Irie Caribbean Cafe, 5150 Timuquana Rd #12, Jacksonville, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: IRIE CARIBBEAN CAFE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 5150 Timuquana Rd #12, Jacksonville, FL 32210
License #: 2613862
Total inspections: 16
Last inspection: 07/21/2014

Restaurant representatives - add corrected or new information about Irie Caribbean Cafe, 5150 Timuquana Rd #12, Jacksonville, FL »


Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Shelf by handsink and wall shelf too
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Storage area
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates on shelf by cooler, mgr inverted them **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. Over triple sink
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. Couldn't find it
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Pan with flour by microwave
  • High Priority - License expired more than 30 days, but not more than 60 days, after expiration date.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. 106° chicken on top of steam table, 114° empanadas, corrective action: reheated, explained time as public health control
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs over drinks, mgr rearranged **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Raid - for storage unit somewhere else - by slow cooker, mgr moved it **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Kitchen, mgr got some **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. Metal trim for BBQ, discarded by mgr **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. Rice and pork made a couple of days ago
  • Propane tank (larger than 2.7 lb. water capacity/1 lb. gas capacity) located inside of the building. For reporting purposes only. By stove, and two more by storage area
07/21/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
6/5/2014Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Basic - Ceiling in disrepair. Water damage in kitchen
  • Basic - Clean equipment stored on floor. Frier baskets
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. For rice **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
  • High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Vitamin c on shelf with clean dishes **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 52° chicken, beans, stew, soup in reach in cooler **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. 120° white rice above steamer, corrective action: reheated
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Oven by handsink
  • 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. All foods at 52° all night here **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
  • 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 cooked before yesterday
  • Propane tank (larger than 2.7 lb. water capacity/1 lb. gas capacity) located inside of the building. For reporting purposes only. By ice machine, two by storage area **Repeat Violation**
2/11/2014Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/3/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women''s bathroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Employee for over customer food in reach in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - License is expired and is more than 60 after expiration date. **Admin Complaint**
  • Propane tank (larger than 2.7 lb. water capacity/1 lb. gas capacity) located inside of the building. For reporting purposes only. **Warning**
9/12/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Lid for flour by microwave, also container **Warning**
  • Basic - Clean equipment stored on floor. Tea urn under triple sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Bread to place in microwave **Warning**
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
  • 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. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Employee for over customer food in reach in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in Cooler not properly working, thermometer reading 55° . Don't use this cooler until thermometer reads 41° or below, also soda cooler, beans in it **Warning**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Raw chicken by triple sink, corrective action: placed in reach in cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm **Warning**
  • High Priority - License is expired and is more than 60 after expiration date. **Admin Complaint**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. To prep food **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken, rice, fish, cut lettuce, beans at 55° in reach in cooler. See stop sale **Warning**
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. By tea urn under triple sink **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Metal stem-type thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Reading 26° in ice water, mine reading 32° **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Propane tank (larger than 2.7 lb. water capacity/1 lb. gas capacity) located inside of the building. For reporting purposes only. **Warning**
9/9/2013Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Box of chicken. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Cell phone on prep surface.
  • Basic - Employee used food thermometer to measure food temperatures without first cleaning the thermometer.
  • Basic - Food stored in undrained ice. Containers of fish in upright reach in cooler across from cooking equipment.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Establishment operating without a current license and with overdue fines. Administrative complaint recommended on stip callback dated 1-8-13.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice and batter in upright reach in cooler temperature reads 56?F and 54?F.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Multiple.
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not 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. Unit across from cooking equipment.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple cooked foods in reach in cooler across from cooking equipment.
1/8/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Current license properly displayed
1/8/2013Complaint FullAdmin. Complaint Callback Not Complied
  • Critical - Current license properly displayed
  • Critical - Employee training validation
  • Critical - Food management certification valid
10/4/2012Complaint FullCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • No Violations Were Observed
7/24/2012Complaint FullAdmin. Complaint Callback Not Complied
  • CO2 tanks not secure in storage area. Dry storage closet.
  • Critical - Containers of fryer on stored on floor.
  • Critical - Employee didn't know the proper temperature requirements for hot hold foods.
  • Critical - Employee used a non-disposable towel to dry hands.
  • Critical - Employees put on gloves to cook without washing hands first.
  • Critical - No employee training.
  • Critical - No paper towels at handwash sink.
  • Critical - No thermometer in reach in cooler. COS. Repeat.
  • Critical - Observed establishment operating without a current license. Expired 06/01/11. Repeat violation.
  • Critical - Observed no certified food manager for establishment.
  • Critical - Raw chicken was stored over raw seafood in reach in cooler.
  • Singe use items not stored inadvertedly on top of microwave oven.
  • Vegetables being stored in non-food grade bags in freezer. Peppers.
7/24/2012Complaint FullAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Violation: 1 50-08-1 Observed establishment operating without a current Hotel and Restaurant license.
  • Critical - Violation: 50-08-1 Establishment operating without a current Hotel and Restaurant license. License expired 6/1/2011. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Violation: 53A-07-1 No Certified Food Manager for establishment. Mr. King has expired certification.
  • Critical - Violation: 53A-19-1 Observed expired Food Manager Certification, Peter King. Repeat Violation.
3/14/2012Complaint FullCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • 50-08-1 Observed establishment operating without a current Hotel and Restaurant license.
1/12/2012Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Not Complied
  • Critical - Establishment operating without a current Hotel and Restaurant license. License expired 6/1/2011. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - No Certified Food Manager for establishment. Mr. King has expired certification.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in hot holding unit, hot box on counter.
  • Critical - Observed expired Food Manager Certification, Peter King. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed incorrect chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink. Uses quaternary tablets, has chlorine test kit.
  • Critical - Observed interior top of microwave soiled. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed operator with ineffective hair restraint. Waist length dreadlocks , not close and tight to head. Repeat Violation.
1/12/2012Complaint FullAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Critical - Bathroom not enclosed with self-closing doors.
  • Critical - Establishment operating without a current Hotel and Restaurant license. License expired more than 60 days. (expired 6/1/2010)
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in hot holding unit on counter.
  • Observed exhaust system operated with 1 filter removed. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor, jugs of oil. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed interior bottom of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Observed operator with ineffective hair restraint, not close and tight to head. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrective action taken, removed to another cooler.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, sugar, flour.
8/10/2011Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in cold holding unit.
  • 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.
  • Critical - No thermometer provided to measure temperature of food product.
  • Observed employee with ineffective hair restraint, operator.
  • Critical - Observed expired Food Manager Certification, Peter King.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor, fry oil jugs.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits.
  • Critical - Observed incorrect chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. No quaternary test kit for tablets.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surfaces throughout . Thorough cleaning needed before opening.
4/11/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

Do you have any questions you'd like to ask about IRIE CARIBBEAN CAFE? Post them here so others can see them and respond.

×
IRIE CARIBBEAN CAFE respresentatives - respond and add information

Write your review!

Your Ratings

You can rate this restaurant in different categories from 1 star (worst) to 5 stars (best) or leave category unrated

Food:
Service:
Price:
Ambience:
Cleanliness:

Your Review


Would you recommend IRIE CARIBBEAN CAFE to others? (optional)
  
Add photo of IRIE CARIBBEAN CAFE (optional)
Add more info about the restaurant »

About You

Your nickname:

Optional Verification

(additional info to increase the weight and the placement of your review and ratings)

Real Name:
Email (won't be published):
Date and time of your visit to this restaurant:
Phone number (won't be published):
Leave your signature»

Recently added reviews

Name City Users' Rating
HARDEE'S #1501537Jacksonville, FL
*
LA GRAN PARADA FOOD STOREJacksonville, FL
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE #1039Jacksonville, FL
*****
Little Caesars PizzaJacksonville, FL
CITY CAFE OF JACKSONVILLE LLCJacksonville, FL
*****
MR SNAPPER'S FISH & CHICKENJacksonville, FL
*
FAT BELLY'SJacksonville, FL
Taco BellJacksonville, FL
*
LITTLE CAESARSJacksonville, FL
PIZZA HUT #4262Jacksonville, FL
**

Restaurants in neighborhood

Name

CAFE 45
YUMMY SHUTTLE
CLINTONGREENS FIRST COAST SUPERDOG #2
SUBWAY SANDWICHES & SALADS V
DAWGIE STYLE HOT DOGS
LATIN HOUSE GRILL
JW'S BEST BUTTS BBQ
EDDIE'S CAFE & BAKERY INC

Create your own business profile on city-data.com. It's completely free!
Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses
Search for:  near: