Mangroves Grille, 3705 Spectrum Blvd, Tampa, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Mangroves Grille
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3705 Spectrum Blvd, Tampa, FL 33612
License #: 3911683
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 10/09/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Watermelon walk in cooler **Warning**
10/09/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Bulk milk dispenser with dispensing tube longer than one inch protruding from the chilled dispensing head. **Warning**
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Warning**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Watermelon walk in cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - Compartment of equipment subject to the accumulation of moisture is not sloped to drain to allow complete drainage. Reach in cooler front counter, pizza reach in cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered. Desserts, pies in walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Wait station ice bin. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Front counter/holding sauces. **Warning**
  • Basic - Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination. Large and small Plates on buffet. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Cook's line **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cheese/milk/creamer/other dairy products cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Omelette topping, shredded cheese 52 ° F. Corrected on sight, using time as public health control. Voluntarily discarded product. **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. Chicken soup 59 ° F, date marked 8/6/14 **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cooked/heated potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Chicken soup 59 ° F, walk in cooler **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cut tomatoes cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Omelet toppings, Diced tomatoes 54 ° F, Corrected on sight, using time as public health control. Voluntarily discarded product.**Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Deli meats cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Omelet toppings, diced ham 52 ° F, Corrected on sight, using time as public health control. Voluntarily discarded product. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food held using time as a public health control based upon a specific start and discard time, not to exceed the 4-hour/6-hour limit, not discarded at the time specified in the written procedure. See stop sale. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Rice dated 7/30 beef cubes/strips dated 7/29 **Warning**
  • High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Front cook's line **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. 3 hand wash sinks in kitchen. **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 written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08/07/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area/kitchen/wait station. Dish room, cups **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and air conditioning vent covers. In dish room
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clear cambros **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Clear cambro
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Soda in storage room by dish machine **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Service area
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. By smaller dish room, by buffet, protein cooler by buffet
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Protein cooler by buffet
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Buffet area **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. By buffet **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sour cream in reach in by buffet **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese, salad, butter (put in new container), marinara, **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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. Cheese, marinara, salad **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with single-service items. Bleach next to lids in single service storage room **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. Not consistent
  • Intermediate - Wash solution in spray type hot water sanitizing dishmachine not reaching proper temperature according to manufacturer's specifications. Larger hot temp dish machine
1/30/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. In bar cabinets
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Spatulas in back
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Chipped plate on buffet line
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cambros
  • Basic - Food stored in dry storage area not covered. Spices and herbs not covers in front line
  • Basic - Interior of ice machine with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Pizza boxes
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Basic - Spray bottle containing a food product not labeled. Spray oil not labeled on the line
  • Basic - Unnecessary items on the premise. Bike in dry storage
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Dishwasher handled soiled dishes or utensils and then handled clean dishes or utensils without washing hands.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution bucket stored near/on/above food preparation surface or food.
  • 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 roast in walk in cooler
10/28/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plate ware in catering hallway
  • Basic - Clean knives/utensils stored in crevices between equipment. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Broken lexans
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/soil residue on dry storage shelves.
  • Basic - Lime scale build-up inside ice machine.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
4/5/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.in plate racks **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Catering area **Corrected On-Site**
  • No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions.on food rack **Corrected On-Site**
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.walk in racks,trays on dry storage rack
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Observed gaskets with food debris build-up. Reach in
  • Critical - Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.butter packs in reach in 57? ,68 on buffet line thrown out by operators choice
  • Observed reach in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris.pizza area
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination. Bowls
11/20/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Ceiling tile missing. large dishwashing area
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. ates in chip style racks in banquet hallway Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. salsa,cheese and apples on buffet Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. pan racks
  • Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable.reach-in racks chipping and rusted front line reach-in Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. service area,big bar
  • Critical - Hot water sanitizing dishmachine final rinse not reaching proper temperature at manifold. 170
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. service area,banquet hallway,preparation area,small dishwashing area,both bars,front cooks line
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.shelf trays in dry storage
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. hood filters in front
  • Observed clean equipment stored on floor.ice buckets Corrected On Site.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair.ice bucket broken Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor.walk-in cooler,walk-in freezer Corrected On Site.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.front grill Corrected On Site.
  • Observed old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. plates at buffet Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.tray of link sausage alledgedly pulled from cooler at 8 am fond at 8:51 am at 70 degress put in freezer and temp taken at 9:45 am was 34 degrees butter packets 0n buffett at 45 degrees putin better ice bath Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area.spraybottle on service area shelf with plates Corrected On Site.
  • Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Wash solution in spray type hot water sanitizing dishmachine not reaching proper temperature according to manufacturer's specifications. found at 145 machine specs suggested temp at 155-165
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster.small bar
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
6/4/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. plates in chipper carts
  • Critical - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. apples,salsa bowl,bowl of chedder cheese on buffet line;bowl of lemons in drink area.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.bar,cooks line,banquet hallway Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.trays in storage
  • Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water. in dishwashing area
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. cases of bottled water,fryer oil Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets with debris build-up. line reach-in freezer
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.reach-in freezer on cooks line
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chedder cheese 46,cooks line and 48 on buffet; ham 45 on cooks line Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.eggs in cooks line reach-in Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. storage
  • Observed wall in disrepair.dishwashing area storage
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. cooked sausage under heat lamp 109 degrees f Corrected On Site.
  • Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination. Corrected On Site.
12/9/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. cheese on breakfast buffet
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.bar Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.hood filters
  • Observed clean equipment stored on floor.ice bucket
  • Observed gaskets with food build-up. line reach-in
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. shredded chedder 65 Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by food. sanitizer with waffle release spraybottle
  • Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry. Corrected On Site.
8/2/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. chubs of meat and cheese
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. spraybottle Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. eggs in walk-in
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Observed soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.hood filters
  • Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Ceiling tile missing. dish washing area storage
  • Wall not smooth and easily cleanable. storage
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.bar storage
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Critical. Observed extension cord in use for non-temporary period. For reporting purposes only. Corrected On Site.
1/12/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. eggs in walk-in Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor.walk-in
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.
  • Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable.reach-in racks rusted and chipping
  • Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable.water damaged counter in self service bev area
  • Critical. Hot water sanitizing dishmachine final rinse not reaching proper temperature at manifold. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.hood filters
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Hand sink missing in food preparation room or area.
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. 2nd dishwashing area
  • Critical. Observed handwash aids at a non-handwash sink.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. bar
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. bar
  • Critical. Observed small flying insects in storage
  • Ceiling tile missing.by pan rack,dishwashing area
  • Wall not smooth and easily cleanable. unfinished door frame by oven
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust.walk-in fan covering
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
8/3/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Displayed cakes and pies not properly protected at buffet.
  • Critical. Observed container/box stored on WIFREEZER floor.
  • Critical. Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food service area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed buildup on sliding door of ice machine.
  • Observed residue build-up on shelves in WICOOLER.
  • Pans are not properly air-dried before stacking.
  • Observed box of 'Solo' cups stored on storeroom floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Ceiling tile missing.
2/17/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/9/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed soil buildup at ice bin....service station.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Observed residue build-up on shelves in storeroom.
  • Observed residue build-up on shelves in WICOOLER.
  • Stainless pans not properly air-dried before stacking.
  • Knife blade stored in crevice between equipment. Corrected On Site.
  • Faucet does not operate properly on line handsink.
  • Critical. Observed cleanser stored above colas. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed expired Food Manager Certification. This violation must be corrected by : 10/02/09.
7/31/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 4/28/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/6/2008Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 9/3/2008Routine - FoodWarning Issued

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