Garden Gyros, 3025 E Busch Blvd, Tampa, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: GARDEN GYROS
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3025 E Busch Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612
License #: 3911083
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 08/04/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

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  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. Behind ice machine
  • Basic - Cardboard used on floor as anti-slip measure not replaced every day or when heavily soiled, whichever comes first. Front of walk in freezer.
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Back kitchen/prep area.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On slicer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food stored in undrained ice. Tilapia filets/small black reach in cooler
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice cream scoops
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Breading basket on back shelf with old dry flour.
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Tilapia filets. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Sandwich make table, small black reach in cooler.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. Chicken.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles.
  • High Priority - Cut tomatoes cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sliced tomatoes 46 ° F, corrective action taken, placed in ice bath and placed in walk in freezer. Reached 39 ° F, **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in chest freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken gizzards **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Philly steak 46 ° F, corrective action taken, placed in ice bath and placed in walk in freezer. Reached 40 ° F, **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler. Sandwich make table.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
08/04/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Ceiling in disrepair. Water damage in dining room, on cook line **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Acoustic tiles in kitchen **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. By dish sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Fryers **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Storage room **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Cook line **Warning**
  • Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Handles cracked/peeling **Warning** On 4/29/2014- gyro meat pan
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease. By fryers **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained **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 **Warning** On 4/29/2014- sliced cheese placed in unit 1 hour ago at 58°f, put in walk in freezer
4/29/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Ceiling in disrepair. Water damage in dining room, on cook line **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Acoustic tiles in kitchen **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. By dish sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor tiles missing. Dry storage **Warning**
  • Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Grout missing by reach in cooler on cook line **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Fryers **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. Potato salad **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Storage room **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Restroom **Warning**
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
  • Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Chest freezer **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Cook line **Warning**
  • Basic - Reuse of ridged single-use container. Chest freezer **Warning**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ten (10) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in walk-in freezer **Warning**
  • Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Front counter and drive thru **Warning**
  • Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Handles cracked/peeling **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler floor soiled. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Between fryers and fire extinguisher system **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. By ice machine **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease. By fryers **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cooked meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken wings 46°f cooked at 9pm, put in walk in freezer reached 42°f **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in chest freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Oysters over hush puppies **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Hamburger meat reached 38°f, Chicken 42°f, seasoned chicken 43°f after bing placed in walk in freezer **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. By dish sink **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. THIS MUST BE CORRECTED BY: April 26, 2014 **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 **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Water filter not changed according to manufacturer's instructions. No date **Warning**
2/26/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Fryers
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles.
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Acoustic ceiling tiles in kitchen not smooth, non-absorbant and easily cleanable , should be vinyl cieling tiles
  • Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair. Water damaged ceiling tiles
  • Basic - Hole in wall. By door to dining room
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Storage area
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
  • Basic - Shelf under preparation table soiled with food debris.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled.
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • High Priority - Cut lettuce/cabbage/spinach/kale/chard cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 48° moved to ice bath and cooled back to 41° **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Cut tomatoes cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 48° moved to ice bath and cooled back to 41° **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ground beef 48° moved to ice bath and cooled back to 41° **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Bathroom
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. In bathroom **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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. Both major reach-in-cooler units product stored in ice bath or in walk-in cooler
  • Intermediate - Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. No date marking
9/17/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.fryer sides
  • Basic - Ceiling in disrepair. Water damaged ceiling tiles
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Acoustic ceiling tiles not smooth, non-absorbant and easly cleanable in all of kitchen should be vinyl ceiling tiles
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris.
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Ten (10) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in walk-in cooler. Walk-in freezer
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Cooked meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Wings 49° returned to reach-in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment.
6/13/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Ceiling in disrepair. Water damaged ceiling tiles
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Acoustic ceiling tiles in kitchen and preperation area should be replaced wit vinyl ceiling tiles
  • 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.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/soil residue on dry storage shelves.
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Light not functioning. Wif
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Storage area
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled. Walk-in freezer
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **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.
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers.
  • Intermediate - Water filter not changed according to manufacturerys instructions.
3/11/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair.water damaged tiles
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.shrimp 44,cheese 45,chicken 45 in walk-in at 13:22 Corrected On Site. @13:55 cheese 42,chix 42,shrimp 42
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.reach-in
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris. behind preparation table ,under handsink and 3compartment sink
  • Wall not smooth and easily cleanable. behind preparation table
9/27/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Light not functioning.freezer
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.missing end cap in storage
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.mini refrigerator
  • Critical - Observed a designated employee eating/drinking/smoking area located in a food preparation or other restricted area. by slicer on preparation table
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair.water damaged tiles
  • Critical - Observed employee improperly washing hands.with gloves on Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.shrimp at 48 degrees in mini refrigerator corrective action taken ice added at 12:50
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
  • Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.mini refrigerator ,3door reach-in
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
5/18/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Hood not cleaned to bare metal prior to surfaces becoming heavily contaminated with grease or oily sludge. For reporting purposes only.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.storage shelves ,walk-in shelves
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.hood filters
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.reach-in freezer ,reach-in cooler
  • Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers.
  • Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.reach-in cooler
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris.prep area
11/29/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust.walk-in fan covering
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.hood filters
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor.cooks line
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.sugar Corrected On Site.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage.sugar
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. cut cheese and meats in walk-in
  • Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers.
  • Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.reach-in
  • Critical - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. backdoor
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
7/14/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair.water damaged tiles
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Observed gasket torn/in disrepair.reach-in
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. cheese
  • Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. beyond change date
1/26/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/3/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Violation: 02-22-1 Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
  • Violation: 14-36-1 Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.line reach-in
  • Violation: 15-32-1 Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Violation: 15-35-1 Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable.barewood shelves in storage
  • Critical. Violation: 32-15-1 No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.drive-thru
  • Violation: 38-07-1 Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.storage
  • Critical. Violation: 53B-08-1 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.
9/29/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.line reach-in
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable.barewood shelves in storage
  • Observed single-service articles improperly stored.not inverted
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.drive-thru
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.drive-thru
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated food debris.walk-in fan covering
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.storage
  • Critical. Observed toxic item stored by utensils.spray bottle hanging on dish rack
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
  • Critical. Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. This violation must be corrected by : 9/29/10.
  • 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. Pro
7/29/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued

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