Highlands Restaurant, 3066 S Florida Ave, Inverness, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: HIGHLANDS RESTAURANT
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3066 S Florida Ave, Inverness, FL 34450
License #: 1901285
Total inspections: 10
Last inspection: 5/20/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Cardboard used to cover kitchen floor.
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Dining room under counter.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Front.
  • High Priority - Cooked meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - ready-to-eat food intended to be heated as a sole ingredient not immediately heated to 145 degrees F after bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen.
  • High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Waffle and pancake batter and stuffed peppers. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Shell eggs held at room temperature with an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. Outside back entrance.
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Front.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink missing in food preparation room or area.
  • Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
5/20/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Inside bulk food containers.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler.
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Bread in dining room.
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Flour.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Prep area.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles.
  • High Priority - Butter(singles) held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Dining room table. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Cooked vegetables hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly.
  • High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food.
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. Outside back entrance.
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed.
  • 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. Milk.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink missing in food preparation room or area.
  • Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
5/12/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Reachin freezer gaskets.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Onions
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Dishroom. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Glass blender cracked around lip. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Prepared foods stored in sour cream containers dated not named.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Egg beaters on top shelf in walkin cooler **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Gyro meat and chicken at 45° due to door opening frequently. Corrected by icing down **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions. Cook could not provide correct cook temperature for pork.
10/8/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. Septic tank lid **Warning**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Walkin cooler floor worn and rusting. **Repeat Violation**
6/6/2013Complaint FullCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on paper towel dispenser. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. Septic tank lid **Warning**
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door and door handles. **Warning**
  • Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Bucket of lids **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with soiled clothing. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Make table on cookline cold holding at 50° chicken at 54°. This violation must be corrected by 6/6/13 **Warning**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Walkin cooler floor worn and rusting. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Coffee and buttermilk flour. **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Door on make table does not close easily. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **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. This violation must be corrected by 6/6/13 **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken, tuna salad, dressing at 50° in make table - corrected by icing foods down and discarding raw chicken. This violation must be corrected by 6/6/13 **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. See stop sale. Egg flat **Warning**
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Raw chicken 54° in make table **Warning**
6/5/2013Complaint FullWarning Issued
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in dry storage area.
  • Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Walkin cooler floor worn and rusting.
  • Basic - Food stored in undrained ice. Fish in large containers of partially melted ice.
  • Basic - Objectionable odor in establishment. Walkin cooler due to condition of floor.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Fish thawing in standing water in cookline handsink.
  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 ppm corrected by priming new reading is 50 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cookline handsink used for thawing fish. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Interior of 2 reach-in freezers soiled with accumulation of food residue. Dry storage upright and ice cream freezer.
3/22/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No plan review submitted for new ice machine installed outside. This violation must be corrected by : 12/17/12.
  • Critical - Observed an unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area- recently installed outside back door. This violation must be corrected by : 12/17/12.
  • Critical - Observed fish stored in undrained ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening- cottage cheese.
  • Critical - Observed unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area- 2 upright freezers outside unlocked- corrected by locking. Corrected On Site.
10/16/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 08A-12-1 Observed fish stored in undrained ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Violation: 53B-08-1 No proof of required employee training provided.
8/16/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, fire safety, bathroom requirements or other related requirements- approved for 32 seats per Department of Health due to septic restrictions- establishment has 57 seats. This violation must be corrected by : 8/6/12.
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on exterior surface of dishmachine.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Critical - Observed fish stored in undrained ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on walkin cooler floors.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on shelves with bottom on floor in walkin cooler.
  • 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- oatmeal.
  • Critical - Observed obstructed exits, stairs, hallways or egress- rear exit blocked by prep table. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit- butter patties left on table at room temperature 75F.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening- bulk meats in walkin cooler.
  • Critical - Observed shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells on cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in steamtable and ice bin in waitstation.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked- walkin cooler.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses on cookline. Corrected On Site.
6/4/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
4/25/2012Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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