Midtown Deli & Cafe, 100 N Laura St, Jacksonville, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: MIDTOWN DELI & CAFE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 100 N Laura St, Jacksonville, FL 32202
License #: 2614710
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: 09/04/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic souffl cup in blue cheese at make table near ice machine. Operator discarded cup. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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. Employee bottle of water on prep table in middle of kitchen. Operator discarded bottle. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Reach in cooler cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Gasket on middle door of make table near ice machine is torn. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. At prep table in kitchen and on cutting board, cloths not in sanitizer bucket. Operator placed cloths in cutting board. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. At front counter, minestrone soup 110° and chicken noodle soup 115°. Corrective action: soups taken to stove to be heated up.
  • High Priority - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. Pasta salad in walk in cooler dated 8/27/2014. Operator voluntarily discarded item.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand sink near dressing coolers. Operator added paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
09/04/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Standing water at bottom of small make table in kitchen.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometers in salad dressing coolers next to dry storage room. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. At make table near ice machine, middle door gasket is torn at top. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth solution stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Wiping cloth bucket stored next to pooled eggs at griddle. Employee moved sanitizer bucket.
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. Small flying insects near dry storage room.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Slight black mold like buildup around left screw on deflector shield of ice machine.
6/25/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometer in cold item make table. Operator placed thermometer in unit. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Reach in cooler gaskets on make table units on prep line.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth solution stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Wiping cloth solution on shelf next to open container of bread. Operator covered bread container. **Corrected On-Site**
3/27/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In feta. Discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Cut lettuce/cabbage/spinach/kale/chard cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut lettuce for sandwiches at cook line 59°. Corrective action - placed on time control, given plan.
  • 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. Cooks making sandwiches. Corrective action - discussed proper procedure, establishment had run out of gloves. Gloves arrived.
  • Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Clear liquid degreaser, near storage shelves, rear of kitchen.
9/10/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Knives, scoops, at cook line. Corrective action - emptied. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Storing wet wiping cloth, rear prep area.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Next to triple sink.
3/28/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. In unisex employee restroom.
  • Critical - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Lemons at self service area.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Reach in cooler next to ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of black/pink debris in the interior of ice machine. On lip of ice shield.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Knives, spoons next to grill, at cookline. Corrected On Site. Emptied.
  • Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination. To-go containers at self service area not inverted. Corrected On Site. Inverted.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Next to sandwich press.
10/15/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. On splashguard.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls. Clean lids stored in a container with slight debris build up in the bottom
  • Observed cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Reachin cooler below slicer machine and walkin starting to tear.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. Up under blade sharpner part. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Soda fountain box in storage room. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets with debris build-up. Drawer cooler on cookline
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In container on cookline at 87F. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided. Corrected On Site.
6/14/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In back room
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. In coffee/bar area Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Both restrooms located in hallway of office building.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. Interior top. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. Boxes of cups in coffee/bar area. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Just starting to tear.
  • Critical - Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided. Establishment not yet open and will add to menu for fried eggs.
1/25/2012Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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