Hickory Hollow, 4705 Us 301 N., Ellenton, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: HICKORY HOLLOW
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 4705 Us 301 N., Ellenton, FL 34222
License #: 5102125
Total inspections: 18
Last inspection: 10/28/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

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  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense flour.
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment on cook line.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade garbage bags used in direct contact to store food. Black plastic bags lining food grade sugar bins. Remove bags, or use food grade plastic bags to line containers.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt, sugar and flour bins.
  • High Priority - Bottle of 3in1 oil stored on food preparation surface. Rear prep table. **Corrected On-Site**
10/28/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
  • Basic - Cutting board opposite flat top has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor in WIC and WIF before delivery arrived.
  • Basic - Hole in wall below Dish Machine.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. WIC
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. House prepared BBQ sauce with beef base in pot on crate 95°F. Per chef sauce is not kept refrigerated or heated during the day. Per chef sauce has been out for 1 hour. Advised to reheat to 165°F. Explained house prepared sauce must be kept at 41°F or less, or 135°F or higher.
5/1/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Flour.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in freezer.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. WIC.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing clear liquid not labeled.
1/21/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Clean bowls and plates not stored inverted or in a protected manner at cook line make table, dessert hot table, and shelf above these areas.
  • Basic - Floor tiles missing at cook line where water is standing in place of tiles.
  • Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system over grill. Existing filters leave a gap.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by wait staff and bussers in wait station. 3 sink basins available but none called out specifically for hand washing.
  • Basic - Old, unused equipment stored outside. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Employee rinsed dishes for prep into dish machine rack in handwash sink at kitchen wait station area. Right side bay of large sink used as hand washing, wiping cloth bucket storage and dish rinsing.
  • Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels at hand sink in center of kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
3/27/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Violation: 42-11-1 Observed unnecessary items on the premise. [Large volume of unused equipment on several areas of property and building.] Repeat Violation.
10/2/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. [Behind front counter.]
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. [Center kitchen hand sink.]
  • Critical - Incomplete 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. Safestaff book provided, employee Safestaff tests completed, no original certificates provided.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. [Over food back prep area.]
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. [Glass door cooler]
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. [Raw shell eggs over cut melon in glass door cooler] Corrected On Site.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise. [Large volume of unused equipment on several areas of property and building.] Repeat Violation.
7/31/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Resting against dish area curtain in walking path. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Expired 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. Some employees training expired in 2011.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. Open gap at end over grill. For reporting purposes only.
  • Light not functioning over wait staff area. Work area very dark.
  • Observed accumulation of unused equipment and other various items on premise such as boxes of old bottles, old computer equipment, lawn debris. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed several cookline employees with no hair restraint.
2/24/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions and employee must wash hand sign at drink prep area
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions at kitchen Corrected On Site.
  • Observed accumulation of unused equiptment and other various items on premise.
  • Observed box of single-service items stored on floor in back storage area and inside storage area.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Observed container of raw beef over container of pickles in walk in cooler.
  • Observed scoop for powdered sugar lacking handle.
8/4/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried-plastic drinking cups at drink station
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Observed boxes of food stored on floorn walk in freezer.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor.Observed boxes of to go cups lids and package of to go containers on floor in back storage area.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise,tires , unused equiptment , containers,kegs and other various items.
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed sanitizer at 0ppm Corrected On Site to 50ppm.
1/27/2011Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Dishwash sanitizer at 25ppm. Establishment must use three compartment sink to wash, rinse and sanitize utensils and dishwareuntil dishwash machine is capable of properly sanitizing.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed spoons , spatulas, and other utensils not stored handle side up in storage container on dry storage shelves.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor.Observed boxes of single service items stored on floor in storage area.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise. Observed tires,old equiptment , furniture ,and other various items storedon outside of property. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Portable fire extinguisher not properly mounted at least 4 inches off the floor and the top no higher than 5 feet off the floor. For reporting purposes only. Observed fire extinguisher stored on floor in between walk in coolers.
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured in hallway by walk in coolers.
10/12/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit-two door reach in cooler
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit-prep cooler
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food-walk in freezer
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. Observed boxes of food stored on floor in walk in cooler and walk in freezer.
  • Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Observed employee pull bread buns out of bag with bare hands in contact with bread buns. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only. Observed missing hood filter.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed plastic container holding spoons , tongs and other utensils not stored inverted.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Observed plastic cups not properly air dried before stacking.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item stored by food. Observed toxic spray cleaner stored next to crackers at wait station.
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise. Observed unused cooking equiptment , boxes, furniture , etc on property outside of kitchen.
4/28/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit- General Electric brand reach in cooler at wait station
  • Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Observed employee touch hamburger type buns with bare hands. Inspector informed operator of barehand contact and employee put gloves on. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Observed dishwash machine sanitizer at 25 ppm. Establishment must use three compartment sink to wash rinse and sanitize dishware and utensils until dishwash machine can properly sanitize dishware and utensils.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
  • AC vent covers missing above reach in cooler.
  • Wall not smooth and easily cleanable. Observed exposed wood beam in between walls in dishwash area.
  • Wall not smooth and easily cleanable behind dishwash machine.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food. Observed jacket and magazine stored on top of sugar bin.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise-observed unused equiptment, cardboard boxes, ice machine , reach in cooler and miscellaneous items in back of property.
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
12/23/2009Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Violation: 05-09-1 No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.
  • Violation: 42-03-1 Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Violation: 51-11-1 Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
12/22/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Observed carton of eggs stored over ready to eat products in reach in coole .
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. Observed carton of cabbage stored on floor. Establishment just received shipment.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise in back single storage area.
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • 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
10/21/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 6/17/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 6/16/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 12/9/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 7/25/2008Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied

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