2 Palms Bar & Bistro, 2950 Gulf To Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: 2 PALMS BAR & BISTRO
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 2950 Gulf To Bay Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33759
License #: 6214951
Total inspections: 4
Last inspection: 10/09/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing.
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Flour **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 6 dead in bar cabinet in inside bar **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. E cigarettes **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under bar.
  • Basic - Hole in ceiling. Side storage near office
  • Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. Door
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. cooks line **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Make table cooks line
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottle **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. Next to three compartment sink
  • High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Sani chlorine bucket exceeded 200ppm **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles. Inside bar
  • 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
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Outside bar
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers. Flour bin
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Pink liquid **Corrected On-Site**
10/09/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. By back door.
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Backpack and jacket on dry storage shelf.
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Cook line.
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Multiple locations near dish washing and by back door.
  • High Priority - Cut lettuce/cabbage/spinach/kale/chard cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Lettuce 63°.
5/12/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. By back door.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Left deli-style cooler not holding temp. Raw chicken 56°, cheese 50°. Ambient thermometer reading 56°.
  • Basic - Hole in ceiling. Over ice machine on cook line.
  • Basic - Hole in wall. Behind ice machine near cook line.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Cook line.
  • High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Back storage room.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken 56°, cheese 50°
  • High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Droppings hard and present throughout kitchen and storage areas.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles. Right bar nozzle.
2/5/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Hole in wall. Above three compartment sink
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs in reach in cooler above ready to eat foods.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Ice machine by walk in cooler.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Server trays.
  • 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. Hamburger patties, Spanish pork etc.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. On cook line.
5/13/2013Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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