La Quinta Inn #551, 8555 Blanding Blvd, Jacksonville, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: LA QUINTA INN #551
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 8555 Blanding Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32244
License #: 2613518
Total inspections: 22
Last inspection: 10/20/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

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  • No current insurance inspector's boiler report or boiler certificate available for boiler. For reporting purposes only. Expired one, mgr showed me an email from 8/14/14 where inspection 6/9/14 is attached, no certificate mailed yet, mgr sent an email to them today asking for his certificate **Warning**
10/20/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Mgr stated corporate emails them but he couldn't find email **Warning**
  • Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One big one on floor behind box freezer, cleaned up by employee **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Front counter and upstairs kitchen **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Aprox 28 dry small rodent droppings in cabinets, upstairs kitchen, all cleaned up by employee **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Bottom of silver cooler in upstairs kitchen **Warning**
  • No current insurance inspector's boiler report or boiler certificate available for boiler. For reporting purposes only. Expired one, mgr showed me an email from 8/14/14 where inspection 6/9/14 is attached, no certificate mailed yet, mgr sent an email to them today asking for his certificate **Warning**
10/15/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Small reach in cooler at 45° ambient thermometer, front counter. Don't use this thermometer until thermometer reads 41° or below
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cream cheeses 50° in small reach in cooler, front counter, discarded by mgr **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse.
1/30/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Copy of expired license in office, replaced with original of current license. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Ice buildup in chest freezer.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Cheese/milk/creamer/other dairy products cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cream cheese in reach in cooler, moved to colder unit.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Shell eggs over syrup. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of mold-like substance on juice/drink dispensing nozzles/equipment. Juice machine. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • 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. Milk in reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Upstairs prep area. **Corrected On-Site**
7/30/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of residue build up on juice/drink dispensing nozzles/equipment. Coffee machine.
1/2/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
9/14/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • No Violations Were Observed
7/13/2012Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Critical - Expired boiler certificate. 1 out of 3 expired. Manager was aware. For reporting purposes only.
  • Gaskets in reach in cooler was dirty. Upstairs kitchen area. Two-door.
  • No copy of previous inspection.
  • Critical - No proof of employee training.
  • Critical - No proof of food manager certificates.
  • Critical - Unwrapped apples in bowl without adeqaute sneeze guard protection. On breakfast buffet.
7/13/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Violation: 01B-10-1 Observed potentially hazardous food held using time as a public health control NOT DISCARDED after breakfast ends. STAFF UNAWARE this must be done. Food may not be served.
  • Critical - Violation: 05-08-1 No thermometer provided to measure temperature of food product.
  • Violation: 14-36-1 Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair, kitchen silver door cooler.
  • Critical - Violation: 22-24-1 Observed buildup of sticky residue on juice dispensing nozzles splash plates.
  • Critical - Violation: 53A-07-1 No Certified Food Manager for establishment.
  • Critical - Violation: 53B-08-1 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.
5/21/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical - No Certified Food Manager for establishment.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • 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.
  • Critical - No thermometer provided to measure temperature of food product.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of sticky residue on juice dispensing nozzles splash plates.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair, kitchen silver door cooler.
  • Critical - Observed interior of kitchen microwave soiled.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food held using time as a public health control NOT DISCARDED after breakfast ends. STAFF UNAWARE this must be done. Food may not be served.
3/16/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures- On counter cooler.
  • Critical - Covered waste receptacle not provided in employees bathroom.
  • Critical - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed, expired one only.
  • Critical - Employee Bathroom not enclosed with self-closing doors.
  • Critical - No Certified Food Manager for establishment. New mgr. at establishment to fax his certification for verification.
  • Critical - Observed interior bottom of reach-in coolers soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Will use time for all items.
10/18/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
4/15/2011Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Critical - Boiler certificate not posted in boiler room. For reporting purposes only. Only expired certificates in boiler room.
  • Critical - No thermometer provided to measure temperature of food product.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Waffle batter 68F. Corrected On Site. Added to time as a public health control form.
  • Observed reach -in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. In kitchen.
4/14/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Violation: 53A-19-1 Observed expired Food Manager Certification, J. Hinkley. Expired 2/08. Management rotates frequently. Mr. Hinkey at another property this week. Mgr. on duty cannot locate her proof, she is from another property. Fax proof from Gina Ponder at Mandarin location was available but date was cut off; this cannot be used at 2 locations.
12/9/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical. Violation: 04-01-1 Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Ambient Air temperature 49.4 degrees. Air temperature at call back 46 degrees F.
  • Critical. Violation: 05-05-1 Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within +/- 3 degrees Fahrenheit, reach in cooler thermometer off 10 degrees.
  • Critical. Violation: 08B-05-1 Observed employees food not segregated and marked.
  • Critical. Violation: 17-07-1 No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Critical. Violation: 53A-19-1 Observed expired Food Manager Certification, J. Hinkley. Expired 2/08.
10/8/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, boiled eggs, cream cheese.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Ambient Air temperature 49.4 degrees.
  • Critical. Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within +/- 3 degrees Fahrenheit, reach in cooler thermometer off 10 degrees.
  • Critical. Observed employees food not segregated and marked.
  • Critical. No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination, waffle plates.
  • Critical. Observed expired Food Manager Certification, J. Hinkley. Expired 2/08.
10/7/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit in reach-n behind front desk.
  • Critical. Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while handling food. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets, reach-in behind front desk.
  • Critical. Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
2/2/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
9/23/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit, in refrigerator behind front desk and upstairs coolers. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Displayed food not properly protected from contamination, breads at buffet line. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed gaskets on cold holding unit, refrigerator behind front deskwith torn gaskets.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets at small reach-in at buffet line and upstairs coolers. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Lack of toilet tissue at toilet. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Establishment operating without a current Hotel and Restaurant license.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical. Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. This violation must be corrected by : 09/18/2009.
8/17/2009Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
No report available. 3/2/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 7/17/2008Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
No report available. 7/17/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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