Mezcal Cantina Authentic Mexican Grill, 111 Bartram Oaks Walk Ste 101, Jacksonville, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: MEZCAL CANTINA AUTHENTIC MEXICAN GRILL
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 111 Bartram Oaks Walk Ste 101, Jacksonville, FL 32259
License #: 6501752
Total inspections: 3
Last inspection: 10/22/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Container inside the rice, flour, bean container in dry storage room outside **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Clean cups/glasses not properly air dried - wet nesting. Plastic glasses stack up wet on the counter by Dish machine **Repeat Violation**
  • 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. Employee cup of drink please on top of Reach in cooler, bar area, employee put the lid and straw and moved **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Can of pineapple stored direct on top of cut green onion, Reach in cooler by grill. Manager moved **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Jug of oil, dry storage room outside, case of shrimp, Walk in Freezer, manager moved **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored with handle in contact with ice in ice bin. Bar. Employee moved **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. 3/31/2014
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Throughout the store
  • Basic - Packaged food subject to the entry of water stored in contact with ice or water. Beer and bottle of milk store in the beer Reach in cooler at the bar with dirty water on thaw bottom
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Throughout the bar area, also by microwave in the kitchen , employee moved **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 2 can of jalapeo and 1 can of green tomatoes, dented on the lid seam
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken, raw beef, sliced tomatoes 52°F, drawer cooler under the grill. Ambient temperature of cooler 60°F, manager discarded, salsa 48°F, by the chip dispenser, manager states the salsa pulled out from the Cooler about 2 hours ago, put back to the Walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Salsa made around 11 am, place in the plastic bucket with lid on 50°F, Walk in cooler, separate to 2 containers and place to Walk in Freezer
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Beans 120°, steam table, employee reheated on the stove to 165° And up **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in bar area. Approx 6 flies in the bar area
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Raw chicken, raw beef, sliced tomatoes 52°F, drawer cooler under the grill. Ambient temperature of cooler 60°F, manager discarded
  • Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Open bottle of milk in the bar beer Reach in cooler, manager can not determine when it is open, manager voluntary discarded **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Straw and lime found inside the hand wash sink by bar
  • Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Salsa made around 11 am, place in the plastic bucket with lid on 50°F, Walk in cooler, separate to 2 containers and place to Walk in Freezer
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Bucket, towel store inside the hand wash sink by Three Compartment sink
  • Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Manager can not find it.
  • Intermediate - Refrigerated drawers 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. Raw chicken, raw beef, sliced tomatoes, 52°F, ambient temperature of drawer cooler 60°F
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bleach spray bottle per manage hang on the shelf above the Three Compartment sink **Repeat Violation**
  • Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Metal fire extinguisher under charge by Dish machine
10/22/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Container inside the bucket of salsa on the shelf , Walk in Cooler
  • 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. Employee drink without lid and straw, and bottle water found in the kitchen, throughout
  • Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Half eating plates found in the prep Area, manager discarded.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of cans tomatoes, bottle of vinaigrette, jug of oil on the floor throughout the kitchen, also the case of beef on the floor on Walk in freezer, suggest establishment need more storage space.
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle touch the spice on the shelf by prep area **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Prep table by Walk in Cooler
  • Basic - Raw animal food stored above unwashed produce. Container of raw chicken above the open case of u wash orange, Walk in Cooler
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Salsa 52°F on the small service plates chips holder in the kitchen across Three Compartment Sink, corrective action taken, ice bath
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Container of raw beef above the container of cut cucumber, Reach in cooler drawers across by Three Compartment Sink **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk open 2 days ago, up right glass door Reach in cooler by prep area
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Straw inside the Hand Wash Sink by Dish machine **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand Wash Sink by prep area **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand Wash Sink by prep area **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue liquid in the spray bottle in the host area **Repeat Violation**
3/31/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. In order
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. All cooler
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Throughout, Hand Wash Sink sing provided. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up. Beer Walk in Cooler
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Several containers with spice on the shelf by prep table with Walk in Cooler
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Utensils tray on top of Hand Wash Sink by Dish machine
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. By ice machine
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Several spray bottle not label on the shelf above the Three Compartment Sink
3/12/2014Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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