La Princesa Pizzeria & Cuban Bakery, 1305 Homestead Rd #105 & 106, Lehigh Acres, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: LA PRINCESA PIZZERIA & CUBAN BAKERY
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1305 Homestead Rd #105 & 106, Lehigh Acres, FL 33936
License #: 4606441
Total inspections: 18
Last inspection: 10/16/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • No Violations Were Observed
10/16/2014Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over milk, ham and other RTE foods in reachin cooler in kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink up front by ice machine. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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.
09/04/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink by 3 compartment sink. **Warning** on callback 6/23/14 observed no hot water at handsink by 3 compartment sink. On callback 8/26/14 observed no hot water at handsink by 3 compartment sink.
  • Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans, plan review application and payment for plan review to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 1940 N Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. Bakery room added, next door, there is mixer prep stations and walkin cooler, it is where they bake the bread as per operator. They state that they do not do any whole selling of food. **Warning** on callback 6/23/14 observed no plans plans for addition to restaurant. On callback 8/25/14 observed plans written but not approved.
08/25/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink by 3 compartment sink. **Warning** on callback 6/23/14 observed no hot water at handsink by 3 compartment sink.
  • Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans, plan review application and payment for plan review to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 1940 N Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. Bakery room added, next door, there is mixer prep stations and walkin cooler, it is where they bake the bread as per operator. They state that they do not do any whole selling of food. **Warning** on callback 6/23/14 observed no plans plans for addition to restaurant.
6/23/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Basic - Lack of toilet tissue at each toilet. **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in restroom **Warning**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Pork Cha, liver thawing at room temperature. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Deli meat, potatoes cooked, beef, chicken etc at 48-52°F in reachin cooler at end of 3 compartment sink. All TCS food in unit being moved to walkin cooler, corrective action taken. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Eggs, ham etc in kitchen at 82-88°F. Items moved to hot box for hot holding corrective action taken **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw pork chops stored with hot dogs in same pan. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink by 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans, plan review application and payment for plan review to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 1940 N Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. Bakery room added, next door, there is mixer prep stations and walkin cooler, it is where they bake the bread as per operator. They state that they do not do any whole selling of food. **Warning**
  • 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. Reachin cooler at end on 3 compartment sink at over 200 ppm chlorine sanitizer **Warning**
6/19/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Chicken thawing at room temp. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw sausage over noodles in reachin cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
3/6/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
9/17/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Of reachin coolers by 3 compartment sink, sides on fryers, sides of equipment throughout kitchen and on kitchen floor. **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 beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cream cheese, cream ham, cooked plantains etc in reachin cooler by 3 compartment sink at 58-60°F, all TCS foods voluntarily discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
  • 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. Main reachin cooler by 3 compartment sink at 58°F ambient temperature. All TCS foods voluntarily discarded. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of both reachin refrigerators soiled with accumulation of food residue. **Warning**
9/16/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - License is expired and is more than 60 after expiration date. **Admin Complaint**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw bacon over coked food in reachin cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handsink by restroom blocked by boxes. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink by ice machine.. **Corrected On-Site**
2/13/2013Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Critical - Hand wash sink by 3compartment sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw pork, beef over cooked food in reachin cooler . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered chicken in chest freezer. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Fried foods in hot box at 115 F at front counter. Corrective action taken heat setting increased.
11/6/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ham and cheese sandwich at 74F on front counter corrective action taken sandwiches moved to reachin cooler.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw bacon oover cooked food in reachin cooler . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Chunk of deli style ham uncovered in reachin cooler . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Chicken , ham empanadas at 122F in steam table. Corrective action taken heat increased on unit.
7/31/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Encrusted material on can opener blade. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Food stored in ice used for drinks. See stop sale. Ice voluntarily discarded. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw burgers over ham. Corrected On Site.
4/2/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
2/14/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - License expired within 30 days after expiration date. This violation must be corrected by : 2/13/12.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee put gloves on without first washing hands . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ham in kitchen at 70F. Corrected On Site. Ham placed in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw pork over cooked foods in reachincooler . Corrected On Site.
12/13/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions by 3compartment sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Employee touched Bread with bare hands . Corrected On Site. Employee instructed on handwashing and glOve usage.
  • Critical - Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over lettuce , cheese, condiments , and other ready to eat foods in reachincooler by 3compartment sink. Corrected On Site. Also tomatoes sitting on top of eggs in same cooler.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine sanitizer at 200 in 3compartment sink. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
9/23/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions at handsink by 3compartment sink.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handsink blocked by bottle of bleach.
  • Critical - Lack of toilet tissue at each toilet.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee put gloves on without washing hands . Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handsink used to hold and wash out small cups.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Small cup used to scoop sugar from container by coffee maker . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine sanitizer over 200ppm in 3compartment sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. Pipe leaking under handsink by icemachine .
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Chicken roll held at 114F. Corrected On Site. Unit increased to higher setting food increased during inspection .
7/13/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of nonpotentially hazardous food and the container. Spoon handle touching product in sugar container on counter. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. At handsink by back door.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee put gloves on without washing hands .
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Shell eggs held in a unit maintaining an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Eggs geld at room temperature , internal temperature 80F Corrected On Site.
4/14/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Missing at all handsinks . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. Missing at all handsinks. Corrected On Site.
  • No Heimlich maneuver sign posted.
  • Critical - No proper chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used for wiping cloths.
2/15/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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