Mossfire Grill, 1537 Margaret St, Jacksonville, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Mossfire Grill
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1537 Margaret St, Jacksonville, FL 32204-3821
License #: 2611836
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 07/16/2014

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Inspection findings

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  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Light gap on sides of kitchen exit door. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** At callback, light gap still present at door.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at upstairs bar area hand sink. **Warning** At callback, no hand wash sign in bar area hand wash sink.
  • Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Soda gun holster in upstairs bar area missing waste line. **Warning** At callback, waste line still missing at soda gun in bar area.
  • Intermediate - Ice chute soiled/build up of mold-like substance/slime. Black mold like build up on deflector shield inside ice chute at Pepsi soda fountain in server drink prep area. **Warning** At callback, black mold like build up still present in ice chute.
  • Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. No quat tests strips for sanitizer buckets. **Warning** At callback, no quat test kit.
07/16/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of mold-like substance on nonfood-contact surface. Slimy brown mold like build up on hand sink in bar area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Light gap on sides of kitchen exit door. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at upstairs bar area hand sink. **Warning**
  • Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Soda gun holster in upstairs bar area missing waste line. **Warning**
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At large middle make table on cook line all items all items at 46° or above: Butter 52°, cole slaw 49°, cut tomato 52°, cut cabbage 54°, pico de gallo 55°, cheddar cheese 55°, salsa 55°, cooked onions 50°, tuna 46°, salmon 48°, shrimp 48°, steak 48°, salsa 48°, chicken 48°. Fish in cooler less than one hour. Corrective action: placed items on ice in cooler, instructed manager to move items to walk in cooler, and instructed manager to contact maintenance. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In tall two door reach in freezer in dish wash area, raw shrimp and raw pork over bags of bread. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. Can opener blade soiled with food and metal shavings in baking prep area. Manager put can opener in dish machine. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Ice chute soiled/build up of mold-like substance/slime. Black mold like build up on deflector shield inside ice chute at Pepsi soda fountain in server drink prep area. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. No quat tests strips for sanitizer buckets. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-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. At large middle make table on cook line all items all items at 46° or above: Butter 52°, cole slaw 49°, cut tomato 52°, cut cabbage 54°, pico de gallo 55°, cheddar cheese 55°, salsa 55°, cooked onions 50°, tuna 46°, salmon 48°, shrimp 48°, steak 48°, salsa 48°, chicken 48°. Fish in cooler less than one hour. Corrective action: placed items on ice in cooler, instructed manager to move items to walk in cooler, and instructed manager to contact maintenance. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
07/14/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Souffl cup in container of blue cheese crumbles in reach in cooler along prep line. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic and metal bins on dish rack in kitchen.
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Light gap beneath door next to walk in cooler.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of chips and cartons of oil on floor in dry storage area next to walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at upstairs bar hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In tall reach in cooler: blue cheese 46°, cut tomatoes 48°, and cut lettuce 47°. Make table across from stove: cole slaw 47°, cut tomato 46°, pepper jelly 48°, cooked onions 47°, pico de gallo 47°, cabbage 45°, shrimp 48°, steak 48°, and chicken 44°. Instructed operator to add ice to coolers and move items to other coolers.
  • Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of 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. In tall reach in cooler: blue cheese 46°, cut tomatoes 48°, and cut lettuce 47°. Make table across from stove: cole slaw 47°, cut tomato 46°, pepper jelly 48°, cooked onions 47°, pico de gallo 47°, cabbage 45°, shrimp 48°, steak 48°, and chicken 44°. Instructed operator to add ice to coolers and move items to other coolers.
  • Intermediate - Squeeze bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue bottles of dish cleaner throughout restaurant. **Corrected On-Site**
2/5/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In bulk bread crumbs, prep area. Corrective action - removed.
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Pots and pans not inverted on storage rack near rear exit door by walk in cooler.
  • Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Can of red bull, with food in single door reach in cooler at entrance to prep area.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black substance in the interior of the ice machine. Around chute.
8/12/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment. Scale, pink buildup, operator plans to increase deliming schedule.
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. Shrimp cooling at 112F in deep bucket tightly covered. Corrective action - vented.
11/7/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
11/7/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Containers wet nesting, on storage rack next to prep area.
  • Critical - Food not stored in a clean/dry location that is not exposed to splash/dust. Pan of limes, herbs on trash can next to cooler in server area.
  • Critical - No complete 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. Most certificates blank. In process of retraining employees.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Next to triple sink, and upstairs bar. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Nonexempt fish has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be served cooked or discarded. No proof for salmon used in fish tacos able to be undercooked. Have proof for Fisherman's Dock, but need proof for salmon ordered from Sysco.
  • Critical - Observed ambient air thermometer not located in the warmest part of the holding unit. Reach in cooler in server area.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Inside fryers behind doors.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of black debris in the interior of ice machine. Around chute.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese 45F and chicken 46F, both in large make table reach in cooler at cookline. Corrective action - intake for hood system blowing into top of unit. Closed lid to keep warm air out, inside unit temperatures at 36-39F.
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. Behind bar.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment. Knife between make tables. Corrected On Site. Removed.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk flour at cookline. Corrected On Site. Labeled.
9/4/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Large pot of cooked beans at 54-64F. And plastic bucket of soup at 52F. Both cooked previous evening and place into walkin cooler with ice sticks in them. Both had tightly fitted plastic wrap over them, and beans still in original pot that they were cooked in.
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. Handsink by dishmachine area
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Behind upstairs bar
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls. Small container of spoons and steak knifes with debris/dust build up in containers Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Starting to tear on make table cooler on cookline
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Pot of beans and plastic container of pork and chicken on floor in walkin cooler Repeat Violation.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. Slight debris build up on make table on cookline
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. Server area in upstairs bar. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).
2/23/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Chlorine 0ppm Setup manual sanitization until machine is fixed Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Small make table cooler Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - No proper chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used for wiping cloths. No QUAT test strips
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Interior top By splas guard
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Soda fountain box in upstairs storage room Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Trays of raw eggs stored over RTEfoods in walkin cooler
  • Observed nonfood-grade bags used for food storage. Grocery store bag of ice on top of shrimp Corrected On Site.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food. Bag on dry storage rack. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. Boxes of to go lids, paper towel, onnfloorbin upstairs storage room
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. Upstairs bar server area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Minin walkin cooler
9/21/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Machine at 0ppm. DO NOT USE DISHMACHINE UNTIL IT IS ABLE TO SANITIZE. SETUP MANUAL SANITATION IN 3 COMPARTMENT SINK
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location. Tongs hanging on oven door on cookline.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Make table coolers on cookline
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls. Steak knifes stored in a container with debris build up in bottom
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Soda boxes on floor in upstairs area
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Cup in blue cheese container Repeat Violation.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. Unwapped straws on bar Counter.
  • Observed soda machine with accumulated slime/debris. Up behind nozzles in server area
3/7/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.BULK SUGAR .
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.PREPARATION AREA table.
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Observed WASTE WATER from soda gun draining into plastic bucket and not into floor drain BAR AREA.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.BAR AREA.
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair DISHWASHER area ceiling tiles WATER DAMAGE and hole in tile DIRECTLY OVER dishwasher area.
8/11/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
1/4/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
1/4/2010Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • No Violations Were Observed
9/17/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other inside WALKIN COOLER raw ground beef stored over pork .
  • Critical. Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface.USED FOR HOLDING cutting boards in place.
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food stored INSIDE SANATIZER BUCKET.
  • Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.ALL BOARDS.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets,several units in kitchen and bar areas ,in need of cleaning .
  • Critical. Observed buildup of BLACK MOLD like substance or slime in the interior of ice machine/ SPLASH GUARD upstairs bar area ICE MACHINE .
  • Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of STANDING WATER ,bar units BAR INGREDIENTS and service JUICES were being stored WATER ,was black and looked and smelled ,as if had been NESTING there for some time.
  • Observed residue build-up on interiors of MOP SINK in dish area.
  • Observed build-up of dust or dirt on surfaces of WALKIN COOLER FANS.
  • Observed clean equipment stored on floor ,ICE BUCKETS stored on floor in upstairs ICE MACHINE area.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster.for upstairs bar SERVER SERVICE drink gun.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees in bar area./ ALSO no handwashing sign provided in MENS ROOM upstairs .
  • Critical. Observed rodent activity as evidenced by OVER 300 semi/ dry rodent droppings found in the following areas.1 underneath server galley DRINK CUP rack area on floor/ 12 found in service galley CABINETS were SINGLE SERVICE items are stored including SUGAR PACKETS ,TEA and other ingredients /100 rodent droppings were found in UPSTAIRS bar STORAGE ROOM were ICE MACHINE is and were single service items are stored ,including entire UPSTAIRS storage ,all areas were found with rodent droppings ,200 were found in UPSTAIRS DINING ROOM inside the SITTING BOOTHS where customers ARE SERVED there meals .
  • Observed EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS of food debris accumulated on kitchen floors, underneath equipments ,and also in upstairs BAR AREA found ,debris ,glass,caps, and standing water.
  • Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water.DISHWASHER AREA.
  • Observed floor inside WALKIN COOLER with STANDING WATER and food debris ,behind racks.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle in UPSTAIRS bar area SQUEEZE BOTTLE with soap substance ,not labeled .
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise.UPSTAIRS bar area back storage ,is full of old equipments,and debris, NEEDS TO BE CLEANED .
9/16/2009Routine - FoodEmergency order recommended
No report available. 2/12/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 8/14/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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