- Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Lave rich / stone bowls used to serve food. **Warning**
- Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. **Warning**
- High Priority - Cooked potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Refried beans made yesterday still at 45°F in walkin cooler. Employee reeducated on proper cooling method, beans placed into pans shallower to allow for proper cooling. Corrective action taken. **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. Employee cut lime and touched cheese with bare hands. employee reeducated on hand washing and glove usage. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Refined beans in walkin cooler over night at 45°F. Beans placed into two pans to allow for faster cooling. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- High Priority - Spray bottle with chemical/toxic substance stored near/on/above food preparation surface or food. Spray bottle facing bottles on pop on dry goods rack in kitchen. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times in back of kitchen blocked by tables. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink near registers. **Warning**
- Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink in back of kitchen. **Warning**
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09/25/2014 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- No Violations Were Observed
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5/15/2014 | Routine - Food | Admin. Complaint Callback Complied |
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sausage , cheese, lettuce, onions etc in reachin cooler across from cookline at 50-55F. A,Binet temperature of cooler 51F. Food in unit less than 2 hours as per cook. All TCS foods moved to walkin cooler for cool down and cold holding. Corrective action taken. **Warning** on callback 3/5/14 observed beef 46°F, rice 51°F, sausage 50°F etc in reachin cooler across from cookline.
- 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. Reachin cooler across from cookline at 51F ambient temperature. All TCS foods moved to walkin cooler. **Warning**. On callback 3/5/14 observed reachin cooler across from cookline ambient temperature at 46-56°F depending n where ambient was taken within unit. All TCS foods moved to walkin cooler.
- Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Beef not date marked in walkin cooler over 24 hours. **Warning**
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3/5/2014 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended |
- Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop salsa. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture under handsink by 3 compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sausage , cheese, lettuce, onions etc in reachin cooler across from cookline at 50-55°F. A,Binet temperature of cooler 51°F. Food in unit less than 2 hours as per cook. All TCS foods moved to walkin cooler for cool down and cold holding. Corrective action taken. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink blocked in corner of kitchen. **Warning**
- Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink by 3 compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site** **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. Reachin cooler across from cookline at 51°F ambient temperature. All TCS foods moved to walkin cooler. **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. Beef not date marked in walkin cooler over 24 hours. **Warning**
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3/4/2014 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- No Violations Were Observed
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11/13/2013 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food ( sugar ) from bin in prep area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Basic - Interior of microwave on main cookline soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification. **Warning**
- Intermediate - No certified food manager for establishment. **Warning**
- Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sinks in kitchen. **Corrected On-Site** **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. **Warning**
- Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink in very back corner of kitchen. **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. No date marking on premises . **Warning**
- Intermediate - Spray bottles containing toxic substance not labeled. **Warning**
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9/9/2013 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food from salsa bin. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Pot of soup cooling on floor in walkin cooler . **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Fish thawing in standing water. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored in food preparation area with potential to cause cross contamination. Spray bottle cleaner stored over clean dishware.
- Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink by 3 compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
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4/17/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. Water heater functions properly as per management, but is off due to gas pressure test today scheduled for today, 9/26/12.
- Critical - No proper chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used for wiping cloths.
- Critical - No thermometer provided to measure temperature of food product.
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9/26/2012 | Food-Licensing Inspection | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
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