- Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
- Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Plates and bowls shelf rusty and dirty. **Warning**
- Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Microwave on the left. Also paint chipping off inside roof. **Warning**
- Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. At hand sink in kitchen. **Warning**
- Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. Hand sink by Three compartment sink . **Warning**
- High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. Boards in kitchen. Also board on dish shelf. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Encrusted, soiled material on slicer. Underside and guard. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Hot water supply at handsinks in kitchen. **Warning**
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6/12/2014 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
- Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Scoop holder has debri on bottom. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
- Basic - Raw animal food not properly separated from unwashed produce. Raw shelled eggs over case of bag of cabbage shredded. And carrots.
- Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
- Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. Both hand wash sinks. Small leak in three compartment sink hand wash sink and major leak in hand wash sink on cooks line.
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin.
- Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled.
- Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
- Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. On cooks line.
- Intermediate - Slicer blade guard soiled with old food debris.
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6/12/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Observed 2 bags of onions from delivery on floor thru entire inspection. **Warning**
- Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
- Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Plate of food with utensils in reach in cooler at pizza station. **Warning**
- Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Phone and keys in pizza station counter. **Warning**
- Basic - Grease accumulated on kitchen floor. Behind equipment on cooks line. **Warning**
- Basic - In-use rice scoop/spoon stored in with handle touching food. Bread crumbs **Warning**
- Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Plates and bowls shelf rusty and dirty. **Warning**
- Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Microwave on the left. Also paint chipping off inside roof. **Warning**
- Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. At hand sink in kitchen. **Warning**
- Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In reach in cooks line. **Warning**
- Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. **Warning**
- Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand sink by Three compartment sink **Warning**
- Basic - Observed wall around mop sink with mold build up. **Warning**
- Basic - Plumbing system improperly repaired. Observed pipe coming thru ceiling from ac unit drain pan, draining into handsink in employees bathroom. **Warning**
- Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Both units on cooks line. **Warning**
- Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. On cooks line. **Warning**
- Basic - Standing water in handwash sink/ handwash sink draining very slowly. At hand wash sink in kitchen. **Warning**
- Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. Thruout the kitchen area. **Warning**
- Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. Hand sink by Three compartment sink . **Warning**
- High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. **Warning**
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw trout sitting on top of cooked pasta. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. Boards in kitchen. Also board on dish shelf. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Encrusted, soiled material on slicer. Underside and guard. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Storage of mop. And rags handsink by Three compartment sink **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Intermediate - Hot water supply at handsinks in kitchen. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. On cooks line and wait station. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification. **Warning**
- Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
- Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand wash sink by Three compartment sink **Warning**
- Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
- Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At hand sink by Three compartment sink **Warning**
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3/5/2014 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Basic - Ceiling tile missing in rear kitchen unisex employee restroom.
- Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Observed kitchen ice machine ice scoop stored in an excessively soiled plastic storage bucket. Observed kitchen cleaned dishware stored on excessively soiled metal storage rack shelves.
- Basic - Cookline Walls soiled with accumulated food debris.
- Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. ,observed 1 employee cellular phone charging from an electrical outlet on a frontline pizza prep food prep table.
- Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed 1 kitchen food prep sink cutting board with excessive black colored slice marks in board.
- Basic - Equipment located in an area not protected from overhead leakage of pipes, drains and other sources. Observed kitchen cleaned dishware exposed to toxic chemicals including degreaser spray bottles.
- Basic - Floor tiles missing in dishmachine area and standing water present in dishmachine area and mopsink area.
- Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture.observed frontline pizza cookline employee handsink hot water faucet handle leaking excessively onto surrounding counter surfaces.
- Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers including rear floor mounted jumbo Hobart mixer room ceiling light.
- Basic - Mop/service sink in excessively soiled with black soil on all surfaces.
- Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Observed 1 blue pladtic kitchen ice machine ice transport bucket damaged and chipping and with holes in the bottom.
- Basic - Observed 1 Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system.
- Basic - Standing water in rear kitchen unisex employee handwash sink/ handwash sink draining very slowly.
- Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Observed 3 raw unpasteurized egg flats filled with eggs stored over rte ready to eat ricotta cheese containers and butter squares in walkin cooler.
- High Priority - Toxic substance/chemicals including degreaser spray bottles. stored by or with clean or in-use utensils including cleaned dishware
- High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mopsink dual hosed bibb.
- Intermediate - Accumulation of encrusted food debris on/around jumbo floor mounted hobart mixer head.
- Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at kitchen dishmachine area eloyee handwash sink.
- Intermediate - No soap provided at kitchen dishmachine employee handwash sink.
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6/25/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Establishment operating without a 2013 current Hotel and Restaurant license.
- Critical - Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- Critical - Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment including exterior top and interior door surfaces.
- Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Observed walkin freezer opened precooked pasta storage underneath opened raw fish.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
- Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed 1 rear kitchen flour storage container and 1 sugar storage container unlabeled.
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12/27/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. observed 1 styrofoam cup utilized in rear kitchen hallway salt storage bin .
- Observed 2 cookline employees with no hair restraints.
- Critical - Observed excessive encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
- Observed excessive food debris accumulated on kitchen floor including 4 vacant storage compartments underneath front line brick oven accessed through kitchen slicer table area.
- Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces including rear kitchen hallway sugar and salt storage bin covers encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. observed walkin cooler raw pork storage over rte olives and vegetables .
- Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. observed walkin cooler raw unpasteurized shell eggs storage over rte cheeses.
- Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. observed walkin freezer rte opened pasta and cannoli cream storage under opened raw beef steaks.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
- Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. observed opened walkin cooler rte sausages not date marked post 24 hours after package opening .
- observed Dishware not cleared of gross food and waste prior to being placed in sink/dishmachine. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - observed Lack of correct signage properly designating bathroom. observed rear kitchen unisex restroom designated womens only but utilized by men also.
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6/6/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. observed pizza food preparation employee repeatedly cutting and touching rte washed vegetables and pizza toppings. Corrected On Site.
- Observed excessive food debris accumulated on kitchen floor behind kitchen ice machine .
- Observed excessive food debris accumulated on walkin freezer floor.
- Observed utensils in poor condition. observed 2 clear plastic food storage container lids cracked and damaged and chipping in walkin cooler .
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12/15/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- No Violations Were Observed
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9/8/2011 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Critical - Observed accumulation of debris on exterior top of warewashing machine and associated equipment.
- Observed equipment in poor repair./observed cookline reach in lowboy 2 door cooler storage racks rusted and peeling
- Observed equipment in poor repair./observed walkin cooler plastic lid coverings damaged /chipping and used to cover foodstuffs - Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation. Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked./observed cooked poultry , dairy desserts and pastas in walkin cooler not date marked post 24 hours cooked/prepared. Repeat Violation. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
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4/20/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- 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./observed cooked chicken , saucees, cooked pasta bins not date marked in walkin cooler- on 12/9/10 callback observed 6 large damaged cooked pasta storage containers not date marked and 1 largecooked sauces damaged containers not date marked and observed 3 cooked chicken containers not date marked.
- Critical. Violation: 02-26-1 Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name./observed rear sugar bin clear storage bin unlabeled-observed on callback 12/9/10 rear sugar storage bin unlabeled .
- Critical. Violation: 05-09-1 No conspicuously located thermometer in salads station cold holding unit./on 12/9/10 callback observed no thermometer in single door reachin lowboy salad dressings cooler
- Critical. Violation: 05-09-1 No conspicuously located thermometer in frontline pizza station 3 door lowboy cold holding unit./on 12/9/10 callback observed no thermometer in pizza frontline preparation reachin lowboy cooler .
- Critical. Violation: 08A-28-1 Observed food stored on floor./observed vegetables , pasta, spinich boxes storage on walkin freezer floor- on 12/9/10 callback observed 1 box italian sausage , 1 box italian meatballs, 2 boxes chicken breasts on walkin freezer floor .
- Critical. Violation: 09-01-1 Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food./observed sugar bin scoop handle in product/ on 12/9/10 callback observed scoop handles in salt and sugar product inside rear clear/blue salt and sugar storage bins
- Critical. Violation: 09-05-1 Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat./observed rear flour bag with handleless scoop utilized-on 12/9/10 callback observed handleless scoop utilized in rear hallway stored flour bag
- Violation: 13-03-1 Observed 2 cookline employees with no hair restraint.-on callback observed 2 foods preparation /cookline employees without hair restraints.
- Violation: 14-33-1 Observed equipment in poor repair./observed 3 walkin cooler plastic pan coverings damaged-on 12/9/10 callback observed 10/ten walkin cooler foods containers damaged and covering ready to eat and raw foods.
- Violation: 14-33-1 Observed equipment in poor repair./observed interior of kitchen microwave panasonic peeling paint/on 12/9/10 callback observed panasonic cookline microwave interior ceiling with excessive peeling paint/lining.
- Critical. Violation: 22-19-1 Observed interior of 4 cookline microwaves excessively soiled./on callback observed 3 of 4 kitchen cookline microwaves excessively soiled with foods debris.
- Violation: 29-06-1 Plumbing improperly installed./observed ceiling drainline plumbed into rear employees unisex restroom hw sink - Repeat Violation./on 12/9/10 callback observed ceiling drainline plumbed into rear unisex handwashing sink
- Violation: 36-15-1 Observed food debris accumulated on walkin cooler and walkin freezer floor./on 12/9/10 callback observed excessive foods debris on walkin cooler and walkin freezer floors .
- Critical. Violation: 53A-01-2 Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification./on 12/9/10 callback observed no certified foods management for establishment .
- Critical. Violation: 53A-07-1 No Certified Food Manager for establishment.-on 12/9/10 callback observed no certified foods management.
- Critical. Violation: 53A-20-2 Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification and no one certifed at this location.-on 12/9/10 callback observed no certified foods management documentation for establishment . No certified foods management for establishment .
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12/9/2010 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended |
- Critical. Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).
- Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked./observed cooked chicken , saucees, cooked pasta bins not date marked in walkin cooler
- Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name./observed rear sugar bin clear storage bin unlabeled
- Critical. Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours./observed 5 gallons cooked tomatoes sauce cold holding at 50 plus degrees f 24 hours post cooking-stop sale.
- Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in salads station cold holding unit.
- Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in frontline pizza station 3 door lowboy cold holding unit.
- Critical. Observed food stored on floor./observed vegetables , pasta, spinich boxes storage on walkin freezer floor
- Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food./observed sugar bin scoop handle in product
- Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat./observed rear flour bag with handleless scoop utilized
- In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location./observed ice machine scoop storage in soiled bucket
- In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container./observed walkin cooler sauce bucket scoop handle in product
- Critical. Observed employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area./observed cookline employee eat at kitchen preparation station - Corrected On Site.
- Observed 2 cookline employees with no hair restraint.
- Observed equipment in poor repair./observed interior of kitchen microwave panasonic peeling paint
- Observed equipment in poor repair./observed 3 walkin cooler plastic pan coverings damaged
- Critical. Observed interior of 4 cookline microwaves excessively soiled.
- Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits./observed kitchen soda head dispenser backsplash soiled
- Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits./observed kitchen lowboy reachin 3 door cooler interior excessively soiled
- Plumbing improperly installed./observed ceiling drainline plumbed into rear employees unisex restroom hw sink - Repeat Violation.
- Critical. No handwashing sign provided at rear dishwasher area handsink used by food employees.
- Observed food debris accumulated on walkin cooler and walkin freezer floor.
- Critical. Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification.
- Critical. No Certified Food Manager for establishment.
- Critical. Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification and no one certifed at this location.
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10/7/2010 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit./lasagna scoop storage
- Critical. Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment./exterior top
- Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled./cookline amana and panasonic
- Plumbing improperly installed./rear employee restroom hw sink -ceiling drainline present into hw sink
- Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees./dishwasher area hw sink
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5/4/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- No Violations Were Observed
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1/28/2010 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food./raw shell eggs over carrots/walkin cooler- Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed uncovered food in frontline breads service bar
- In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container./sugar bins
- Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner./styrofoam cup utilized as bread crumbs scoop
- Observed a nonfood-grade basting brush used in food./oil bucket-7 inch china brush
- Observed single-service items stored on floor./pizza boxes-mixer room
- Observed reuse of single-service articles./styrofoam cupas scoop
- Plumbing improperly installed./pvc pipe drainline in rear employee restroom hw -sink Repeat Violation.
- Inadequate number of trash receptacles in establishment./frontline pizza ovens hw sink
- Ceiling tile missing./mixer room
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12/21/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Violation: 29-06-1 Plumbing improperly installed.female employees restroom drainline ifrom ceiling emptying into hw sink Repeat Violation./observed same on callback
- Critical. Violation: 35B-04-1 Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation.rear door/dishwasher area -has hole around door knob to building exterior Repeat Violation./on callback observed same
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8/13/2009 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
| No report available. | 6/9/2009 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Extension given, pending |
| No report available. | 6/8/2009 | Routine - Food | Admin. Complaint Callback Not Complied |
| No report available. | 6/8/2009 | Routine - Food | Administrative complaint recommended |
| No report available. | 10/22/2008 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended |
| No report available. | 10/21/2008 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
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