Chula's, 750 W 15th St, Panama City, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: CHULA'S
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 750 W 15th St, Panama City, FL 32401
License #: 1305179
Total inspections: 18
Last inspection: 10/01/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Tomatoes . **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook
  • Basic - Wall damage by beer cooler and walk in cooler .
  • Basic - Wiping cloth solution stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris .
10/01/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles.
  • Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. Pedro To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
  • 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**
5/21/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice 45° F, beef 52° F. Moved items to freezer to cool . **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb.
12/13/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair.
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler shelves soiled with mold-like substance .
7/26/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer y not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw beef stored over raw fish and onions, out of original containers.
5/1/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Single service cup with no handle used to dispense spices.
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Fans in kitchen and food preparation area dusty. Light fixtures in dry storage with dust accumulated.
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
1/23/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Dishes stored on open air shelving racks unprotected.
  • Critical - Observed employee improperly washing hands. Turning water off with barehands. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated dust by reach in cooler in hallway.
7/5/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage of chips. Storage totes.
3/19/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Observed beans at 117 degrees fahrenhiet in walk in cooler made 3-1/2 hours prior. Stop sale issued.
  • In-use utensil for ice not stored in a clean, protected location. Corrected On Site.
  • In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Bulk flour.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of black mildew like substance in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed chip baskets being directly stacked on top of each other uncovered. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. Beans in walk in cooler being cooled tightly covered. Stop sale issued. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. Observed chlorinating tablets bucket with flour stored in bucket, marked pinto beans.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Observed wiping cloths sanitizer way above 200ppm. Corrected On Site.-50ppm.
  • Observed souffle cup with no handle in container of salt, ground cumin, steak seasoning on shelving dry storage. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Flour in chemical bucket.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice). Beans not cooled properly within 2 hours to 70 degrees fahrenhiet.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk Flour observed in chlorinating tablets bucket marked pinto beans.
9/21/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust. Light sheilds in kitchen area.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed chicken and black beans at 44 degrees fahrenhiet in reach in cooler. She has had repairman out three times on unit and its set on defrost at this time. She has called to have repairman back to have defrost time reset for pm instead of during lunch. Potentially hazardous items in cooler will Be iced down or moved to other unit to maintain 41 degrees fahrenhiet or below until unit is maintaining 41 degrees or below.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Observed at way above 200ppm -wiping cloths. Corrected On Site to 100ppm.
  • Observed souffle cup, no handle, in a non potentially hazardous green sauce in reach in cooler.
  • Ten (10) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in walk-in refrigeration unit.
  • Twenty (20) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in handwashing, warewashing, or equipment and utensil storage areas. Lighting in dishmachine and kitchen area to dim.
6/30/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Lemons Corrected On Site.
2/3/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk in reach in cooler.
  • Observed souffle cup inside salsa.
  • Observed microwave in poor repair. Hole melted in the upper section interior.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets; make table at cookline.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates on cookline.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Utensils in preparation room, whisk, etc...
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle by hand sink up front.
9/8/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed ice scoop stored in standing water. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed A bucket of wiping clothes in hand wash sink in kitchen. Corrected On Site.
3/10/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
11/9/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands. Dirty glass in sink at front counter. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
7/6/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 3/24/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 12/22/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 9/29/2008Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action

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