Empress Garden Chinese & Thai, 8404 Lockwood Ridge Rd, Sarasota, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations

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Business Info

Name: Empress Garden Chinese & Thai
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 8404 Lockwood Ridge Rd, Sarasota, FL 34243
License #: 5104389
Total inspections: 16
Last inspection: 08/05/2014
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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Cases of meat and buckets of food.
  • Basic - In-use rice scoop/spoon stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
 08/05/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer.
 1/31/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer.
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. By walkin cooler
 9/24/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer.
 6/28/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee not following establishment's approved Alternative Operating Procedure for bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food. Wait staff placing cut lemons on drinks without first washing hands.
 2/13/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Cook, food preparation employee, and sushi maker. Repeat Violation.
 10/18/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Cook, sushi maker, and waitstaff serving up soup.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Beef and chicken, walkin cooler.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Spices
 6/15/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. Hood
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Sushi maker, food preparation employee and cook.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Recently preapared sushi all 50F, discussed with operator. [iced] Corrected On Site.
 2/2/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
 10/13/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. Rice and tempura mix. Repeat Violation.
 4/27/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked. Numerous items in walkin freezer repackaged not labeled or datemarked
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. Rice, sugar, salt.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Women's restroom
  • Critical. Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area. Observed Alka Seltzer and bandaids stored on shelf above dishes and plastic wrap.
 1/3/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. Rice, sugar, salt, etc.
 9/22/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit.
  • Critical. Observed food boxes stored on floor in walkin cooler and freezer
  • Critical. Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Clean utensils not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
 5/18/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
 7/31/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 1/23/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 10/14/2008Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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