Jerk Hut Jamaican Grille & Rhum Bar, 926 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations

Business Info

Name: JERK HUT JAMAICAN GRILLE & RHUM BAR
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 926 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33612
License #: 3902634
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: 09/10/2014

Ratings Summary

Based on 1 vote

Overall Rating:		1.3
Ratings in categories:
Food:		2.0
Service:		1.0
Price:		1.0
Ambience:		1.0
Cleanliness:		1.0

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Inspection findings	Inspection Date	Type	Disposition
Basic - Ceiling soiled with accumulated grease. Cook's line. Warning Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Missing multiple a/c vent covers in kitchen. Warning Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Under 3 Compartment sink . Warning Basic - Dollies, pallets, racks or skids used to store or transport packaged food not designed to be moved easily to allow for cleaning access. Wooden pallets/Walk in cooler and walk in freezer Warning Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris. Warning Basic - Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Wait station cold water handle missing. Warning Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Walk in freezer Warning Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Kitchen. Warning Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled. Walk in cooler. Warning Basic - Wall in disrepair. Cook's line , behind small prep table. Warning Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Behind steam table at take out window. Warning High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At mop sink, both faucets. Warning Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Wait station. Warning Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Behind bar. Warning Intermediate - Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Different hot sauces made onsite and sold at front/take out counter. 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	09/10/2014	Complaint Full	Call Back - Complied
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Wheat flour. Corrected On-Site Warning Basic - Ceiling soiled with accumulated grease. Cook's line. Warning Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Missing multiple a/c vent covers in kitchen. Warning Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. Wait station. Warning Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Under 3 Compartment sink . Warning Basic - Dollies, pallets, racks or skids used to store or transport packaged food not designed to be moved easily to allow for cleaning access. Wooden pallets/Walk in cooler and walk in freezer 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. Prep table. Warning Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris. Warning Basic - Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Wait station cold water handle missing. Warning Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Walk in freezer Warning Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Cardboard boxes. Corrected On-Site Warning Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook's line. Warning Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Corrected On-Site Warning Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Microwave at take out steamtable area. Warning Basic - Light shield for lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing end caps. Kitchen. Warning Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Kitchen. Warning Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Cook's line, behind bar. Warning Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Warning Basic - Open dumpster lid. Warning Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door. Warning Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area. Walk in cooler. Warning Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled. Walk in cooler. Warning Basic - Wall in disrepair. Cook's line , behind small prep table. Warning Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Behind steam table at take out window. Warning High Priority - Cooked meats or poultry hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Oxtails 124 ° F, chicken 128 ° F, steam table/take out. Corrected On-Site Warning High Priority - Cooked/heated potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Oxtails 52 ° F, soup 51 ° F, walk in cooler . Corrected On-Site Warning High Priority - Cut lettuce/cabbage/spinach/kale/chard cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut lettuce/salad mix on buffet and wait station. Buffet 52 ° F, wait station 49 ° F, corrective action taken iced down lettuce mix at wait station and replaced with new pans that were at 41 ° F. Warning High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Corrected On-Site Warning High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. Warning High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At mop sink, both faucets. Warning High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooked/heated yesterday/on a previous day not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within a total of 6 hours. Food has been cooling overnight. See stop sale. Oxtails, soup walk in cooler, date marked 9/7/14 Warning High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw chicken over cooked chicken, walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site Warning High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw fish over cooked chicken wings and pork ribs Corrected On-Site Warning High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found.Observed 4 live roaches in gasket of non operational reach in cooler on cook's line, corrective action taken, removed reach in cooler from cook's line/establishment. Observed 4 live roaches on wall behind dish machine and table. Warning High Priority - Small flying insects in bar area. Beer tap drain. Warning Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Wait station. Warning Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Behind bar. Warning Intermediate - Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Different hot sauces made onsite and sold at front/take out counter. 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 Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. In diningroom. Warning	09/08/2014	Complaint Full	Warning Issued
Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. Cook line, storage area Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Repeat Violation Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area/kitchen/wait station. Outside storage containers Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair. On cook line, water damage Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Shelf above reach in cooler 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. Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Repeat Violation Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Standing water in beer keg cooler in bar Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Throughout Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Throughout Basic - Floor tiles missing. Walk in cooler, walk in freezer Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Low grout throughout Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Sugar Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Hot sauce Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. Ice machine Basic - Light shield for lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing end caps. Server area Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Stand up freezer off cook line, storage Repeat Violation Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Server salad prep cooler Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Barewood holding up door behind tea machine Basic - Objectionable odor in establishment. In bar cooler, walk in cooler Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Repeat Violation Basic - Open dumpster lid. Repeat Violation Basic - Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination. Basic - Standing water in handwash sink/ handwash sink draining very slowly. Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Forks in server area Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Tong handle Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled. Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. No holster/ no drain line High Priority - Cooked rice/pasta hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. White rice High Priority - Soda nozzle in ice used for drinks. See stop sale. High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Soda Ozzie in drinking ice High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with single-service items. Paint next to to go bags Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin. Server station Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Server area Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Dish sprayer Repeat Violation Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. Repeat Violation Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Cleaner Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice machine drain hose draining into handwash sink off prep room Corrected On-Site Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Cook line Repeat Violation Intermediate - Water filter not changed according to manufacturer's instructions. No date marking Repeat Violation	5/12/2014	Routine - Food	Inspection Completed - No Further Action
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Inside bulk food containers. Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Walk in freezer shelves. Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Kitchen. Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Basic - Food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered/protected. Empanadas in reach in freezer. Basic - Hole in ceiling. Kitchen. Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Kitchen. Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Basic - Open dumpster lid. Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Cook line. Basic - Spray bottle containing a food product not labeled. Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Basic - Wet wiping cloths stored in detergent and sanitizer mixed together. Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. 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. High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. Inside and outside. Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Cook line. Intermediate - No proper chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used for wiping cloths. Intermediate - Person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Intermediate - Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. No date.	12/17/2013	Routine - Food	Inspection Completed - No Further Action

1 User Review:

Kiara Hall

Added on Apr 2, 2015 4:43 AM

Visited on Apr 1, 2015 3:20 PM

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I ordered Ox Tails and my rice was soaked in sauce so I didn't eat most of my rice. The presentation of the food was very poor and sloppy. The ox tails were chewy and had a lot of fat on them instead of being tender juicy meat.
I ordered a Jamin Jerk Burger and recieved a burger with no jerk sauce or avocados and had to ask for these items that should have been on the burger. I waited 45 minutes for an incomplete order.
The people were so busy on the phone they neglected customers who were right in front of their face. It was a bad experience and I will never go back. What a waste of money.

Would you recommend JERK HUT JAMAICAN GRILLE & RHUM BAR to others? No

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