grease on the ground behind dumpster.
  • Observed garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
  • Kitchen storeroom floor not maintained smooth and durable.
  • Observed trash debris accumulated on outside storeroom floor.
  • Observed walls soiled with accumulated food debris.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions.
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle in outside canwash area.
  • Observed unnecessary items in outside storeroom area.
  • Critical. Exit signs not properly illuminated. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Observed extension cord in use for non-temporary period in kitchen storeroom. For reporting purposes only.
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
7/7/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.[walkin] Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.[walkin freezer]
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.[scooping ice with glass] Corrected On Site.
  • Observed reuse of single-service articles.
  • Critical. Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed.[current]
4/15/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit.{MGNT WILL BEGIN USING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL}
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature.[wings,fries,tater tots] Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable.[damaged tile]
9/1/2009Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 5/20/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 10/27/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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1 User Review:

Tim

Added on Jul 16, 2016 4:43 PM
Food:
****
Service:
*****
Price:
*****
Ambience:
*****
Cleanliness:
****
Been coming here for years, I'm an auto enthusiast and as such irreplaceable icons like this need to be understood as with cars. Big portions of basic classic favorites. Prices are awesome.Biff is as transparent as you get, you know when you buy the soul and ambiance of a 50yr old sports car, it won't have air bags or dealer support.. It's clear. You have seen American Graffiti? Come here now. Are you a Yelp whiner? Leave us alone.
Would you recommend BIFF BURGER to others? Yes
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