Key West Diner, 1619 Nw Federal Hwy, Stuart, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: KEY WEST DINER
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1619 Nw Federal Hwy, Stuart, FL 34994
License #: 5301501
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 6/5/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • No Violations Were Observed
6/5/2014Complaint FullCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Ceiling soiled with accumulated dust. Walk-in cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Male employee restroom. Female employee restroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Line cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
4/1/2014Complaint FullCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling soiled with accumulated dust. Walk-in cooler. **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. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
  • Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Male employee restroom. Female employee restroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Seafoods. **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Line cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Dishwasher handled soiled dishes or utensils and then handled clean dishes or utensils without washing hands. **Warning**
  • 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. On cook line handling cooked ready-to-eat foods foods. On waitress line handling toast. Gloves and tongs/deli paper used to correct. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.ham, cut tomato 47° in reach-in cooler. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Food-contact surfaces in contact with potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cleaned at least every four hours. Bowl for raw egg scrambling being rinsed in standing bucket of water between use. Corrected by using multiple bowls and wash/rinse/sanitize as needed. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Fish in container thawing in hand wash sink basin. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
3/28/2014Complaint FullWarning Issued
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Cases of tomatoes.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Glass reach-in cooler on cook line.
  • Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Spoons.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Multiple items.
  • Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Forks, spoons under front counter.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloths stored in detergent and sanitizer mixed together.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Potato 117-137°. Moved to flat top stove to reheat and maintain over 135°.
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
10/22/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Bacon On shell egg flats.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler.
  • High Priority - No proof of parasite destruction or aquaculture documentation for cold smoked salmon served raw or undercooked. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded.
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other during preparation based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Ground beef thawing with pork, in packaging, same container. **Corrected On-Site**
4/22/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. chlorine.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. raw beef over cooked foods in walk-in. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. some in walk-in.
  • Critical - Portable fire extinguisher not properly mounted at least 4 inches off the floor and the top no higher than 5 feet off the floor. For reporting purposes only. kitchen.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. prepared foods in walk-in.
10/17/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • employee no hair restraint
  • foods in walk-in not covered
  • prepared foods not date labeled
  • processed foods not date labeled
  • self-closure on ladies restroom in disrepair.
  • wall in disrepair, by slicer
  • wall in disrepair, under 3-comp sink
6/15/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors... ladies restroom.
  • Critical - Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical - Observed fish/molluscan shellfish recreationally caught offered for sale or service... grouper, no receipt from approved source provided, hand written receipt on paper given, no company name, cook stated from local fisherman. May not be served to public.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food... raw eggs over produce in reach-in. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area... foods in walk-in.
  • Observed wall in disrepair... by slicer.
  • Observed wall in disrepair... under 3-comp sink.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
6/5/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit... reach-in coolers.
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method... beef strog. 116f in deep covered pan in walk-in cooling 1hr, moved to ice bath. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice.
  • Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture... under 3-comp sink.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area... some foods in walk-in.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
11/3/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Critical - Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface... towel on deli mt.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair... glass reach-in.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair... line cooler.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit... cheese, deli mt. 46f in reach-in.
3/31/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening... deli mts.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit... raw chicken, shrimp, gbeef 47-49f in cooler with door not closing. All moved to walk-in.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit... line cooler, 1-door.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface... top dish machine.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface... underside shelf over prep table.
  • Observed wall in disrepair... under dish machine/counters.
9/8/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method... roast wrapped in plastic in walk-in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Food thermometer not accurate within +/- 2 degrees Fahrenheit... 1 of 2 inaccurate.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface... filters.
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Corrected On Site.
3/25/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
11/6/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
  • Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Critical. Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink... men's restroom.
  • 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.
9/4/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 5/22/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 4/24/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
No report available. 2/20/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued

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