- Basic - Floor cracked in walk in freezer . Observed floor turning upwards in walk in freezer.
- 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. Mix has been out of temperature less than four hours. Employee placed mixture in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink located at bar.
- Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
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3/18/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- 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.Observed an employee drink with no lid stored inside reach in cooler.
- Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed bags of ice stored in walk in cooler floor.
- Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees located in men's room.
- Basic - Observed floors of walk in cooler turning upwards.
- Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink located next to soda machine with ice bin.
- Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food(container holding butter type sauce in reach in cooler)
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8/27/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in men's restroom
- 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.Observed employee preparing a salad and touching the ingredients with bare hands.
- Intermediate - Hot water and cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink in kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink located at wait station.
- Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food.
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2/21/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink(kitchen handsink )
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions(wait station) Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink(kitchen sink)
- Critical - Observed toxic item(spray cleaner) stored by food products and to go containers. Corrected On Site.
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10/9/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions(kitchen and wait station) Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory(bar handsink ) Corrected On Site.
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6/25/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Establishment operating without a current Hotel and Restaurant license. License expired 12-01-2011. Please contact 1-850-487-1395 to renew license.
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions-dishwash area
- Critical - Hot water and cold water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink in dishwash area
- Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
- Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. Observed dispenser for to go cups lacking cover. Corrected On Site.
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3/19/2012 | Routine - Food | Administrative complaint recommended |
- Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. [Raw chicken over cut, clean lettuce in cookline cooler.] Corrected On Site.
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9/19/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Violation: 02-05-1 Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked. [Several containers in walk in freezer.]
- Critical - Violation: 02-22-1 Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. [Several cooked pastas and portioned lasagna in walk in cooler.]
- Critical - Violation: 08A-28-1 Observed food stored on floor. [Observed boxes and pans on floor of walk in freezer.]
- Violation: 14-50-1 Observed a nonfood-grade basting brush used in food stored in upper sandwich bar cooler pizza prep oil container.
- Critical - Violation: 22-22-1 Observed encrusted material on can opener.
- Critical - Violation: 22-23-1 Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. [Several areas of debris on cutting board indicate lack of cleaning on routine basis. Dry debris is deep in crevises near blade and in areas away from blade.]
- Violation: 23-03-1 Observed build-up of grease and dust on nonfood-contact surface. [Hood filters]
- Violation: 23-04-1 Observed build-up of mold-like substance on surface of walls and wire shelving of walk in cooler.
- Violation: 23-06-1 Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on wire rack next to dryer where dirty dishes and open container of salad dressing (made on-site vinegrette) are stored. Upon callback, heavy grease/debris still coars large portion of rack.
- Critical - Violation: 28-17-1 Improper sewage disposal at floor drains/sinks in kitchen and/or food preparation area. [Objectionable odor coming from cookline floor drain near pizza oven. Odor is strong enough to be smelled approximately 12 feet away on cookline. Using flashlight to look down drain, contents appear to be several inches below drain cover.] Repeat Violation. Upon callback, odor still exists. No evidence of full sewage drain or leakage on cookline floor.
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7/6/2011 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. [Kitchen handsink] Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. [Restrooms. Cloth towels, washed on-site, are provided in restrooms. Towels are individually rolled and stored in bulk on restroom counters.]
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. [Waitstation sink by dry storage shelving.] Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. [Kitchen hand sink] Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Improper sewage disposal at floor drains/sinks in kitchen and/or food preparation area. [Objectionable odor coming from cookline floor drain near pizza oven. Odor is strong enough to be smelled approximately 12 feet away on cookline. Using flashlight to look down drain, contents appear to be several inches below drain cover.] Repeat Violation.
- In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container. [Single serve cup floating in sauce in cookline cooler.]
- Critical - Incomplete 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. [Proof only provided for one employee working the front end. No proof provided for food handling employees at cookline.]
- Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. [Walk in freezer where several prepared foods are stored.]
- Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
- No copy of latest inspection report.
- Observed a nonfood-grade basting brush used in food stored in upper sandwich bar cooler pizza prep oil container.
- Critical - Observed beer bottles and their paper cartons on lower wire shelving of outdoor walk in cooler covered in gray-black fuzz, to include necks of bottles.
- Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt inside reach in cooler next to mixer.
- Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on wire rack next to dryer where dirty dishes and open container of salad dressing (made on-site vinegrette) are stored.
- Observed build-up of grease and dust on nonfood-contact surface. [Hood filters]
- Observed build-up of mold-like substance on surface of walls and wire shelving of walk in cooler.
- Critical - Observed employee dry hands on clothes/apron after washing hands in 3 compartment sink.
- Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Observed prep cook perform multiple kitchen tasks wearing same pair of gloves then prep fresh vegetables. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. [Observed pizza cook remove gloves for tasks and return same gloves to hands to continue food prep.]
- Observed employee with no hair restraint. [Observed cook handling dough at start of inspection without haitr restraint.] Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
- Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. [Several areas of debris on cutting board indicate lack of cleaning on routine basis. Dry debris is deep in crevises near blade and in areas away from blade.]
- Critical - Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink. [Observed pizza cook wash hands in center bay of 3 compartment sink.]
- Critical - Observed food employee touch bare body part then engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. [Observed pizza cook pick at teeth and put fingers into mouth, then put hands on cookline granite counter surface without washing hands, then leave area for other tasks.]
- Critical - Observed food stored in a prohibited area. Vinegrette made on-site stoted on 2nd shelf of dirty dish storage rack next to dryer. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed food stored on floor. [Observed boxes and pans on floor of walk in freezer.]
- Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. [Single serve portion cup used as scoop in stainless steel container of sauce in walk in cooler.]
- Observed reach-in cooler (near mixer, center door) gasket torn/in disrepair
- Critical - Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked. [Several containers in walk in freezer.]
- Critical - Observed spray can of whipped cream in walk in cooler without lid. Nozzle interior was gray with dust and debris. Corrected On Site by discarding.
- Critical - Ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food not consumed/sold after thawing when pre and post thawing refrigeration time exceeds 7 days. Food may not be served. [Unidentified raw meat on plate in walk in cooler was lightly pink at top heavily grayed on remainer. Food not labeled or date marked.] Corrected On Site by discarding..
- Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. [Cookline cooler contains several contsiners of cooked pastas and sauces not date marked. Person in charge states all cookline cooler containers are stored in walk in cooler overnight.]
- Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. [Several cooked pastas and portioned lasagna in walk in cooler.]
- Critical - Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided. [Steak offered on menu and can be cooked to order.]
- Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. [Raw meat in walk in cooler lighly pick/fresh, mostly gray and older not labeled and unidentifiable.] Corrected On Site by discarding.
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5/3/2011 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Critical - Violation: 04-01-1 Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Unit across from stove at 49degF ambient temperature. Upon callback on 2.2.2010, unit is empty and scheduled for maintenance. Foods have been relocated to nearby unit and walk-in cooler unit.
- Violation: 15-32-1 Observed gasket torn/in disrepair on all doors of reach-in cooler across from stove.
- Violation: 23-05-1 Observed residue build-up of white powdery-appearing residue on all wire shelving and some bottles/containers on various shelves of walk-in cooler.
- Critical - Violation: 28-17-1 Objectionable odor coming from cookline floor drain. Drain shows no evidence of overflowing or being near overflowing levels. Drain is located near pizza oven.
- Violation: 38-07-1 Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Walk-in cooler.
- Violation: 38-10-1 Light not functioning. Walk-in cooler.
- Critical - Violation: 53B-08-1 Incomplete 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. Some certicates expired and needing refresher training.
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2/2/2011 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Unit across from stove at 49degF ambient temperature.
- Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Sauce in walk-in cooler, approximately 6 cups, at 51degF after stored overnight.
- Critical - Cookline hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed. 2010 license is posted at register station. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Incomplete 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. Some certicates expired and needing refresher training.
- Light not functioning. Walk-in cooler.
- Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Walk-in cooler.
- Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
- Critical - Objectionable odor coming from cookline floor drain. Drain shows no wvidence of overflowing or being near overflowing levels. Drain is located near pizza oven.
- Observed gasket torn/in disrepair on all doors of reach-in cooler across from stove.
- Observed build-up of black residue, mold-like sections about qusrter-coin size on walk-in cooler ceiling.
- Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on floor-mixer head.
- Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head on Kitchenaid unit stored on shelf above 3 compartment sink.
- Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. Sauce in walk-in cooler stored hot and in large derp container (uncovered).
- Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Boxes stored on floor of walk-in cooler.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Large uncovered pot of spaghetti sauce in walk-in cooler at 51degF. Operator states it was prepared and stored ladt night. Sauce cannot be used for consumer orders.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pastas, meats, cream between 45degF and 48degF. Corrected On Site by icing or relocating items to working unit.
- Observed residue build-up of white powdery-appearing residue on all wire shelving and some bottles/containers on varios shelves of walk-in cooler.
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2/1/2011 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Bolognese sauce innwalk-in cooler.
- Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit at cookline. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink. Observed employees rinse hands off in 3 compartment sink.
- Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Observed 2 cooks preparing food without washing hands before putting on sanitary gloves.
- Observed employee with no hair restraint while preparing food on cookline.
- Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. Not used today as per cook.
- Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Cookline handsink covered with bucket of dirty cloths. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory on cookline. Corrected On Site.
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9/30/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- No Violations Were Observed
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3/1/2010 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Walk-in covered pasta and ham
- Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
- Critical. Observed knives encrusted with soil deposits. Storage bucket of knives in walk-in cooler.
- Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. on filters
- Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. slicer table
- Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. Styrofoam cups at bar.
- Handle inoperable at kitchen handwash sink.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated dust. wall behind pizza oven
- Critical. Exit signs not properly illuminated. For reporting purposes only.
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3/1/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
- Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
- Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces -knives in walkin cooler.-encrusted with soil deposits
- Plumbing system in disrepair with loose faucet at 3-compartment sink.
- Handle not operable at plumbing fixture.-cold water at dishwash area handsink.
- Critical. Exit sign at front door not properly illuminated. For reporting purposes only.
- Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
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12/30/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- No Violations Were Observed
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8/7/2009 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
| No report available. | 6/19/2009 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
| No report available. | 2/2/2009 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended |
| No report available. | 12/1/2008 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
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