Waffle House #91, 263 Miracle Strip Pky, Ft Walton Bch, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: WAFFLE HOUSE #91
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 263 Miracle Strip Pky, Ft Walton Bch, FL 32548
License #: 5600110
Total inspections: 22
Last inspection: 09/12/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Clean plates not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Dummy plates not in use.
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination.
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair- line cooler.
  • Basic - Hood filters in disrepair.
  • Basic - Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination- cup dispenser missing cap.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler floor soiled.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue including door/drawer gaskets.
  • Intermediate - No proper chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used for wiping cloths.
09/12/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit in open top reach-in cooler on cookline: Ham 47°f, cheese 56°f. Observed in kitchen batter at 61°f. Food did not cool during inspection. Manager discarded ham and cheese. Upon callback on 6/19/14 observed batter on counter 41 °F and items in cookline reach-in cooler top cheese 39 °F, ham 46 °F, cut onions 48 °F, sliced mushrooms 51 °F, sliced jalapeos 43 °F, cut pickles 46 °F, hashbrowns 44 °F, and batter 41 °F (item in lower part of reach-in cooler). Operator stated items had been placed in reach-in cooler at the shift change at 730. Advised Operator to move items to reach-in cooler/freezer or ice down to cool. **Admin Complaint** **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
6/19/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink by 3 compartment sink.
  • 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. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee personal items (sweater/ jacket and apron) stored hanging on rack containing clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food- watch.
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris.
  • Basic - Food debris accumulated on kitchen floor under equipment.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets- reach-in cooler standup and reach-in cooler drawers.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit in open top reach-in cooler on cookline: Ham 47°f, cheese 56°f. Observed in kitchen batter at 61°f. Food did not cool during inspection. Manager discarded ham and cheese.**Admin Complaint** **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking - eggs over cookline. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food required to be date marked is not date marked and time of opening/preparation cannot be determined. See stop sale. Batter.
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Observed Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit in open top reach-in cooler on cookline: Ham 47°f, cheese 56°f. Observed in kitchen batter at 61°f.
  • Intermediate - Food service manager not certified within 30 days of employment. Observed David Tatman, hired January 2014 does not have food manager certificate.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in coolers soiled with accumulation of food residue- cookline and back dish area.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed waffle batter in reach-in cooler not date marked. Manager did not know date prepared.
4/9/2014Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers... Over prep/cook line.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in prep room cooler.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination... No cover to cup dispenser.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler drawer/door gaskets.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit... diced ham 52° (less than 6 hrs), prep cooler. Transferred. **Corrected On-Site**
11/6/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink, back line. **Corrected On-Site**
4/23/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area, napkins. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner, plates. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair, upright cooler on cookline at 46?f bottom drawer. Maintaince has been notified and on the way.
  • Basic - Ice buildup in upright cooler, cookline.
  • 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. Employee handling toast after cooking. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Beefsteak at 44?f chicken at 47?f in upright cooler next to grill.
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Riptide bottles stored over clean linen. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink, back line. **Corrected On-Site**
4/19/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/20/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Upright cooler cookline at 46?f. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee handling raw bacon to cheese slice. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, handwashing procedures. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor, onions next to 3-compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Beefsteak at 47?f chicken at 49?/50?f pork chops at 47?f in upright cooler cookline for less than 4 hours. **Warning**
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor, to go platters. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength, frontline towels at 10ppm corrected to 50ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12/19/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • OBSERVED CABINET FRONTLINE NEXT TO ICE BIN DAMANGED, FALLING APART
  • Critical - OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PICKUP PAPER TOWEL FROM FLOOR DISCARD THEN GRAB JELLY PACKET WITHOUT WASHING HANDS
  • Critical - OBSERVED EMPLOYEE SCOOPING ICE WITH CUP
  • Critical - OBSERVED EMPLOYEE TAKE HAT OFF/ON THEN PROCEEDED TO FOOD PREPARATION
  • Critical - OBSERVED EMPLOYEE TOUCHING READY TO EAT FOOD WITH BARE HANDS, COS
  • Critical - OBSERVED EMPLOYEES WEARING UNAPPROVED JEWELRY, WATCH BRACELETS, COS
  • OBSERVED GASKETS SOILED WALKIN COOLER, COOKLINE DRAWER, COS
  • Critical - OBSERVED HANDSINK DIRTY, BACKROOM
  • Critical - OBSERVED MISSING THERMOMETER REACHIN COOLER RIGHTSIDE COOKLINE
  • Critical - OBSERVED THERMOMETER BROKEN UPRIGHT COOLER BACKROOM
7/3/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Ambient air thermometer broken reachin cooler cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cabinet next to ice bin on frontline damaged, falling apart.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up, frontline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of upright cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue, onions cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Beefsteak at 45 degrees fahrenheit chicken at 46 degrees fahrenheit porkchop at 47 degrees fahrenheit in drawers on cookline.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, sugar. Corrected On Site.
2/1/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried, cups wet stacked. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hot water sanitizing dishmachine final rinse not reaching proper temperature at manifold. Dishmachine thermometer shows 154, heat strip didn't turn black.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in waffle batter cooler cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee put gloved hand on hip. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee changed gloves without washing hands in between. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, handwashing procedures.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up, frontline. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair, waffle batter cooler. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue, produce upright cooler. Corrected On Site.
9/23/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried, cups wet stacked. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Rightside upright cooler backroom. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees, mens restroom.
  • Observed debris accumulated under dishmachine area floor.
  • Critical - Observed debris in the interior of ice machine. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee handled cell phone then dishes.
  • Critical - Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, handwashing procedures.
  • Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water, next to handsink and waffle area.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair, cookline waffle batter cooler.
  • Observed grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.
  • Critical - Observed handsink in backroom not clean. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing, pitcher in cookline handsink. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed open dumpster lid. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed personal care item stored with cups, purse on top of coffee cups. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area, sugar container. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in walkin freezer, hamburgers. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, sugar container. Corrected On Site.
5/9/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
1/11/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Porkchop at 45 degrees fahrenheit chicken at 46 degrees fahrenheit philly steaks at 46 degrees fahrenheit in bottom drawer next to grill.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures, bottom drawer leftside grill at 52 degrees fahrenheit.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin cooler leftside grill.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in upright cooler storage room rightside.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food, scooping ice with cup. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed employee handling soiled equipment or utensils then engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands, dirty to clean dishes. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee handled cell phone to food preparation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Barehand cooked bacon bread. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed soiled gaskets reachin drawers cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry. Corrected On Site.
  • Interference/obstruction with the inspector's right of entry and access at any reasonable time, commissary locked. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, handwashing procedures.
1/7/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Sausage gravy at 116 degrees fahrenheit, product discarded. Repeat Violation. 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, scooping ice with cup.
  • Critical. Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee touched raw to ready to eat at two different occasions. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee came from outside to frontline and didn't wash hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee dropped item on floor, picked up item, then proceeded to cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee wiped hands on clothes/apron several times. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets, leftside of grill.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets, rightside of grill.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue, leftside of upright cooler in backroom.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried, cups.
  • Critical. Observed live flies in restroom and backroom,
  • Observed food/trash debris accumulated under dishwashing area. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed food debris accumulated under grill area.
8/25/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Grirs at 128 degrees fahrenheit, product discarded. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin cooler next to grill.
  • Critical. Hot water sanitizing dishmachine final rinse not reaching proper temperature at manifold, rinse temperature at 152 degrees fahrenheit. Maintainance has been notifed.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler cookline gaskets. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed live flies in restrooms, pest control serviced today.
  • Observed debris accumulated under dishwashing area floor.
4/26/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Violation: 05-09-1 No conspicuously located thermometer in walkin cooler.
  • Critical. Violation: 46-02-2 Observed lock on exit door that requires a key, tool or special knowledge to open. Door to storage room and walkin cooler locked. For reporting purposes only. Corrected On Site.
11/16/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, shell eggs at 48 degrees fahrenheit orange juice at 47 degrees fahrenheit in reachin cooler backroom. Corrected On Site, moved product(s) to walkin cooler.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures, upright cooler in storage room at 50 degrees fahrenheit.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin cooler rightside cookline.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin cooler leftside cookline.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in walkin cooler.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets, cookline cooler leftside.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of black mold like substance in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical. Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink, backroom is on maintainance list.
  • Observed open dumpster lid, one side missing lid and other sidE cannot be closed due to dumpster put against backwall too close.
  • Ceiling tile not secured in backroom. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item stored by food, degreaser and cleaner next to syrup.
  • Critical. Observed lock on exit door that requires a key, tool or special knowledge to open. Door to storage room and walkin cooler locked. For reporting purposes only. Corrected On Site.
11/12/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
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7/1/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/22/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/20/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 7/21/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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