Bella Vita, 3825 Bay Meadows Rd, Jacksonville, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: BELLA VITA
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3825 Bay Meadows Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32217
License #: 2608949
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: 10/13/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. Heavy grease build up, cookline
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in cooler by cookline
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. By the liquid room, employee chain up **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 drink set above the Dish machine without lid and straw, employee put the lid and straw **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. Cookline, employee moved **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Reach in cooler by Walk in cooler and upright Reach in cooler by pizza section
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked noodles 55°, cooked vegetable 56°, cheese 56°, Reach in cooler by Walk in cooler, cook turn down the unit and move all food to Walk in cooler , also chicken stock 72°F, by the stove, cookline **Repeat Violation**
  • 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. Pizza took out about 5 min ago no time mark, by pizza section
  • 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 open on Friday per employee, beer cooler in service area
  • 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. Cooked noodles 55°, cooked vegetable 56°, cheese 56°, Reach in cooler by Walk in cooler ambient temperature 50°F, employee put all food to the Walk in Freezer
10/13/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
4/21/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cups used in the salt container under prep table by dry storage area **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In the cleaning supplies room, and bar area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Container of raw chicken, and container of raw beef on the Walk in Freezer floor **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. By the 3 doors Reach in freezer by the cleaning supplies room **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. All employee in the kitchen **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Several metal container stake up wet, on shelf above Dish machine area **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. By cookline **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Raw animal food stored above unwashed produce. Trays of shell eggs over the bag of unwashed carrots, on shelf in Walk in Cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt in the container of garlic salt, and salt container have no label, under prep table by dry storage area **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 can of black olives has big dented on the lid seam, on rolling rack for cans, by dry storage area, manager discarded **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Homemade pizza sauce 56°F take out about 30 min ago. on the prep table by Walk in Cooler, move back to Walk in Cooler **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in walk-in freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Bag of raw chicken, over pre portion lasagna, on shelf by Walk in Freezer **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Slicer and mixer head have food debris, on prep table by dry storage area **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. Kitchen manager certification is expired. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Cups inside the Hand Wash Sink in bar area **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Owner state all employee training are expired and only have the copies of blank certification available in the establishment. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Employee calibrate the probe thermometer to 0°F **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
2/10/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. 2oz cups in sugar container, dry storage area **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In the cleaning supply room
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Container of dish and chicken Walk in Freezer **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Cloth and paper towel in the same container with raw chicken, Reach in cooler by cookline. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. Cookline and pizza oven **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food and rim of the container. Spoon handle touch cheese. Make table by pizza oven **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. By Walk in Cooler
  • Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster.
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar area **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Upright Reach in cooler by pizza oven
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. Several container of Dressing not covered **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Blue bulk container of sugar in dry storage area **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 2 cans dented in the lid seam and side seam
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken over dressing, Walk in Cooler **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in bar area. Several fruit flies in bar area.
  • 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 noodles made yesterday in the Walk in Cooler no date dot **Corrected On-Site**
10/28/2013Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided at the time of the licensing inspection. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
2/27/2013Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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