Evie's Tavern & Grill Tampa Inc, 5897 Whitfield Ave, Sarasota, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: EVIE'S TAVERN & GRILL TAMPA INC
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 5897 Whitfield Ave, Sarasota, FL 34243
License #: 5104031
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: 10/01/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar **Warning**
  • Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact shelf cover. **Warning**
10/01/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonbagged garbage in dumpster. **Warning**
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact shelf cover. **Warning**
  • Basic - Single-service items stored on floor. Pizza boxes, styrofoam cups, deli papers, etc dry storage shed. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. Cook **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Hotdogs50°F, cut tomatoes 50°F, etccookline reaching cooler **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Pizza sold by the slice, made upon opening but not marked. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Kitchen cookline **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. Cook line reaching cooler 55°F **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. Walking cooler, soup, sauce, salad, cooked potatoes, ribs, etc. **Warning**
09/30/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar
  • Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact shelf cover.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue. By dry storage.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Walkin cooler, lasagne, chicken, soup, sauce, pasta, eggplant, etc.
4/21/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Salsa
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Next to slicer
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Backpack, cellphones
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to cutting/shredding. Celery **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact shelf cover.
  • Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up.
  • Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food.
  • Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. Pizza prep
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Several wiping cloths strewn around kitchen
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Rolling rack shelves in walkin cooler
  • Intermediate - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Pizza prep **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled.cookline
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Pizza prep **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - cold holding units to maintain potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Small 2 door unit by slicer, ambient air 50°F, cold cuts recently sliced already at 48°F moved to another cooler. This unit not to be use until serviced and maintaining temperature 41°F or below.
11/14/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Ceiling in disrepair. Water dripping from kitchen ceiling after heavy rain but not affecting food prep.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar
  • Basic - Single-service items stored on floor in dry storage area.
  • Basic - utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up, spatulas, serving spoons, ladles, etc
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Bar
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue.
6/7/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. Handled raw chicken, changed gloves but did not wash hands. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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 assembling salad, touching cut tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, etc with bare hands. Also, waitstaff touching cut lemons for beverages. Discussed with person in charge.
  • High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage y direct contact with food. Chicken sitting on cardboard box top. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
1/23/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Dishwash area
  • Drain cover(s) missing. [2] Kitchen by 3 compartment sink and waitstation.
  • Critical - Hand sink missing at dishwashing machine or area. Handsink not operable
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. Dishwash area
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location. Outdoor ice scoop
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Pizza prep handsink
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Steamtable area
  • Critical - Observed nonready-to-eat food handled by employees without the use of gloves, deli paper, scoops, tongs or other utensils. No tongs at waitstation for lemon slices.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. Box of plastic cups inside restaurant and cups, napkins and pizza boxes in dry storage shed.
9/20/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, linens or single-service not properly stored. Utensils not stored handle up [spatulas, serving spoons, potatoe masher, etc] Also silverware [spoons and forks]
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location. Ice scoop stored on top of outdoor ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open beverage cutting board preparation table Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Walkin cooler, produce and bread.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area. Sanitizer bucket stored on cutting board preparation table.
5/10/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Violation: 34-02-1 Dumpster not on proper pad.
  • Violation: 38-07-1 Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Walkin cooler
2/14/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Walkin cooler food and ambient air 50F This violation must be corrected by : 2/14/12.
  • Dumpster not on proper pad.
  • Garbage enclosure area in disrepair. Retaining dirty water, dumpster moved on ground next to enclosed area.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Ran out of paper towels at cookline handsink during inspection and not replaced.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Walkin cooler
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Bar
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walkin cooler, ham, turkey,chicken, dairy all 50F. Advised to discard, move to other coolers, or ice down products. This violation must be corrected by : 2/14/12.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. Styrofoam takeout containers
2/13/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, linens or single-service not properly stored. Utensils not stored handle up. [wisk, serving spoons, spatulas]
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by thawing hotdogs. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hood suppression system tag out-of-date. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Bar handsink
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Observed employee placing toppings on pizza with barehands. Establishment claims to have an AOP but cannot find paperwork. Discussed requirements with operator, left information.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Thawing hotdogs Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature. Hotdogs Corrected On Site.
11/28/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hood suppression system tag out-of-date. November 2010, For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Observed employee making pizza without gloves. [placing toppings on] Provided industry bulletin on barehand contact with ready to eat foods. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed beer bottles stored in ice used for drinks. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Observed pizza maker return from outside and put on gloves without first washing hands.
  • Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee making pizza without gloves. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Outside ice machine and waitstation.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Small plastic cups inside large seasoning containers [pepper, garlic, oregano] and another inside relish at cookline reachin cooler.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Observed raw poultry stored over shredded cheese, walkin cooler.
  • Critical - Observed shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. Walkin cooler
  • Critical - Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided. Burgers on menu cooked to order. Put sign up during inspection. Corrected On Site.
8/3/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Violation: 13-03-1 Observed employee with no hair restraint. Cook, food preparation employee. Callback 4/18/11, cook, food preparation employee [Vito] not wearing hair restraint. All others have hats [dishwasher, bartender]
  • Violation: 14-32-1 Observed establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food-contact surface. Shelving for salad dressings, condiments, sauces, canned goods, soda boxes, cooking oil. Callback 4/18/11 pourous plywood as shelves where food is kept.
  • Violation: 14-50-1 Observed a nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. Callback 4/18/11 non food grade basting brush still in use on cookline, metal band reading 3 ".
  • Critical - Violation: 32-15-1 No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. [bar] Callback 4/18/11 no sign posted at bar These can be printed from our website.
  • Critical - Violation: 32-15-1 No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. [kitchen cookline ] Callback 4/18/11 no handwash sign posted at kitchen cookline handsink.
  • Critical - Violation: 32-15-1 No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.[dishwash area]
4/18/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. [kitchen cookline and bar]
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. [kitchen cookline]
  • Critical - Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification and no one certifed at this location. This violation must be corrected by : 4/15/11.
  • Critical - Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. This violation must be corrected by : 4/15/11.
  • Critical - No Certified Food Manager for establishment. This violation must be corrected by : 4/15/11.
  • No Heimlich maneuver sign posted.[choking]
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. [bar]
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. [kitchen cookline ]
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.[dishwash area]
  • 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. This violation must be corrected by : 4/15/11.
  • Observed a nonfood-grade basting brush used in food.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Observed employee scooping foods with barehands. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee eating at kitchen pass through window. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Cook, food preparation employee.
  • Observed establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food-contact surface. Shelving for salad dressings, condiments, sauces, canned goods, soda boxes, cooking oil.
  • Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee scooping foods with barehands. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. [bar]
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Coldcuts, ham, and cheese, portioned and wrapped without datemarking, reachin cooler.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Observed raw hamburger patties stored over hotdogs, cookline reachin cooler.
  • Critical - Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination. Open sacks of flour.
2/15/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
11/23/2010Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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