Bratta's Piano Bar & Ristorante, 12984 S Cleveland Ave, Fort Myers, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: BRATTA'S PIANO BAR & RISTORANTE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 12984 S Cleveland Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33907
License #: 4606353
Total inspections: 13
Last inspection: 10/07/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Fixed equipment exposed to spillage not sealed to adjoining equipment/walls. Handwash sink in back food prep area near dry storage room detaching from wall. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of potatoes stored on floor in walk in cooler and boxes of food stored in floor in walk in freezer.
  • Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Can opener rusting.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed container of sugar/salt not labeled.
  • High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. One 88.2 oz can of Fronte Artichoke Hearts. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw hamburger 48°F and raw beef 53°F placed in reach in cooler an hour ago. Food grade plastic bags of ice placed on top. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of gray-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
  • 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.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Precooked foods in walk in cooler.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle in back food prep area containing toxic substance not labeled.
10/07/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
08/18/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • No Violations Were Observed
08/04/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment in chemical/mop sink room and back dry storage room. **Warning**
  • Basic - Clean knives/utensils stored in crevices between equipment. Observed spatula stored between wall and three compartment sink. **Warning**
  • Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Observed water building up on inside of reach in cooler across from fryers at cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Warning**
  • Basic - Fixed equipment exposed to spillage not sealed to adjoining equipment/walls. Handwash sink in back food prep/dishwash area detaching from wall. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor soiled in men's restroom in front of urinal. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hole in wall in back dry storage room. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Bar. **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers in back dry storage room. **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter, steak, and soup 45°F in walk in freezer. All items placed on ice and walk in freezer opened ajar. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb inside garbage enclosure. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No certified food manager for establishment. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Bar. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Bar. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory on lunch menu. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. **Warning**
6/16/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No certified food manager for establishment. **Warning**
6/9/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No certified food manager for establishment. **Warning**
4/8/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl with no handle used to scoop bread crumbs. **Warning**
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Warning**
  • Basic - Clean equipment stored on floor. Observed dish racks stored on floor. **Warning**
  • Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Observed water building up on inside of reach in coolers at cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water behind wine walk in cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris behind wine walk in cooler and in corner in front of ice machine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Observed frozen calamari, pork, and fish thawing in standing water. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cut tomatoes cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chopped tomatoes 56°F in reach in cooler at cookline. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • 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. Observed barehand contact with ready to eat limes and lemons at bar. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Calamari 46°F in reach in cooler at cookline. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No certified food manager for establishment. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Bar. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Bar. **Warning**
1/31/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Observed soup, raw chicken and cous cous not covered in walk in cooler.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. Observed about five employees between kitchen and bar area.
4/4/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed employee with open sores/cuts/burns handling food. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Observed wiping cloth solution at 0 ppm concentration. Repeat Violation.
  • Wet wiping cloths not stored in sanitizing solution between uses and storedon cutting board. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
8/29/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength in wiping cloth solution. Soap was used as sanitizer. Corrected On Site. Now, chlorine is used. New solution 55 ppm.
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container. Observed two bowls used as scoop in bread crumps containers.
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. Observed lack of quaternary ammonium test kit at dishmachine (chlorine test kit present instead if quaternary ammonium). Observed lack of quaternary ammonium test kit at three compartment sink of bar area.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical - Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area (cookline). Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint at cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair. Observed water inside reach in cooler at cookline.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food. Observed open beverage container stored inside reach in cooler and then moved near prep area (near flour containers). Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed pasta at 65 degrees F and butter at 55 degrees F at the top of reach in cooler in front of cookline. Corrective action taken. Foods placed inside reach in cooler.
  • Observed three cutting boards grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable (two cutting board at cookline and one near three compartment sink).
  • Critical - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Observed 0 ppm at three compartment sink at bar area.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed about four wet wiping cloths in cutting board near cookline, and other three at bar area. Corrected On Site.
6/25/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - OBSERVED LICENSED EXPIRED - CORRECT ON SITE - CASE #29777
  • Critical - OBSERVED NO CONSUMER ADVISORY FOR RAW OR UNDER COOKED ANIMAL PRODUCTS (CORRECTED ON SITE)
  • Critical - OBSERVED NO READING ON SANITIZER TEST STRIP FOR THE DISH MACHINE (CORRECTED ON SITE) NEW SANITIZER HOOK UP
  • Critical - OBSERVED SEVERAL ITEMS IN THE WALK-IN COOLER NOT DATE MARKED, PASTA, MASHED POTATO
2/23/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength - 0ppm. please set up 3 comp. sink to sanitize Food contact surfaces.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times - storing bucket, next to steamer. Corrected On Site.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers - dry storage room.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees - front restroom - bar and back restroom is not used.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food - raw tuna stored over cooked shrimp, raw seafood over pasta. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin - bar.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area - milk jug in liquor walk-in cooler. Corrected On Site.
9/20/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures - reach-in across from fryers found at ambient temp. of 57 F. All PHF removed.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers - dry storage room.
  • Critical - No thermometer provided to measure temperature of food product.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair - reach-in cooler across from fryers.
  • Critical - Observed objectionable odors in bathroom.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit - cooked chicken and raw chicken in reach-in cooler across from fryers found at 57 F. Corrected On Site. Disgarded product.
5/18/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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