Gators Dockside, 3030 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: GATORS DOCKSIDE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3030 E Semoran Blvd, Apopka, FL 32703-5909
License #: 6903391
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: 10/06/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Clean bowls, plates on dish room shelf. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer floor and door. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Bar 3 compartment sink and mop sink faucets leaking, outdoor hose leaking. Missing drain cover in dish room. **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. **Warning**
  • Basic - Walking surfaces not maintained. Large amounts of standing water in holes in asphalt outside my back door. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Slicer blade guard soiled with old food debris. **Warning**
10/06/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Dish racks. **Warning**
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Clean bowls, plates on dish room shelf. **Warning**
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Above onions on slicer table. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Bar cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. On cook line. **Warning**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Chicken wing scoop **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar, ladies restroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer floor and door. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Warning**
  • Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Bar 3 compartment sink and mop sink faucets leaking, outdoor hose leaking. Missing drain cover in dish room. **Warning**
  • Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. **Warning**
  • Basic - Single-use gloves not stored in a clean, protected location. On hand sink below paper towel dispenser. **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. **Warning**
  • Basic - Walking surfaces not maintained. Large amounts of standing water in holes in asphalt outside my back door. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Most potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at left end of cook line. Pasta 50, lettuce, cooked onions, blue cheese crumbs 47-48f. Corrective action: operator adjusted thermostat and ice for temperature recovery. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Raw gator over batter and raw calamari over cooked chicken in reach-in cooler on cook line, raw shell eggs over salsa and sour cream in reach-in cooler by mop sink. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw shrimp over mozzarella sticks in reach in freezer on cook line, raw chicken over cooked bacon in walk in freezer. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Slicer blade guard soiled with old food debris. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At mid ding room wait station. **Warning**
10/03/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle provided to dispense food. Flour. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Exterior of flour barrel.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Interior of lid to prep cooler at cookline.
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back kitchen door.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in reach-in cooler. Smaller prep cooler at cook line. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. walk in freezer door.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Reach in cooler fan guards. Glass door cooler near cook line.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Ware washing area. Hole in the wall, rust patches on metal plate behind dish draining shelf.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Cases of bacon stored over condiments. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. spray cleanser stored on dish machine. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
  • Intermediate - Prep table Cutting board(s) stained/soiled with old food residue.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue substance. **Corrected On-Site**
4/8/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Cooler on far left, far left side make table, 52°f grilled onions, 55°f cooked spinach and cheese dip, 52°f sour cream, heat treated peppers 51°f. Metal cooler on cookline 46°f raw chicken. Operator stated that products had been in the cooler overnight.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Frozen corn. Operator placed it in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Cooler on far left, far left side make table 47°f cut lettuce, 52°f grilled onions, 55°f cooked spinach and cheese dip, 52°f sour cream, heat treated peppers 51°f. Metal cooler on cookline 46°f raw chicken. Products were not in the process of preparation or cooling. Corrective action: Operator lowered the temperature on all effected products.
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse.Cooler on far left, far left side make table, 52°f grilled onions, 55°f cooked spinach and cheese dip, 52°f sour cream, heat treated peppers 51°f. Operator was asked to and did discard of all of these products. Operator stated that products had been in the cooler overnight. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Chemical bottle stored by food items on dry storage shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
11/6/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense croutons. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Build-up of mold-like substance on nonfood-contact surface. Beer cooler fan guards.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in coolers not maintaining time/temperature control for safety foods at 41 F or below. corrective action taken: thermostats were lowered, product shifted to allow for better air flow. Manager will continue to monitor temperatures.
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
  • Basic - Floor Drain cover(s) missing.
  • Basic - Interior of walk in freezer door in disrepair/has exposed insulation.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Exterior of flour barrel.
  • Basic - Walk-in freezer gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up.
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Ware washing area.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked onions, 48 F; spinach dip, 46 F; cream cheese dip, 56 F; corrective action taken: unit turned down, cream cheese dip discarded.
  • High Priority - Raw meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken, raw seafood, 46-48 F; advised.
  • Intermediate - Employee used bar hand wash sink as an ice dump sink.
  • Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/spray bottles.
  • Intermediate - Pans of cooling potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods stacked on top of one another. **Corrected On-Site**
5/6/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Kitchen and ladies restroom.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles. Bar
  • Critical - Observed fan guard of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of dust/residue.
  • Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Watch. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer door.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Eggs over corn. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit. Raw chicken stored over raw seafood. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Observed residue/rust build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Walk in cooler racks.
  • Observed walk in freezer gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up.
  • Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Observed wall in disrepair. Warewashing area.
12/11/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed ambient air thermometer not located in the warmest part of the glass door cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed cutting board stained/grooved. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed dead palmetto bugs on premises- 2 on the floor in office.
  • Observed souffle cup with no handle used to scoop breadcrumbs. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item, spray cleanser, stored in food preparation area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled chemical spray bottle. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed walk-in cooler and reach-in freezer gaskets torn/in disrepair.
  • Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Gap at bottom of back door.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster.
6/6/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Kitchen floors not maintained smooth and durable.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed cutting board stained/grooved.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw hamburger, raw chicken breast temping 45F. Ice added to product.
  • Observed reuse of single-service articles. Souffle cup with no handle used to scoop croutons.
  • Critical - Observed soil residue on storage containers- chips, flour.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster.
1/23/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Drain cover(s) missing. Floor drain in warewashing area.
  • Observed build-up of mold-like substance on surface of nonfood-contact surface. Drain pipe and floor under/near ice machine.
  • Observed build-up of mold-like substance on surface of nonfood-contact surface. Floor drains.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soil in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed employee changing gloves and utensils used and engaging in food preparation without washing hands.
  • Critical - Observed soil residue on storage containers. Ice barrels.
  • Critical - Observed stained cutting boards at prep line.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item, soap, stored by food. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed walk-in cooler and reach-in freezer gaskets torn/in disrepair.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
8/17/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Ceiling tile missing.
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Small reach-in unit at cookline. Operator removed all product and will not use until unit is working properly.
  • Critical - Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in soda dispensing nozzle at bar. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. All PHF'S in small reach-in unit at cookline temping 48-52F. Less than 1 hour. Product taken to walk-in cooler to chill.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item, spray cleanser, stored in food preparation area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled chemical spray bottle. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster.
2/9/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese, hamburger meat, sliced beef, 46F in cookline prep unit. Advised.
  • Critical. Food thermometer not accurate within +/- 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employees changing gloves and engage in food preparation without washing hands.
  • Critical. Observed light buildup of soil in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles. Bar.
  • Observed single service cup with no handle used to dispense sauce.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable.
  • Ceiling tile missing.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
  • Critical. Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed.
9/28/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Raw chickens over shrimp inside reach in cooler at cook line
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. X2 On top of reach in cooler at cookline
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime/mold like substance in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Cutting boards
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. On surface of all trash cans
  • Critical. Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Missing in one stall
  • Observed hole in ceiling. By dish area
  • Observed ceiling soiled with accumulated grease. Cook line
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed expired Food Manager Certification. [John Doelle] expired on 4/19/10
5/6/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. No thermometer provided to measure temperature of food product.
  • Critical. Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Raw chickens next to ready to eat foods inside reach in cooler at cookline
  • Critical. Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Raw meat in the same pan with ready to eat foods inside walk in cooler
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Ice at wait station
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Inside sugar Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Did not wash hands before putting gloves on Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Corrected On Site. Tongs [Wait staff touching lemons]
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. On top of reach in coolers at cookline
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Cookline
  • Critical. Observed soil residue in storage containers. White storage containers Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed soil residue in storage containers. All
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles. Bar area
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. On surface of hand sink at cookline
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. Repeat Violation.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Used as dipping well
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Cookline
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Cookline
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. Prep area
  • Observed food debris/residue build up/dirty water accumulated on floor. By backdoor
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust. Walk in cooler fan & covers
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle. Wait station Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed extension cord in use for non-temporary period. For reporting purposes only. Bar area
  • Critical. Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed.
10/27/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 5/28/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 12/1/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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