Sonny's Real Pit Bbq #20, 1152 Tamiami Trl, Pt Charlotte, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: SONNY'S REAL PIT BBQ #20
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1152 Tamiami Trl, Pt Charlotte, FL 33953
License #: 1801496
Total inspections: 22
Last inspection: 08/11/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Dish racks for dishmachine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. Hot holding cabinet on cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood and wall soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
08/11/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Baking pans have accumulation of black debris. Bread pans. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Dish racks for dishmachine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Shelving and equipment under fry station. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. Under and behind equipment in kitchen areas. **Warning**
  • Basic - Clean pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. At smoker area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Keys, phone, and speaker stored on cookline sandwich station cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Cook wearing a watch/bracelet. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cooks. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Ice bucket at ice machine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. Hot holding cabinet on cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood and wall soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior and exterior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of oven and hot holding cabinets has heavy accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored at least 6 inches above the floor. Napkins at front counter. **Warning**
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Inside cabinets and shelving on front line. **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler racks soiled with encrusted food debris. Speed racks in meats walk in cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Cookline. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in the process of reheating for hot holding has not reached 165 degrees Fahrenheit after more than 2 hours. Pork at 119°F. in cookline hot cabinet. Operator states that product has been in cabinet since 9AM and it is now 11:43 AM. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in chest freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Unwrapped ground beef in freezer stored with ready to eat foods. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No proper chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used for wiping cloths. Need quaternary. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. In front line cabinet and at kitchen handsink. **Warning**
6/11/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
11/15/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Can opener rusted. At smoker station. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease. Cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. Under countertop. **Warning**
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Beef holding at 47°F. in cookline reach in. **Warning**
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods on buffet cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cottage cheese and tuna salad holding at 46°F. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of residue substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Buffet line refrigeration unit 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. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Cookline. **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. **Warning**
11/14/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Hoods soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Shelving under cooking equipment. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Cookline. **Warning**
6/11/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cooks. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hoods soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Shelving under cooking equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Cookline. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Rubbermaid food containers and lids. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. Observed 7 employees engaged in food preparation. **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. Tuna salad, broccoli salad, bean salad, cole slaw in prep walk in cooler. **Warning**
4/10/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
8/7/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Clean utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. smoker area
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. cookline cooler holding at 47 degrees F.
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. walk in cooler holding at 47 degrees F.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. beef holding at 47 degrees F. in walk in cooler. This violation must be corrected by : 8/7/12.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cheese holding at 47 degrees F. in cookline cooler. This violation must be corrected by : 8/7/12.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. cleaner under handsink
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease. behind cookline equipment
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. prepared salads in walk in cooler-prep
8/6/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. cookline and smoker area
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. main hood and wall behind
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. handsink at smoker area
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. wire cart on cookline
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. prep area
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint engaged in food preparation. mgr/cook
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on food scales. smoker area
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. walk in cooler-prep and walk in freezer
  • Observed grease/debris accumulated under cooking equipment. near baseboards
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. cookline
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
4/3/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Clean utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. smoker area
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. drive thru cooler holding at 57 degrees F.
  • Critical - Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. prep area
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sour cream holding at 57 degrees F. in drive thru cooler. Corrected On Site. operator discarded products
10/10/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. prep area
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease. cookline
6/10/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. waitstation
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. dish area
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. hood
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint engaged in food preparation. cooks
  • Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. cook wearing a watch
  • Critical - Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. stew in prep walk in cooler. Corrected On Site. product discarded
2/2/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. beef holding at 46 degrees F. in grill station cooler. Corrected On Site. all products placed into proper refrigeration.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. grill station cooler holding at 46 degrees F.
  • Critical. Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. raw beef stored with pre-cooked hot dogs in grill station cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. prep area
  • Critical. Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment.
  • Non-prewrapped utensils not properly presented. spoons at tea station not presented so that only handles are touched
  • Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. spoons at drive thru
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. handsink near main cooker
  • Observed debris accumulated on dry storage room floor. under soda boxes
9/29/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. beans holding at 50 degrees F. in drive thru cooler. Corrected On Site. product discarded
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. drive thru cooler holding at 50 degrees F.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. cookline cooler
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. ovens, smoker and alto sham
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. cookline and drive thru
  • Observed build-up of grease and debris on nonfood-contact surface. shelving and equipment under fryers and grills
  • Observed food debris accumulated on floor and wall. soda box rack in storage area
  • Observed debris accumulated on walkin cooler and freezer floors.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. hood
6/2/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
11/2/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor.walkin 2
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. sallad bx
11/2/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Violation: 29-08-1 Plumbing system in disrepair.3comp sink hand set .manager work in process
  • Critical. Violation: 35B-05-1 Outer openings not protected and vermin and/or environmental cross-contamination present.REQUIRED COMPLETION NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION OR 60 days
8/7/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.tuna salad 46 f and cottage cheese 47f
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. 2dr manitowic
  • Plumbing system in disrepair.3comp sink hand set
  • Critical. Outer openings not protected and vermin and/or environmental cross-contamination present.
7/24/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 3/23/2009Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 2/24/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/12/2008Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 11/6/2008Routine - FoodWarning Issued

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