Gram's Kitchen, 844 E New York Ave, Deland, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Name: GRAM'S KITCHEN
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 844 E New York Ave, Deland, FL 32724-5662
License #: 7403732
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 11/12/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Build-up of grease, food on nonfood-contact surface, cookline equipment.
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside, screen back door
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in chest freezer, pork chops and chicken. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized, at 0 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells, in refrigerator across from cookline. Operator discarded. See stop sale.
  • Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. **Corrected On-Site**
11/12/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink, wait station area
  • Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair, in back prep room, some with holes.
  • Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Gaskets with black soil on chest freezer gasket door area **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris, next to cookline.
  • Basic - Standing water in handwash sink/ handwash sink draining very slowly, by three compartment sink.
  • Basic - Unnecessary items on the premise, unused equipment in too with walk in cooler.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, in walk in cooler 44°F -47°F on ham, sausage, eggs, cheese. Operator iced foods down and moved some to other cooler and freezers that maintains 41°F or below, and called repair service, on his way to repair. Foods were down to
  • Intermediate - Walk-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. Repair service called and on his way to repair. Items were removed and placed in other cooler, freezers, or iced bath **Warning**
5/8/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on soap dispenser. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair, above ice machine area
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair, refrigerator not maintaining 41°F or below repair rear ice arrived during inspection
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of reach-in cooler/refrigerator. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Interior of oven has heavy accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, blender
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in chest freezer gaskets.
  • Basic - Utensils in poor condition, two plates chipped **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris, by handsink warewash area **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, ham, 50°F , 51°F in refrigerator across from cookline. Repairman arrived during inspection food was removed and placed in another cooler maintaining 41°F below
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food, front counter area **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment, microwave in kitchen
12/4/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.stove **Warning**
7/3/2013Complaint FullCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Bathroom facility not clean. Walls in mensroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.stove **Warning**
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.cookline **Warning**
  • Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris.cookline and kitchen **Warning**
  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Manager called for service **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Hash browns 77f,potaoes 64f less than four hours. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Wd 42 **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted, soiled material on slicer. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink.by 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
5/1/2013Complaint FullWarning Issued
  • Basic - Iced tea dispenser not cleaned at least once every 24 hours.
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on door handle between uses, at cookline.
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture, under handsink by 3 Compartment **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface, across from cookline
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, hand sink **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris, by 3 compartment sink
  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly, at 0 ppm. Repair service arrived during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black substance in the interior of the ice machine, on sides **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue, across from cookline
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
4/5/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed gaskets with mold-like build-up, on reach in freezer.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue, across from cook line.
  • Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture, hand sink in kitchen
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, outside area of walk in cooler door.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above, bacon at 122?F, operator removed to walk in cooler to cool to 41?F or below.
11/28/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures, walk in cooler temperatures ranged from 44 to 48F bottom of door and side has gaps allowing cold air to escape. All potentially hazardous foods moved to other coolers and freezers that maintain 41F or below.
  • Faucet/ handle in disrepair at handsink by 3 cmpt. sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed chest freezer gasket torn/in disrepair, in back room. and outside of door rust accumulation.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue, in kitchen.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair, door on walk in cooler has gaps keep door from closing tightly, cold air is able to escape from walk in cooler.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair, inside walk in cooler door knob/lock in disrepair.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, turkey, 46F, cheese 44F, sausage 44F, shell eggs ambient 48F, milk 46F, in walk in cooler. Operator removed potentially hazardous foods to other coolers and freezers that maintain 41F or below.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, dry storage shelves .
  • Critical - Observed screen in door in poor repair, at back door screen doesn't govto bottom of doir and covering at bottom leaves gaps at the bottom area.
5/7/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed dusty ceiling in kitchen across from cookline.
  • Critical - Observed food stored in undrained ice, eggs at cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening, in reach in coolers, reach in freezers Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed screen in door torn/in poor repair, at back door.
  • Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers, tea urn across from counter.
  • Observed wall lightly soiled with accumulated food debris in kitchen .
9/27/2011Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
5/2/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures, reach in cooler across from deep fryers, thermometer read 60F, foods between 50-60F. Operator removed and placed in walk in cooler. This violation must be corrected by : 4/2/11.
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength, at 20 ppm Corrected On Site to 50 ppm
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. Corrected On Site. Operator turned on underneath sink
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, refrigerator across from deep fryers, eggs ambient 60F, ham 52F, sausage 50F, turkey 52F. Corrected On Site. Operator placed in walk in cooler and iced bath to bring bavk to 41F or below.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin, black debris top back area, across from front counter.
  • Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers, tea urns at front counter
  • Critical - Observed toxic item improperly stored, spray hanging on 3 cmpt. sink clean dish drainboard. Corrected On Site. Removed bottle
4/29/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/22/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor potatoes in walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable prep cooler in kitchen.
  • Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable, wood shelf in front of stove.
  • Food-contact paricle board surface not smooth and easily cleanable, shelves in walk in cooler
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits, wood shelf in front of stove.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface, outside grease buckets by 3 cmpt sink.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface mop sink.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, outside area of microwave in kitchen .
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface drink mixer at cookline.
  • Observed build-up of dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface fan in kitchen.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface, storage rack for microwave in kitchen
  • Observed build-up of dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface, top area of pit
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface, plastic storage container in front of cookline
  • Observed grease accumulated on kitchen floor under cookline.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor under steam table.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris, end of cookline
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris behind steam table
10/20/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Observed interior ceiling area of microwave soiled, on top of freezer near front counter.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-infreezer soiled with accumulation of food residue, on bottom shelf across from deep fryers.
  • Critical. Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink, back room Corrected On Site.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated debris on shelves in walk in cooler.
5/10/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked, soup, chicken, ichedt freezer and uprght freezer.
  • Critical. Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within +/- 3 degrees Fahrenheit in chest freezer was broken. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area, in reach in freezer across from cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment, knife stored between tsble and cooler in kitchen. Corrected On Site.
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper strength, 200ppm. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, outside area of walk in cooler door.
  • Critical. Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
11/18/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/23/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 12/12/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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