- Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
- Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact container.
- Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - In-use rice scoop/spoon stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 80° f. **Repeat Violation**
- 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 - Open dumpster lid.
- Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Exceeds 200 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar, flour, cornstarch.
- Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Fried chicken, beef ribs. **Repeat Violation**
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10/29/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - In-use rice scoop/spoon stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 85° f
- Basic - Lack of toilet tissue at each toilet. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. Wanton in reach in freezer.
- Basic - Paper towel used as liner for food container. Egg rolls, and fried chicken in reach in cooler, and egg rolls and fried chicken in reach in freezer.
- Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. **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. Pork, chicken, rice.
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4/28/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- 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. **Warning**
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3/20/2014 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended |
- Basic - Clean wipe cloth used to cover container in walk in cooler.
- Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- Basic - Equipment in poor repair. True reach in cooler.
- Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
- Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. Cut ginger.
- Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- Basic - Paper towel used as liner for food container. Chicken.
- Basic - Raw animal food stored above unwashed produce. Raw chicken over vegetables.
- High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Egg roll and sauce.
- High Priority - Cooked meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken.
- High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands.
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw chicken over cooked chicken.
- High Priority - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Eight 8 pound containers of sweet and sour chicken dated 09/29/13.
- Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling.
- 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. **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. Pork, chicken, egg roll, ribs.
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10/11/2013 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic tak-out containers used for sauces and seasonings. **Admin Complaint**
- Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Raw chicken in the walkin cooler. **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Clean knives/utensils stored in crevices between equipment in the kitchen **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Food stored on floor. Raw chicken being prepped on the floor in the kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit next to the rice cookers, **Admin Complaint** **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food in the freezers and walkin cooler.
- Basic - Raw animal food stored above unwashed produce. Raw chicken over produce in the walkin cooler. **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt
- High Priority - Cooked meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked battered chicken at 47-49°
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food found greater than 47 degrees Fahrenheit but less than 70 degrees Fahrenheit more than six hours. See stop sale. Cooked battered chicken.
- Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Pork in the chest freezer. **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
- 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 used. Cooked pork, cooked battered chicken, cooked rice, eggrolls, cooked pork ribs in the walkin cooler are not date marked. **Admin Complaint**
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6/12/2013 | Routine - Food | Administrative complaint recommended |
- Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. Has quaternary test paper and establishment needs CHLORINE TEST PAPER.
- Critical - Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface. Cloth under a prepped green pepper in thee bainmarie cooler on the cooks line. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Raw chicken in the walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
- 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. plastic bowls used to scoop rice, flour and stach. 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. Plastic bowls used to scoop sauces and spices. Corrected On Site.
- Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Long handled scoop by a rice cooker in the rear of the kitchen. Corrected On Site.
- Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Tongs in 91 degree water. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored above vegetables in the walkin cooler Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked. Cubed pork in a chest freezer.
- Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. cooked chicken and pork in the walkin cooler.
- Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
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10/29/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.---top of RIC
- Observed employee with no hair restraint.---cook. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink.---mop sink.
- Observed hole in wall.---men's bathroom.
- Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
- Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination.---take-home containers. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area.---butane over steam table. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.---oil, cooking wine, soy sauce
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4/11/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Violation: 02-26-1 Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Water
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2/20/2012 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/
- 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 This violation must be corrected by : 001/29/12.
- Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. Hood fiters Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed container of medicine improperly stored.
- Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. Grocery bag- Reach in freezer
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken-at 48* F -in kitchen- Corrective action - back in reach in cooler
- Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination.
- Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle.Clear and Green liquid-
- Observed utensils in poor condition. No handle on scoopes-
- Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.Pork- Chicken- Vegetables Eggrolls -In walk in cooler Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Water
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11/29/2011 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, in men's restroom.
- Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease, hood filters.
- Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up, reachin freezer.
- Observed reuse of single-service articles, plastic oil container top half used as scoop.
- Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, eggrolls in walkin cooler.
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2/2/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked in walkin cooler.
- Critical. Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination, flour.
- Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
- Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease, hood filters.
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8/24/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage, grocery plastic bags used to store foods.
- Critical. Observed soiled reach-in freezer gaskets.
- Observed reuse of single use articles,cooking oil plastic bottle cut and used as scoop.
- Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory in men's restroom.
- Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
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1/11/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening in walkin cooler.
- Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, beef and pork in fliptop reachin cooler.
- Critical. Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination.
- Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, raw chickens over rte vegetable in walkin cooler.
- Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Observed equipment in poor repair, Whirlpool reachin freezer door.
- Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair, reachin freezer.
- Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up, reachin freezer.
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9/17/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 3/11/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 11/4/2008 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
| No report available. | 9/3/2008 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
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