King & The Bear (The), 1 King & Bear Dr, St Augustine, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: KING & THE BEAR (THE)
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1 King & Bear Dr, St Augustine, FL 32092
License #: 6501500
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 4/28/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. By the soda rack bar area **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Employee bathroom, located downstairs
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Small green cutting board.
  • Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 4 dead roaches found under the dry storage shelf next the Hand Wash Sink by hot dog warmer, also 1 dead roach found in the corner of the wall by beer Reach in cooler across the hotdog warmer. Manager clean up **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of the bread on the Walk in Freezer floor, also the box of the soda on the floor by soda rack in the storage room at bar area **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Garbage or debris on floor under, around, or behind equipment in bar. Under the 3 glass doors beer cooler across the Three Compartment Sink, bar area.
  • High Priority - Cooked chicken not reaching a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Manager stated establishment not doing non continuous cooking for chicken wings, and when wings finish the cooking in the oven only reach 150°F., discuss the cooking temperature with manager.
  • High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale 1 can of the cheese sauce on the can rack by the prep area dented on the lid seam, manager discarded
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Open boxes of the cod on top of the bag of pickle bite, upright Reach in freezer by cookline **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Coffee inside the Hand Wash Sink by service area
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. 2 boxes of sandwich made yesterday per manager no date mark, in the upright glass door Reach in cooler by hot god warmer, bar area . Please keep all the sandwich in the container with date mark all the time.
4/28/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
2/3/2014Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Above door. **Warning**
12/5/2013Routine - FoodEmergency Order Callback Complied
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup in granola. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In bar storage room. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates in storage area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 10 dead in cook line equipment, 1 behind door of microwave. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Metal and plastic bins in kitchen. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food accumulated under cooking equipment. Under fryers on cook line. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Plastic bins in flip top cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. On cook line. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Flip top cooler and drawer cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Plastic container in storage area. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cooked/heated potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Chicken in Walk in cooler overnight at 45°. **Warning**
  • High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Not installed after splitter on non-chemical side. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Comminuted meat, chicken, and sauted mushrooms in drawer cooler 43-45°. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooked/heated yesterday/on a previous day not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within a total of 6 hours. Food has been cooling overnight. Chicken heated using non continuous cooking method in Walk in cooler overnight still at 45°. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Chicken using non continuous cooking method, not fully cooked over pasta in speed rack in Walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 10 found in fan of drawer cooler on cook line. 15 in oven on cook line. 1 found on floor, killed by chef. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Above door. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without monitoring and documenting initial heating time and temperature, cooling times and temperatures, cold holding temperature and final cooking temperature. Chicken wings in Walk in cooler. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without written procedures approved by the division. Chicken wings in Walk in cooler. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Rear of flip top cooler. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Refrigerator 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. Comminuted meat, chicken, and sauted mushrooms in drawer cooler 43-45° **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Vegetable chopper/dicer/shredder/peeler soiled with old food debris. Potato diced and under slicer guard. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12/4/2013Routine - FoodEmergency order recommended
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Underside of handles on make table cooler on cookline, and both walkin coolers **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Plastic container of chicken on floor in walkin freezer. Relocated by chef **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Clean utensils stored in containers with slight debris build up in bottom of containers, on shelf near walkin in freezer
  • Basic - Fan cover on ice machine has accumulation of dust/debris. Cleaned by employee
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Small reachin freezer on cookline
  • High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. On outside faucet, Backflow required AFTER splitter on NON-chemical side, before hose is attached **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut lettuce on cookline held on ice. Moved into cooler. Three different containers with clarified butter in at 78?F. Butter discarded
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over cooked potatoes in upright reachin cooler on cookline. Relocated
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution bucket stored near/on/above food preparation surface or food. On counter on cookline.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pasta in upright walkin cooler on cookline. Dates added
3/13/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Behind bar. Bartender got papertowels
  • In-use utensil for potentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location. Tongs hanging on oven door. Relocated by cook Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Handsink at walkin freezer end of cookline Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Interior front at the top
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. Underside near blade sharpner part
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Bag of sugar on floor by sugar bin
  • Observed gaskets with build-up. Reachin freezer next to oven
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. As a dump sink in server area. Observed ice in handsink
  • Observed personal care item improperly stored. Purse sitting on top of box of deli papers, on shelf in preperation area of kitchen
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk in server cooler side of cookline
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. Additional backflow required at outside mopsink, AFTER splitter, on Non-chemical side.
8/15/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. NEAREST COOKLINE Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. AT BAR Corrected On Site. PROVIDED SIGN
  • Observed a nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. ABOVE TRIPLE SINK Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface. UNDER TILAPIA IN REACH-IN DRAWER UNIT Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. SOUR CREAM DATED 3/15 Corrected On Site. DISCARDED
3/28/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls.
  • Observed reach -in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. *reach in freezer gaskets *under grill
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by food. bottle of disinfectant sitting on shelf near crackers
11/16/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 30-02-1 Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. At mop sink. Left side of splitter, with red hose. Repeat Violation.
7/29/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In walk in beer cooler, in storage room in bar area.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates on storage rack. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site. Inverted top plate.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. In bar area.
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. No quat test strips.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Tall reach in cooler behind bar. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust. AC fan covers in walk in cooler.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. In kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. With metal shavings. Corrected On Site. Cleaned.
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. Tightly wrapped turkey. Corrected On Site. Type of cooking method for turkey has to stay wrapped until reheated for eating. Moved to walk in freezer to compensate for inability to open turkey due to quality. Turkey at 105F, had been in walk in cooler cooling for 30 minutes, per chef. Can be assumed turkey will reach 70F within 2 hours.
  • Critical - Observed food with mold-like growth. Lemon in walk in cooler. Corrected On Site. Discarded.
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Storing scrub pads.
  • Observed hole in ceiling. Multiple in bar area storage room.
  • Critical - Observed live flying insects in kitchen.
  • Observed personal care item stored with clean dishware. Keys, phone with clean glasses in bar area.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Side of steamer.
  • Observed reuse of single-service articles. Plastic pickle jar reused for cinnamon. Corrected On Site. Discarded.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Quat 400+ ppm triple sink in bar. Corrected On Site. 200 ppm.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by food. Sanitizer wipes with spices. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Scampi butter 125F/on cook top. Corrected On Site. Moved to grill.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. At mop sink. Left side of splitter, with red hose. Repeat Violation.
5/27/2011Complaint FullWarning Issued
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. SPOONS AT SERVER STATION Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Food not stored in a clean/dry location that is not exposed to splash/dust. FOOD STORED UNDER LEAK IN WALK-IN FREEZER CONDENSER LINE
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. GLASS-DOOR REFRIGERATOR Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. BOX OF APPLES, BOX OF COFFEE Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. IN "BLACK SESAME SEEDS" CONTAINER, ABOVE TRIPLE SINK Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. LEAK/DRIP IN WALK-IN FREEZER
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. COOKED BACON (NOT CRISPY) 78'F, NEAR GRILL Corrected On Site.
  • Observed soiled reach-in cooler gasket. MUFFIN COOLER Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. CUT LEMONS AT BAR Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. NO BACKFLOW INSTALLED ON SPLITTER AT MOP SINK (SIDE CONNECTED TO RED HOSE) Corrected On Site. DISCONNECTED SPLITTER
  • Critical - Water pressure lacking at fixtures that require the use of water. NO COLD WATER AT BAR TRIPLE SINK
3/8/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Violation: 38-10-1 Light not functioning. room with mop sink
12/6/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. Food may not be served. cheese dated 9-4-10
  • Critical. Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided.
  • Critical. Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. pasta salad, voluntarily discarded. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Self-service apples in barrels lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Fish over onion rings, tall reach-in freezer.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. fry oil jugs
  • Critical. Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface. under cutting board
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. ice scoop
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. when changing gloves Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. not dated
  • Critical. Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. prep unit
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. outside of walk-in cooler door
  • Observed dirty gaskets, short reach-in freezer
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls. utensils in black tub Repeat Violation.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. dry storage room
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust. vent cover in walk-in cooler
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair. water damage.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. dry storage room
  • Light not functioning. room with mop sink
9/14/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. pork made sunday
  • Critical. Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. pooled eggs over cream and butter; Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. tall freezer Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler/freezer gaskets.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. Corrected On Site.
5/4/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. squeeze bottles
  • Critical. Observed an unprotected smoker in a customer/nonsecure area. Corrected On Site- removed by F&B
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. tall freezer
  • Observed utensils in poor condition. spatulas - Corrected On Site.
  • Observed a nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. metal banded Corrected On Site.
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory.
12/16/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/7/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 9/18/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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