Dixie Cream Cafe, 434 Main St, Windermere, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: DIXIE CREAM CAFE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 434 Main St, Windermere, FL 34786
License #: 5812625
Total inspections: 13
Last inspection: 10/15/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Grill **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All the cutting boards **Warning**
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of the waffle iron **Warning**
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Foods thawing removed from the walk in freezer dated 10/7 with the incorrect thaw date. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10/15/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Grill **Warning**
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. All the cutting boards **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink cup next to the uncovered bread at the cook line **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Soiled employee apron stored on the plate at the wait area **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Cook **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of the waffle iron **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooking utensils in water at the cook line at 105° **Warning**
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact inside the Salamanda **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • 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. Employee used her bare hand to place biscuit on a plate going to the customer. No alternative operating procedure available. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Tuna salad 50°/chicken salad 50°/eggs out shell 45° at the cook line reach in cooler. Temperature verified by chef, also calibrated both thermometers. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade and the holder **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Container of cooked bacon on the handsink at the cookline **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by garbage can. Hand sink at the cook line **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Foods thawing removed from the walk in freezer dated 10/7 with the incorrect thaw date. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10/14/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements. Operator doing chemical analysis
  • High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Mop sink
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Tuna 58°/hamburger 46°/sausage 46°/ yogurt 47°/ butter 58°. (Butter rechecked 39°/yogurt 40°/ Hamburgers 41°/sausage 40°/tuna 34°)
1/2/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Establishment increased seating without providing written approval from the local fire authority and wastewater provider. Establishment licensed for 43 seats, the restaurant currently have 74 seats on a septic system. Observed no approval from the authority having jurisdiction. The DOH office contacted . **Warning**. Call back found no approval from the authority having jurisdiction for the seat increase. TELC Chemical testing company to provide chemical analysis. Operator stated test to be completed within the next few days.
  • High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. **Warning**
1/2/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
  • Basic - Establishment increased seating without providing written approval from the local fire authority and wastewater provider. Establishment licensed for 43 seats, the restaurant currently have 74 seats on a septic system. Observed no approval from the authority having jurisdiction. The DOH office contacted . **Warning**. Call back found no approval from the authority having jurisdiction for the seat increase.
  • Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use, left on the prep surfaces. **Warning**
  • High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface of the waffle machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**. Call back only 1 employee card trained out of approximately 10 employees per the manager on duty. Danzel - 10/05/16.
10/29/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Rear of the flattop / back of the stove . **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
  • Basic - Establishment increased seating without providing written approval from the local fire authority and wastewater provider. Establishment licensed for 43 seats, the restaurant currently have 74 seats on a septic system. Observed no approval from the authority having jurisdiction. The DOH office contacted . **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in reach-in cooler. Cookline cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. The single door storage cooler next to the ice machine door not closing properly. **Warning**
  • Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Box of tomatoes being cut before the tomatoes are washed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use, left on the prep surfaces. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris inside the grout at the dishwashing area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour container not labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Cook broke several raw shell eggs to cook with both gloves on his hand. He then removed one glove replaced that hand with a clean glove , left the other soiled glove kept working. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface of the waffle machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
8/21/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Establishment increased seating without providing written approval from the local fire authority and wastewater provider. Observed approval from fire Marshall, waiting for approval of DOH. establishment licensed for 43seats, approved for 63 seats.
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Plate inside the potatoes. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. ( Sugar
  • High Priority - No proof of parasite destruction or aquaculture documentation for cold smoked salmon served raw or undercooked. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded.
  • Intermediate - 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. Pancake mix, milk **Corrected On-Site**
1/9/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, fire safety, bathroom requirements or other related requirements. Establishment licensed for 43 seats added 16 seats. Provided seat change form.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Cooking oil. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Walk freezer .
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Eggs 47 degrees, prep cooler, prepped 7/17/12. Rechecked at 39 degrees. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Inside the hood cover over the the dishwashing machine.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Cocoa powder. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour/sugar containers at the bakery. Corrected On Site.
7/18/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. No quat strip.
  • 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. Training scheduled for 2/2/12. Time Extended on Call Back.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Potatoes in the walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Walk in frezeer. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Salamanda Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Cooked chicken in the reach in cooler not dated from 1/19/12. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Pasta in the makeline reach in cooler. Cooked 1/17/12. Corrected On Site.
1/20/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 17-09-1 Lack of use of chemical test kit when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. Quat test kit for the sanitizing bucket.
  • Critical - Violation: 22-27-1 Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Inside the salamanda too encrusted with grease/food debris.
  • Critical - Violation: 53B-08-1 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. No proof was not available upon request. This violation must be corrected by : 1/15/12. Called Back found Gregory-3/10/10.
1/20/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Utensils on the black storage rack at the walk in cooler door.
  • Critical - Lack of use of chemical test kit when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. Quat test kit for the sanitizing bucket.
  • Light not functioning under the hood.
  • Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Dinner plates.
  • 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. No proof was not available upon request. This violation must be corrected by : 1/15/12.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open bottle of water on the prep table at the cooking area. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of heavy grease on nonfood-contact surface. Back of the 8-burner stove.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Inside the oven.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Inside the salamanda too encrusted with grease/food debris.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Eggs [liquid ] 45 degrees, makeline prep cooler. Iced. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Walk in frezeer.
11/15/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions. Employee purse at the bakery . Corrected On Site.
  • Observed clean equipment stored on floor. Dishwashing trays.
  • Critical - Observed employee handling soiled equipment or utensils then engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Waite staff not washing their hands after picking up soiled plates from the table before touching anything else.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Waite staff scooping ice, etc.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Cooking oil. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Convection oven at the bakery .
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Clean containers on the rack before the walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Egg mix, 46 degrees, cookline cooler. Iced, Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb where the splitter hose is added to the mop sink.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
4/1/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar container Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. Observed cooked pork, beef cooling covered. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Critical. Establishment drainage septic system tank approval from the authority having jurisdiction not available upon request. Permit #10-0383-N approval by authority having jurisdiction . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb on the splitter at the mop.
  • Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, fire safety, bathroom requirements or other related requirements. (Establishment approved for 43 seats based on the septic system, establishment have 56 seats in the establishment]. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. NEW OPERATOR.
  • 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. NEW OPERATOR
12/20/2010Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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