L'appetito Pizza & Deli, 2542 Northbrooke Plaza Dr, Naples, FL - Pizza inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: L'appetito Pizza & Deli
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 2542 Northbrooke Plaza Dr, Naples, FL 34119
License #: 2102781
Total inspections: 18
Last inspection: 09/22/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. Observed AC vents in kitchen area dusty.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. In kitchen area.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottles without labels.
09/22/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. Observed several food items stored in thank you bags in the RIC.
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
5/6/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. By three comp sink
1/30/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed bracelet on employee working at salad station.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. At salad prep
5/31/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
5/31/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed shredded cheese at 50f sitting out at pizza prep area. Observed cooked sausage at 53f in reach in cooler bottom below glass display case under cash register. Observed creamer at 47f in back prep area stand up reach in cooler nearest 3 compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**. On callback observed shredded cheese sitting out at pizza prep area at 68?f. On callback also observed cooked sausage and cooked pepperoni, both at 51?f, in reach in cooler below glass-doored reach in cooler below cash register
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Pizzas sitting out at front display counter observed with no time marking. **Repeat Violation**. On callback observed same exact violation.
3/7/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Basic - Clean knives/utensils stored in crevices between equipment. Observed knife in crevice between two reach in coolers in back preparation area **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On pizza prep station surface next to bin of shredded cheese and above pizza baking trays.
  • Basic - Employee not following establishment's approved Alternative Operating Procedure for bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food. Pizza prep employee not using chemical hand antiseptic after washing hands as outlined in approved AOP for establishment.
  • Basic - Food employee not using hand antiseptic after washing hands as required by the Alternative Operating Procedure for bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food. No bare hand contact allowed with ready-to-eat food. Pizza prep employee observed washing and drying hands but not using chemical hand antiseptic before handling shredded cheese with bare hands at pizza prep reach in cooler.
  • High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed chlorine at 0ppm in 3 compartment sink.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. Employee in back preparation area. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. Back preparation area. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed shredded cheese at 50?f sitting out at pizza prep area. Observed cooked sausage at 53?f in reach in cooler bottom below glass display case under cash register. Observed creamer at 47?f in back prep area stand up reach in cooler nearest 3 compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
  • 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. Observed soup cooling since yesterday according to operator at 49?f in back prep area stand up reach in cooler nearest 3 compartment sink.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Pizzas sitting out at front display counter observed with no time marking. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in the process of reheating for hot holding has not reached 165 degrees Fahrenheit after more than 2 hours . Observed two large metal pots of soup at 88?f and 90?f after reheating for 1.75 hrs according to operator. Observed same two soups at 127?f and 120?f after 2.25 hrs of reheating.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Observed raw fish and raw calamari stored above cooked pasta in back prep area stand up reach in cooler next to stand up reach in freezer
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not stirred while cooling. Soup
1/3/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. observed pepperoni at 52 degrees in bottom of frontline display case. unit at ambient temperature of 42 degrees Repeat Violation.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment. knives on cookline Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
5/31/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. observed back preparation area reach-in cooler at ambient temperature of 49 degrees.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. observed employee remove gloves but not wash hands before grabbing a new pair. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. observed bag of onions sitting on floor in back preparation area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. observed cooked chicken at 51 degrees in cookline reach-in cooler top. observed ricotta cheese in back preparation area reach-in cooler at 50 degrees, observed anchovies in back preparation area reach-in cooler at 51 degrees. observed ricotta cheese at 51 degrees and pepperoni at 53 degrees in front preparation area clear display case in bottom. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. observed raw chicken stored on top of raw beef in back preparation area reach-in cooler.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment. observed knife and spatula stored in crevice between two reach-in coolers in back preparation area.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit. observed two pizza by the slice pies sitting out at display area with no time-marking.
10/11/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. observed employee at salad prep station putting on new pairs of gloves without washing hands first.
  • Critical - Observed hand sanitizer applied to unclean hands. observed employee appling sanitizer without washing hands first then assembling pizza with bare hands.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. observed raw chicken stored over bread, raw chicken stored over blue cheese, and raw beef stored over cut onions in cookline reach-in cooler across from can opener.
5/19/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. creamer in glass-doored reach in cooler in kitchen observed at 53 degrees. pepperoni observed at 49 degrees in pizza prepline reach-in cooler. diced ham observed at 51 degrees in open pizza prepline reach-in cooler top. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw veal and raw calamari observed stored over ready to eat foods in back prep reach-in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. raw chicken observed stored over raw veal in back prep reach-in cooler
1/26/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit. displayed pizzas Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. pizzas at front counter are not covered with any type of protective cover at front counter. customers can contaminate food. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw chicken stored over lettuce in back prep glass-doored reach-in cooler
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. employee observed switching gloves and not washing hands inbetween pairs
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. on cookline reach-in cooler top
  • Critical. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils not sanitized. employee observed washing and rinsing food wares, including pizza trays, knives, and tongs, in 3 sink but not sanitizing before putting them away
4/21/2010Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • No Violations Were Observed
3/5/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit. pizzas at display counter
  • Critical. Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Pizzas displayed at counter not protected from customer contamination with any barrier. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. raw shell eggs behind cooked chicken in glass-doored RIC in back prep. Repeat Violation. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. cook assembling pizzas with bare hands and handling cooked pizza slices with bare hands. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Single-service containers not constructed with the required characteristics. using scoops with no handles in spice containers in back prep
  • Critical. Observed toxic item stored by food. rubbing alcohol and liquid oil scented refils above cooking sherry and cooking oils near 3 sink Repeat Violation.
9/30/2009Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Critical. Violation: 08A-22-1 Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. raw shell eggs behind cooked chicken in cookline glass-door RIC. Repeat Violation. This violation must be corrected by : 8/4/09.
  • 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. in spice containers and bulk sugar tub in back kitchen near large mixer Repeat Violation. This violation must be corrected by : 8/4/09.
8/7/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 6/3/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 2/4/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 10/24/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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