Braised Onion, 754 Ne 25 Ave, Ocala, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: BRAISED ONION
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 754 Ne 25 Ave, Ocala, FL 34470-6318
License #: 5200004
Total inspections: 12
Last inspection: 10/07/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

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  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Across from the grill.
  • 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. Over prep table opposite of cook area. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Cell phone over make table. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Metal scrub pad depreciated past useful life. 2 in 3 compartment sink are.
  • Basic - Soiled cloths, linen, aprons, coats, or other uniform apparel not kept in a suitable container prior to laundering. On cutting board near 3 compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Under cook's hand sink.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Kitchen in cook's area. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0ppm. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pan of butter, 76°, moved to freezer then to cooler.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles. Wait station.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice, in wait station.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Tuna and crab mix in reach in on cook's line. Dated. **Corrected On-Site**
10/07/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. **Repeat Violation**
  • 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. (Cup of coffee on dish machine and drink on cook line above cold table)
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. (Drink on cold table cutting board on cook line) **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. (Reach-in cooler on cook line condensing unit not draining properly causing water to sit in bottom of cooler)
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. (Sink in bar area) **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. (drawer units on cook line)
  • High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. (No reading for dish sanitizer. Manager to call service tech to have machine checked)
  • High Priority - Cooked meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. (Cooked chicken in walk-in cooler 47°f)
  • Intermediate - Encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. (Amanda Gooding expired 3/10/2014)
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. (Sink in bar area) **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. (Container at 3 compartment not labeled - chemical is not in a spray bottle but another plastic container)
4/18/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in dry storage area. (Large bag of sugar)
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. (Large pot of chicken stock) **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. (Several items on the floor under shelves in walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer) **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. (In front server station - not covered)
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. (Bag-in-box sodas on floor @ side drink station)
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. (Sink in bar area and sink in kitchen)
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin. (Bin @ side server drink station)
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of encrusted food debris on/around mixer head.
  • Intermediate - Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. (Employees conducted an extensive search to find test kit)
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. (Sink in bar area)
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. (Sink in bar area)
12/11/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Multiple containers of items in reach in cooler and freezer.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Bottle of Gatorade on prep table in kitchen.
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle in product of sugar container in dry storage.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. On cookline.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple throughout establishment.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Cook line.
  • High Priority - Cheese/milk/creamer/other dairy products cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Dressings made with cream and cheese in open top reach in cooler by dish machine. Ice added to bottom of unit. Caesar and blu cheese dressings at 56 and 62?F respectively.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw fish over vegetables in walk in cooler.
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Server station hand sink has ice in it.
  • 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. Open top reach in cooler by dish machine. See 3A for temperature details. Establishment is aware and has ordered a new unit on 4/23/13. They are using ice under pans to keep temperatures. Ice was insufficient at time of inspection.
5/1/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 08A-28-1 Observed food stored on floor in walk-in cooler, and freezer.
  • Violation: 13-03-1 Observed employee with no hair restraint.
10/25/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Salad Cooler See 3A violation for temperatures. Ambient Air at 63 Degrees F.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor in walk-in cooler, and freezer.
  • Observed gaskets on 4 door cooler dirty with a black residue.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. 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. Sugar, and Flour.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese, Homemade Dressing, and Desserts at 60 Degrees F. in salad cooler.
  • Observed reuse of single-service articles. Lemon Water in bar area.
  • Critical - Observed shortning stored on floor in dry storage area.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in walk-in freezer.
10/24/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
5/24/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Grill, Dessert, and Saute' coolers. DO NOT USE UNTIL REPAIR IS MADE.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding units.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. in dishmachine area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee improperly washing hands. (Touching faucet handles after washing hands).
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical - Observed equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink in bar area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor in walk-in cooler, and freezer.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter 73 at room temperature. Meatloaf, Hamburger Butter, and Fish, 46-53 Degrees F, in grill cooler. Desserts 46 Degrees F in dessert cooler. Chicken, Shredded Cheese, and Ham 48 Degrees F. in saute' cooler. 1/2 and 1/2 Creamer 45 Degrees F. in ice water.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. MILK.
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in walk-in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered lemons in drink area.
5/23/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Critical - No 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. Pro
  • Critical - Observed Shortning, Bread Crumbs, and Salad Dressing stored on floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. BUTTER 58 Degrees F at room temperature. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. CHEESE. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided.
12/1/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
7/29/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification and no one certifed at this location.
5/16/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.
  • Critical. No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles.
  • Observed build-up of dust or dirt on A/C vent.
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers in storage room.
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottles.
  • Critical. Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification and no one certifed at this location.
  • Critical. No 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.
1/3/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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