Nino's Italian Restaurant, 5018 Turnpike Feeder Rd, Fort Pierce, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: NINO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 5018 Turnpike Feeder Rd, Fort Pierce, FL 34951
License #: 6602681
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: 09/15/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Cook line **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Handles to cooks line cooler broken
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris.
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spoons on cook line in water 87° **Corrected On-Site**
09/15/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Air intake fan over dish machine heavily soiled.
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Long board at cookline stained and no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. 3 door unit in dishwash room.
  • Intermediate - Moderate amounts of Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Wooden pizza paddle broken and splintered.
  • 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. New employee working as dishwasher.
4/17/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/28/2013Complaint FullCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw shell eggs stored over container of bread crumbs. Raw proteins including chicken stored over cooked chicken wings on cookline.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • 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.
8/19/2013Complaint FullWarning Issued
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable-several boards heavily soiled and grooved.
  • Basic - Floor tiles missing.
  • Basic - Utensils in poor condition-pizza paddle.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed.
  • Basic - faucet/faucet handles loose at hand wash sink in pizza making area.
  • High Priority - Cooked meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit-eggplant. Advised rapid cool to 41 as busy lunch and recent restocking not able to recover. Manager and employee put product into freezer for immediate chill down.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler-raw shell eggs over foods and raw chicken over raw ground beef.
  • High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink.
  • 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-gallon jug of milk.
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink-cookline.
2/6/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Red tile between prep room and cookline, broken and cracked.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Plastic tub full od silver scrubbies in sink basin. Facility not open yet and cook not at facility.
  • Observed attached equipment, hood filters and associated equipment soiled with moderate accumulated grease. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable-allmboards on cookline. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave lightly soiled.
  • Critical - Observed moderate encrusted material on can opener blade. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair-pizza box door handle.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin at wait station.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Lasagna portions holding in walk-in cooler. Thawing from yesterday, today is day 3 of 7. Repeat Violation.
10/22/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed attached equipment, hood filters soiled with accumulated grease and dust in particular over fryers. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. Several boards in several locations throughout facility. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Dishwasher also involved in various prep work. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed light amounts of encrusted material on can opener blade. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. Prepped raw chicken stored over groundd beef. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Items in walk-in cooler dated one day after they were made. Day made should be day 1.
5/21/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Must be correct at next inspection to avoid Administrative actions
  • Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Pizza Paddle at pizza oven.
  • Critical - Observed a moderate amount encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Observed attached equipment, hood filters moderately soiled with accumulated grease and dust.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. Long board and chopping board on cookline.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint-pizza maker.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area-Open pack of cigarettes stored over cookline.
  • Critical - Unpackaged food not protected from environmental sources of contamination during preparation. Prepping lasagna on table with dirty dishes.
1/4/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Walls, ceilings, and attached equipment, constructed, clean
  • Critical - Cross-connection, back siphonage, backflow
  • Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • Critical - Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • Critical - Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • Foods properly cooled
  • Original container: properly labeled, date marking
9/6/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment. Water rreserve (well) on front of automatic dishwasher heavily soiled with greasy sludgy film.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Cook touching stuffed shells and garnishing with bare hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable-long boards on cookline.
  • Critical - Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area - Cook at cookline
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Cook changing gloves without first washing. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Male employees throughout facility.
  • Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Pizza maker wearing bracelette and works under AOP.
  • Critical - Observed food stored in a prohibited area-pasta cooling on dirty end of dishwasher. Corrected On Site.
2/21/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint- Pizza maker
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. At least one board on cookline in poor condition.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. Facility bagged 10-20 lbs of ice in a garbage bag.
  • Observed reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair-cookline cooler.
  • Critical. Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment-water resevoir at front of dishwasher soiled with green/black/brown gooey residue.
  • Critical. Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Ran 3 times and did get a good test by #3. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed red and black encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. Chest freezer near auto dishwasher.
  • Critical. Observed misalignment of hood suppression system nozzles. For reporting purposes only.
9/22/2010Routine - 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. Tzatzikt, milk, ricotta etc.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline utensils held in 76 F water.
  • Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Several metal bowls on cookline, bent cracked and torn.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair-pizza paddles.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. Several boards throughout facility.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage-several plastic shoe box type containers.
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Observed attached equipment, hood filters soiled with accumulated grease and dust.
  • Observed personal item, employee jacket stored with Bag n box products.
2/16/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheesecake and hardboiled eggs holding at 45 and 48 consecutivly. Advised quick chill on both items. Corrected On Site.
  • Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Cracks and chips in several oblong pans. Corrected On Site.
  • Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. White plastic Ice scoop in ice maker.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable-in particular long board at cookline.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses-kitchen area, several locations.
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits.Pizza paddles and top of pizza oven.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees-cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
10/16/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 3/31/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 7/7/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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