Latin Grill, 3318 John Moore Rd, Brandon, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: LATIN GRILL
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3318 John Moore Rd, Brandon, FL 33511
License #: 3910317
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: 09/05/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in the process of cooling placed in cold holding equipment that is not capable of maintaining proper temperature. 45°F **Warning**pasta 44°
  • Intermediate - Walk-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. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - cooling potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods stacked on top of one another. Pork **Warning**
09/05/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink. Neat toast area **Warning**
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bulk bins **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in dry storage area. Onions, flour **Warning**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. **Warning**
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. **Repeat Violation** **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. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Left of WIC, towel of floor **Warning**
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.bulk bins **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored on top of dirty ice machine between uses. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use tongs hung on garbage pail **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler, cut carrots in water, cooked potatoes, raw chicken, **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cooked meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw chicken over cooked potatoes **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken over raw beef **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Large pieces of meat/whole roasts/whole chickens/whole turkeys not cut up into smaller portions to cool. Pork **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Near toast area **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food wrapped in plastic wrap/placed in closed plastic bag while cooling. Pork **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in the process of cooling placed in cold holding equipment that is not capable of maintaining proper temperature. 45°F **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers. Bulk bins in dry storage **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Walk-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. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - cooling potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods stacked on top of one another. Pork **Warning**
09/04/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Bag/container of unrecognizable prepared food not identified by common name.
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Yellw rice
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. Over grill
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer.
  • Basic - Ceiling in disrepair.
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination.
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • 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.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jacket on shelf with bag in a box and utensils **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored on top of dirty ice machine between uses.
  • Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food and rim of the container.sugar at wait station **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. And wash sink near toast
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up.
  • Basic - Walk-in freezer gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up.
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food storage area. And small ants on bag in a box
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in freezer - all products not commercially packaged. Raw chicken over raw beef
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin. Wait station
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by garbage can. And boxes **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
4/23/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bag/container of unrecognizable prepared food not identified by common name.
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. All bulk bins
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer.
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Steak knives **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Service man called
  • 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.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored on top of dirty ice machine between uses.
  • Basic - In-use tongs and ladles stored on oven door handle. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Basic - Spray bottle containing a food product not labeled.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Cut Cauliflower, cut broccoli, raw scrambled eggs, cut potatoes
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Sanitizer not used in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
11/22/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Box of food walkin freezer, meat and pickle buckets walkin cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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. On prep able.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Reachin cooler at cash register.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Near cooksline **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. On cooksline
  • Intermediate - Slicer blade soiled with old food debris.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Near dish machine **Corrected On-Site**
4/1/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Observed cooked pork in the walk-in cooler at 70 degrees fahrenheit. Manager stated it was cooked yesterday. Large chunk of meat was wrapped in plastic at time of inspection. See stop sale notice.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit - bar reach-in cooler.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface - fan covers and shelves in the walk-in cooler.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up - all refrigerator gaskets.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler (make table refrigerator) soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored above sauce in reach-in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked - cooked sauce andd meat in the walk-in freezer.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris - kitchen and walk-in cooler.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).
9/6/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions - all handwash sinks. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory - bar and waitress station. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed. Observed displayed license expired 02/01/2012.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit - sandwich make table refrigerator.
  • No copy of latest inspection report - report missing violation pages.
  • Critical - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees - kitchen, waitress station, and bar.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface - reach-in cooler gaskets and fan cover(s) in the pepsi cooler and walk-in cooler.
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair - kitchen and dry food storage room.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on walk-in freezer floor.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor in the walk-in cooler and freezer.
  • Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening - sour cream in reach-in cooler.
  • Critical - Outer openings not protected and vermin and/or environmental cross-contamination present. Window left open and no screen on window by sandwich prep area.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Cooked chicken, rice puddings, beans, etc. in the walk-in cooler not date marked.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at mop sink hose bibb - splitter attached.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name - sauces and oil in plastic bottles not labeled.
4/16/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Critical - Employees have not received training related to their assigned duties.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Floor damage in mens restroom.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sinks. Manager stated due to recent repairs the hot water tank was turned off.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees - all handsinks.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Dust build-up on fan covers in the walk-in cooler and pepsi cooler.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on floor mixer in dry storage room.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on dry storage room floor.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Cooked soup stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed hole in ceiling above and next to hood system.
  • Observed hole in wall in womens restroom.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue - make table refrigerator and pepsi cooler.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Creamers on ice in waitress area measured 71F. Product discarded by staff.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening - cut deli meat in the walk-in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs stored above cheese in pepsi cooler.
  • Critical - Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked - cooked soup in the walk-in freezer.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by food. Pot and pan detergent stored above food in dry storage room.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Open containers of mashed potatoes and flor not stored in covered container. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Cooked onions under stove measured 89F. Product moved to stove top to control temperature.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sauces in plastic bottles not labeled.
8/2/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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