El Mofongazo Restaurant, 5522 Hanley Rd, Tampa, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: EL MOFONGAZO RESTAURANT
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 5522 Hanley Rd, Tampa, FL 33615
License #: 3911472
Total inspections: 13
Last inspection: 07/29/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

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  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Tracks on reach-in cooler in dry storage
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Stove top
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment.
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor under shelving.
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Dead roaches on premises. In mop sink closet.
  • Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Dry storage room
  • Basic - Floor under dishmachine or three-compartment sink area soiled.
  • Basic - Food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of reach-in cooler/refrigerator.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/soil residue on dry storage shelves.
  • Basic - Garbage or debris on floor under, around, or behind equipment in bar.
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Basic - Improper storage of maintenance equipment that interferes with cleaning. Empty mop bucket after each use.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Basic - Wash solution not clean.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Dirty knife kept with clean knifes on wall magnet.
  • Intermediate - Buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. All coolers
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Men's bathroom and handsink behind bar area
  • Intermediate - Slicer blade soiled with old food debris.
07/29/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Cook's line reach in cooler **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Cleaned wiping cloth has food debris/soil. Towel used to wipe face. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Plantain press made from a non-hard wood chipping, wooden mortar and pastel.
  • Basic - Establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food-contact surface. Plantain press.
  • Basic - Food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. Through out kitchen, under and behind equipment.
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. Cook's line reach in cooler and front drink reach in cooler
  • Basic - Hole in wall. Under 3 Compartment sink **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer.
  • Basic - Interior of refrigerator/chest freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Wiped face with towel and did not wash hands
  • Intermediate - Buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler. Cook's line reach in cooler
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. Cutting board on prep table and on make table.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Intermediate - Food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Mustard, sauces pans on cook's line
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Behind bar
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Back reach in cooler
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Behind bar.
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Kitchen and behind bar.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pork, beef portioned in reach in cooler, not consistent in reach in cooler in back and cook's line .
5/16/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment.
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in cooler
  • Basic - Carpeting installed in a food preparation, food storage, warewashing or bathroom area. Back storage area.
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Wooden non-sealed wood used to press plantains
  • Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Under 3 Compartment sink .
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in cold holding unit. Reach in cooler/ make tale.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Beef
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Fish filet
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Reach in cooler under make table, front Reach in cooler.
  • Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact shelf cover.
  • Basic - Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Front/ register area.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Mop room.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. At prep table.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm
  • High Priority - Deli meats cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook's line, ham 51
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Raw meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken 51 beef 49, pork 49Reach in cooler , corrective action taken, removed all tcs item from Reach in cooler and placed in back Reach in cooler.
  • High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled.
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by garbage can. Hand wash sink in kitchen.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Reach in cooler in back.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Men's restroom.
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Men's restroom.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Reach in coolers.
10/10/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
7/19/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Sandwich make table.
5/31/2013Routine - FoodEmergency Order Callback Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. Behind Reach in cooler and prep table in kitchen area.
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Large cutting board and small cutting at sandwich station.
  • Basic - Employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of reach-in cooler/refrigerator. Double glass door in back storage area, slime, mold draining out of door/track.
  • Basic - Food stored in dry storage area not covered. Opened bag of salt.
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Under fryer and stove.
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. In 3 compartment sink/ portioned pork
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Sandwich make table.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Shelf above prep table, under rubber mat.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. Next to chest freezer.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean.
  • High Priority - Deli meats cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • High Priority - Fresh garlic-in-oil/margarine/butter or product containing fresh garlic-in-oil/margarine/butter mixture held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage ' direct contact with food. Plantain storage container.
  • High Priority - Raw meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 18-20 live roaches at different sizes ranging large to small located between wall and under Reach in cooler and in kitchen. Observed 8-10 live roaches under/behind prep table that is located next to same Reach in cooler. Observed old food debris, grease, paper debris and utensils where roaches were observed.
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in bar area.
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Deli meats, cheese, home made garlic/oil dressing.
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Back storage room.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At bar.
5/30/2013Routine - FoodEmergency order recommended
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dinningroom **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Cook''s line Reach in cooler **Warning**
2/13/2013Complaint FullCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used for scooping ice. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. Prep table. **Warning**
  • Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area. Drink cups **Warning**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Plantains . **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Wooden press's for plantains, stained soiled. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored in dry storage area not covered. Sugar not cover/ bar area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. **Warning**
  • Basic - Lack of toilet tissue at each toilet. **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dinningroom **Warning**
  • Basic - Raw animal food stored above unwashed produce.shelled eggs **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Cook's line Reach in cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. Behind garbage can cook's line. **Warning**
  • Basic - High Priority - Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Dead roaches, storeroom area/ under shelves. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cut tomatoes cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. **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. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Cutting board. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. Small flies. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken, beef steaks in kitchen. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Sandwich press. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee filled water pitcher/cup at handwash sink. Bar area. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. At bar. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Double door Reach in cooler. back area, front Reach in cooler kitchen. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Kitchen **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken, beef steaks. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers. Sugar container bar area. **Warning**
2/12/2013Complaint FullWarning Issued
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. non handle container used as scoop in sauce .
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. under fryrer.
  • Critical - Lack of signage properly designating bathrooms. no sign for woman's restroom.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. reach in cooler /back
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water. 3 compartment sink.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. back storeroom.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor.
  • Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. 3 compartment sink/grease trap area.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. dressings/reach in cooler, backroom.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. shelled eggs/reach in cooler
  • Critical - Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked. reach in freezer, chicken , portioned items.
  • Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers. squeeze bottles. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed wall in disrepair. wall in closet where mop sink.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. reach in cooler, chicken, beef.
  • Critical - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled.
10/3/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Floors not constructed easily cleanable. under oven/6 eye burner.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. over bar, diningroom.
  • Observed hole in wall. under 3 compartment sink/ grease trap.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. reach in cooler, back. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed roach activity as evidenced by live roaches found. observed 1 live roach in storeroom.
5/31/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
5/31/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Equipment compartment not equipped to properly drain accumulation of moisture. reach in/front.
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory.
  • Critical - Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. This violation must be corrected by : 5/8/2012.
  • 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 This violation must be corrected by : 5/8/2012.
  • Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. table.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. ice build up in reach in freezer.
  • Critical - Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface. under cuttingboard.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. onionsplantains, bulk oil.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. front reach in.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. dry beans end cooked black beans.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. chicken, pork, beef, front reach in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.
  • Critical - Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked. pork beef, reach in freezer.
  • Observed single-service articles improperly stored. not inverted . Corrected On Site.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment. knives/steamtable.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. squeeze bottles
3/8/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. restroom .
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Critical - Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided. Corrected On Site.
11/16/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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