Holiday Inn Express St. Pete, 2171 54 Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ST. PETE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 2171 54 Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33714
License #: 6216450
Total inspections: 22
Last inspection: 07/24/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. (Purse)
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. (Plates not inverted at buffet.) **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. (Covered by supplies while stocking kitchen.) **Corrected On-Site**
07/24/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on curtains hanging in kitchen near trash can.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. (Ambient air 59°F in small dining room cooler.)
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. (Employee removed sanitary glove and put same glove back on. No hand wash, no glove change. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. (28°F in ice bath) **Corrected On-Site**
4/17/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in cold holding unit. Stand up Reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Muffins, omelets .
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Glass trays. **Corrected On-Site**
12/3/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair.( small reachin glass table top cooler)
  • Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable.( cloth towel lining countertop)
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.( white upright cooler)
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.( employee restroom)
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair.( cracked handwash sink)
  • High Priority - Cheese/milk/creamer/other dairy products cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.( small glass door table top cooler) **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels.( not dispensed)
6/14/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
1/7/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.at time of inspection **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable.cloth towel lining storage shelf **Warning**
  • High Priority - Butter/butter blend/clarified butter/whipped butter cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At self serve area near pancake syrup. 62?....01/07/2013 **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Small reaching cooler on self-serve countertop; butter,cream cheese,etc 01/07/2013 **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Small reaching on countertop in self - serve area **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk in white Upright cooler **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
1/4/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Apples on front counter not wrapped. Corrected On Site.
7/19/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed build-up of food debris on kitchen / dining room cabinet shelves.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical - Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination.
1/20/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on bottoms of kitchen / dining storage cabinets.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls.
  • Styrofoam plates not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
10/19/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Observed styrofoam plates stored without protection from contamination in dining room storage cabinets.
5/16/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed build-up of food debris on bottoms of kitchen cabinets.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Corrected On Site.
1/24/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination.
  • Critical. Observed box of coffee stored on kitchen floor.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on cabinet shelves in kitchen and dining room.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination.
10/20/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
4/16/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Cold food at proper temperatures during storage, display, service, transport, and cold holding
  • Critical. Thermometers, gauges, test kits provided
  • Critical. Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • Critical. Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with handsoap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
  • Critical. Food management certification valid
  • Critical. Employee training validation
2/15/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Violation: 03B-03-1 Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.
  • 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. Pro This violation must be corrected by : 10/20/09.
10/22/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.
  • Critical. No thermometer provided to measure temperature of food product.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.[white upright in storage room]
  • Critical. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils not sanitized.[no sanitizer in kitchen ]
  • Critical. Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. This violation must be corrected by : 10/20/09.
  • 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 : 10/20/09.
8/19/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 5/7/2009Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 5/7/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 4/28/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 4/28/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 1/12/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
No report available. 10/28/2008Routine - FoodWarning Issued

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