Tom Collins Diner, 1717 N T St, Pensacola, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: TOM COLLINS DINER
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1717 N T St, Pensacola, FL 32505
License #: 2705645
Total inspections: 20
Last inspection: 11/06/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation: one employee behind counter. **Warning** **Corrected On-Site** // Upon callback inspection 11/6/14, observed same conditions.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers: prep/three-compartment sink area. **Warning**// Upon callback inspection 11/6/14, observed same conditions.
11/06/2014Complaint FullCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food: to-go bowl in hashbrowns. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. **Warning** **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation: one employee behind counter. **Warning** **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers: prep/three-compartment sink area. **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit: three-door reach-in cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Objectionable odor in establishment: sewer-gas-like smell in employee bathroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets and drawer edges: lowboys. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food: country fried steaks over hushpuppies; raw burgers and raw sausage over fries in reach-in freezer / French toast batter (made with shell eggs) over corned beef in reach-in cooler. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in cold holding drawers: raw burgers inside container of raw bacon in lowboys drawers. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine: deflector, lid. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink: handwash sink in three-compartment sink area. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink: three-compartment sink (currently a two-compartment sink; see violation 16-09-4). **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink: handwash sink on makeline and handwash sink in three-compartment sink area. **Warning** **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Ice chute soiled/build up of mold-like substance/slime. **Warning** **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - No three-compartment sink is provided for warewashing: one partition of existing three-compartment sink not in place. **Warning**
09/05/2014Complaint FullWarning Issued
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface: side of reach-in freezer on cookline, soap dispenser at cookline handwash sink.
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food: shell eggs and raw sausage over broccoli and egg rolls in lowboy. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine: ice deflector.
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink: cookline, dishpit, restrooms.
  • Intermediate - Ice chute soiled/build up of mold-like substance/slime.
  • Intermediate - Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable: handles on cookline reach-in freezer and one cookline microwave.
07/25/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under and behind all equipment on cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees: on cookline. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler: shell eggs over cooked egg rolls , raw beef over raw bacon in lowboys / shell eggs over raw bacon in stand-up reach-in. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer - not all products commercially packaged: parcooked chicken tenders over parcooked shrimp and raw beef patties. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection: rice at 78°/82°, removed from individual containers and moved to a large shallow pan. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
4/26/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under and behind all equipment on cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees: on cookline. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler: shell eggs over cooked egg rolls , raw beef over raw bacon in lowboys / shell eggs over raw bacon in stand-up reach-in. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer - not all products commercially packaged: parcooked chicken tenders over parcooked shrimp and raw beef patties. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection: rice at 78°/82°, removed from individual containers and moved to a large shallow pan. **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**
4/22/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area.
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin.
  • Intermediate - Ice chute on self-service drink machine soiled/build up of mold-like substance/slime.
12/4/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Single-service carry-out trays not stored inverted or protected from contamination at the front line. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets on the 4-door cooler.
  • Basic - Stored chicken meat on bottom shelf in reach-in cooler not covered/protected. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit in the 3-door cooler (cooler was open, off, and cleaned this morning with product out on counter during cleaning. Monitor closely, move any potentially hazardous products to other coolers until you are sure it is recovering to 41°F or below. Call technician if deemed necessary.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to trays being stored in HWS to drain. **Corrected On-Site**
6/19/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or reach-in coolers.
  • Basic - Ceiling in disrepair - peeling paint directly over front line hot table.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
  • Basic - Observed chicken wings stored in undrained ice.
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells one egg broken on flat. Egg discarded on site. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored on/in the sink ( loaf of bread, disposable gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Ice chute soiled/build up of mold-like substance/slime.
1/18/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine lid. Corrected On Site.
8/3/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions at the front line. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees at front line.
  • Observed a nonfood-grade basting brush used in food.
  • Observed build-up of grease on hood and filters.
  • Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of toaster soiled.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit in the 3-door cooler (wings, sausage); A.M. delivery, cooler was open.
3/14/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed a nonfood-grade basting brush used in food.
  • Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. AOP checklist provided to operator. Use of gloves and/or utensils are required until the AOP is developed and approved by the inspector.
9/21/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions at 3CS area.
  • Observed build-up of grease on hood filters.
  • Critical - Observed interior of toaster soiled (lunch period).
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening (chili). Corrected On Site.
  • Observed residue build-up on control panel surface of the steam table.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked (gravy). Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided.
6/22/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements (dishwashing procedures). Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed equipment and utensils not rinsed between washing and sanitizing in a proper rinsing agent.
  • Critical - Observed equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink-no sanitizer set up while dishwashing in progress.
  • 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 (bowl in flour breading). Corrected On Site.
3/23/2011Routine - 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 (nacho cheese).
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked (meatloaf).
  • 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 (bowl in flour). Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Observed build-up of grease on hood filters.
  • Observed reuse of single-service articles. Corrected On Site.
10/8/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name (flour).
  • Critical. Observed improper use of a glass or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat (flour). Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed no sanitizer in 3rd compartment while washing pans/utensils/equipment in the 3-compartment sink.
  • Critical. Food-contact surfaces and utensils not sanitized properly after cleaning.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical. Exit signs not properly illuminated. For reporting purposes only.
5/22/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in sandwich unit (split smoked sausage). Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No three-compartment sink provided (divider missing, only two compartments).
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical. Observed soil buildup inside ice chute on soda dispenser.
  • Observed build-up of grease on hood filters.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination (carryout trays @ front line). Corrected On Site.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Portable ABC fire extinguisher not properly mounted at least 4 inches off the floor and the top no higher than 5 feet off the floor. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Electrical outlet missing cover plate. For reporting purposes only.
2/11/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit in sandwich unit and 2-door cooler. Closely monitor and have units serviced if required; get temps down to 41 F or below.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.
  • Observed sliding door on 2-door cooler does not close properly-in poor repair. This shall be repaired as quickly as feasible and before next inspection.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Observed build-up of grease on hood filters/extractor system.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees in Men's bathroom.
  • 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. Must be corrected by next unannounced inspection.
9/25/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
7/2/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 1/28/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 10/1/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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