Lazy Lobster, 7602 Lockwood Ridge Rd, Sarasota, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: LAZY LOBSTER
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 7602 Lockwood Ridge Rd, Sarasota, FL 34243
License #: 5104346
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: 08/15/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Wait station/bar area
08/15/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food prep in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Lobster prepped next to handsink, soap dispenser above lobster too. **Corrected On-Site**
2/19/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Boxes of seafood, freezer
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Waitstation
  • High Priority - Drink bottle stored in ice used for drinks. **Corrected On-Site**
9/25/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook and food preparation employees.
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar/ wait station area
  • Portable fire extinguisher is inaccessible. For reporting purposes only. Kitchen k type **Corrected On-Site**
2/28/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water. Seafood Corrected On Site.
9/28/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation. [4] four.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open beverage on preparation table next to plates.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease and dust. Hood
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Food preparation employees Repeat Violation.
  • Observed exhaust system operated with filters removed. For reporting purposes only.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. Aluminum takeout containers not stored covered or inverted.
5/31/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Kitchen handsink blocked by food processor sitting inside. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. Waitstation/bar handsink Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Waitstation/bar
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Oood preparation employees preparing seafood, tenderizing meat, etc.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed food processor sitting inside kitchen handsink. Corrected On Site.
2/13/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Bar/waitstation handsink Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drinking from open container in kitchen and place drink on preparation table.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Observed cook touching shredded potatoes and salt with barehands [explained even when food will be cooked it can still be ready to eat in raw form] provided industry bulletin. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls. Observed mixer blade hanging over faucet handle of mopsink.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Employee handling lobster, another making batter for fried foods, without hair restraints. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee touching shredded potatoes and salt with barehand. Corrected On Site.
10/19/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Waitstation /bar area.
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair. One tile with moldlike growth in corner of kitchen above pan storage rack, near ice machine.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Cook, food preparation employee. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Rice, walkin cooler Corrected On Site.
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris.
7/12/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. [bar]
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.Observed open beverage on preparation table next to steam table. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Cook, food preparation employees.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Sack of rice and sack of flour.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. [bar] Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. Bowl used to scoop flour.
  • Critical - Observed nonready-to-eat food handled by employees without the use of gloves, deli paper, scoops, tongs or other utensils. Sliced lemons at bar. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin.
3/3/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Walkin cooler, cooked potatoes, sauces, cooked lobster, etc, not datemarked.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw chicken stored over cooked lobster in walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. Bowl in flour. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. Takeout containers should be stored covered or inverted. Corrected On Site.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. Hood
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Walkin freezer Corrected On Site.
10/14/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food boxes stored on walkin freezer floor.
  • No mop/service sink available at establishment with existing sink full of CO2 cylinders.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.-kitchen
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.-bar.
  • Critical. Electrical outlet missing cover plate in dishwash area.. For reporting purposes only.
5/14/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Soups, pastas, meats.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Soups and sauces in walk in cooler.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Bar.
  • Observed a nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
8/20/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 3/23/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 12/2/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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