- Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Duct tape on microwave. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Food stored on floor. Boxes of soda dry storage. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 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. Scoop in cole slaw. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. Handwash sink in kitchen.
- Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Powerade in glass door cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Small Holes in walls throughout kitchen.
- Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Shell eggs, facility opens at 7am been out about an hour.
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
- Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Encrusted, soiled material on slicer. **Corrected On-Site**
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07/25/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Box of sweet corn and waffles **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Ceiling in disrepair. Above front counter walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. By steam hot hold equipment
- Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Duct tape on microwave
- 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. Scoop in flour **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Ten (10) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in walk-in cooler. Light does not stay on, have to tap it, and does not always stay on.
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ham and scrapple 45° in glass door reach in.
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food found greater than 47 degrees Fahrenheit but less than 70 degrees Fahrenheit more than six hours. See stop sale. Cole slaw 47°
- High Priority - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. 2 containers of tomato sauce in walk in cooler dated 3/20, today is 4/16. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
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4/16/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Box of Bagels **Warning**. Box of sweet corn and waffles
- Basic - Ceiling in disrepair. Above front walk in cooler **Warning**
- Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. **Warning**
- Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. By biscuits **Warning** covered cup on prep table by hot holding equipment
- 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. **Warning** flour
- High Priority - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Eggs, cole slaw **Warning**. 2 buckets of Tomato sauces in walkin cooler.
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4/16/2014 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Box of Bagels **Warning**
- Basic - Ceiling in disrepair. Above front walk in cooler **Warning**
- Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. **Warning**
- Basic - Ceiling tile not in place above swinging doors to kitchen. **Warning**
- Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. **Warning**
- Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. By biscuits **Warning**
- Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Several cracked **Warning**
- 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. **Warning**
- Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Walk in cooler light **Warning**
- High Priority - Butter/butter blend/clarified butter/whipped butter cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter packets 76° must rapid chill. **Warning**
- High Priority - Cheese/milk/creamer/other dairy products cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cream packets 70° 3 hours, must rapid chill to 41° within next hour. Supplier sent wrong ones. **Warning**
- High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. **Warning**
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Warning**
- High Priority - Food server handling soiled dishes or utensils then clean dishes/utensils without washing hands. Went to bar and handled napkins **Warning**
- High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. **Warning**
- High Priority - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Eggs, cole slaw **Warning**
- 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. Chubs of meat, milks. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
- Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. Emailed operator **Warning**
- Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Potatoes **Warning**
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2/12/2014 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit./ cooks line, glass door unit
- Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in an improper manner./ cryo vac fish being defrosting in the unopened package re- educated **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - SeverL Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.
- Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name./ bulk sugar
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food./ whole shell eggs over sauces **Corrected On-Site**
- 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. / sliced ham
- Intermediate - Heavily Encrusted material on can opener blade.
- Intermediate - Metal stem-type thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Calibrated at 27 degrees f, when chef gets tool will calibrate it to proper 32 degrees f
- Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked./ cooked turkey, roast beef in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
- Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled./ blue cleaner spray bottle by mop sink
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9/3/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Dust build up on fan blowing in. The dish machine area
- Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food./ utilized to scoop cut potatoes cooks lines
- Basic - Bread stored in a location that is exposed to splash from employee hand washing sink by toaster
- 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./ by soup steamer **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers./ storage room
- High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present./ 1 4.5 oz of green chiles manager discarded
- 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./ putting condiments on sandwiches **Repeat Violation**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit./ eggs, potatoes, will discard at 2:30 pm chart corrected- bacon at 80 degrees f less than 1 hr will rapidly chill
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Eggs, potatoes will discard by 2:30 pm
- Intermediate - Moderate Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked./ gravy, mashed potatoes walk in cooler, and sausage gravy front walk in cooler
- Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled./ cleaner back area and dish machine area
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4/3/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
- Critical - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
- Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect./chef with toast Corrected On Site.
- Observed ceiling in disrepair./several water damaged tiles in kitchen area
- Observed cutting board heavily grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable./cooks line and portable boards
- Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands./ employees before putting on glived Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Observed food stored on floor./walk in freezer Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Observed heavy buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Repeat Violation.
- Observed ice scoop stored on top of soiled ice bin Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food./bulk sugar utilizing bowl Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food./cooked potatoes on cooks line Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit./potatoes/pancake mix cooks line will be discarded at 11.30 a.m
- Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening./deli meats in walk in cooler
- Critical - Portable fire extinguisher not fully charged.k For reporting purposes only. Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit. Repeat Violation.
- Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses./cooks Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name./bulk sugar Repeat Violation.
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10/16/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Drain cover(s) missing.kitchen
- Critical - Observed can opener heavily soiled
- Critical - Observed cooked potatos cooling in deep pan in walkin cooler found at 110 degrees fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. servers using hand sanitizer instead of washing hands
- Critical - Observed food stored on floor in walkin freezer
- Critical - Observed moderate buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
- Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walkin freezer. raw chicken stored over rte
- Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottles.
- Critical - Portable fire extinguisher not fully charged K class gauge in recharge zone. For reporting purposes only.
- Critical - Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit. eggs, butter, home fries Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. not removing gloves before washing hands
- Wall not smooth and easily cleanable. unsealed / painted plywood on walkin cooler wall with heavy build up of a mold like substance
- Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. several throughout facility
- bowl with no handle used as a scoop in sugar
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6/27/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Cold holding equipment,cook's cooler incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Corrected On Site.Thermostat set to lower setting.
- Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength.Bucket almost empty. Corrected On Site.Sanitizier level at 50 ppm chlorine on plate surface.
- Critical - Establishment does not have a written copy of their approved Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by waitress / employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Corrected On Site.Operator completed AOP in inspector's presence.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Ham ,sausage links 44 DEGREES F in top cook's line cooler. Corrected On Site.Foods ice down,and thermostat set to lower setting.
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1/24/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Cold holding equipment,sandwich cooler incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.
- Observed build-up of dust or dirt on evapoator coil on sandwich cooler. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method.Reconstituted hash browns cooling in deep covered containers on prep table.. Corrected On Site.Relocated shalow pns in walk-in freezer.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Chicken salad,46 DEGREES FARENHEIT, cold holding sandwich cooler. Corrected On Site.Foods rapidly chilled with ice.
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8/11/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Floors not maintained smooth and durable.Concrete floor in disrepair in front walk in cooler.
- Observed ceiling tiles in water damage/disrepair above meat slicer prep table in kitchen.
- Critical - Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands.Cook with gloves on cracked raw eggs into bowl,then added tomato to egg mix with same glove covered hands.No change of gloves or washing of hands. Corrected On Site.
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5/4/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Reheated food,hollandaise sauce for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours.Hollandaise sauce in steam table for 1 1/2 hours. Corrected On Site.Reheated to 165 F
- Can opener blade not kept sharp - observed metal shavings. Corrected On Site.Operator changed blade.
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1/10/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed rear screen in door torn/in poor repair.
- Critical. Observed chlorine sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed in towel bucket. Corrected On Site.
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7/13/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours.Sausage gravy made 3 and 1/2 hours ago noted cooling in 4 inches depth covered container in walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed toxic [medicine] item improperly stored on top of freezer. Corrected On Site.
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3/25/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening of bu cottage cheese,milk.
- Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked for chili,soups in rear kitchen walkin cooler.
- Observed wiping cloth used for food spills also used for other purposes found hangi g from cooks pocket.
- Observed peeling painton ceiling air conditioning vent covers in kitchen.
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9/30/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 2/11/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 9/17/2008 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
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