Nicks New Haven Style Pizzeria & Bar, 2240 Nw 19 St, Boca Raton, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: NICKS NEW HAVEN STYLE PIZZERIA & BAR
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 2240 Nw 19 St, Boca Raton, FL 33431
License #: 6020675
Total inspections: 11
Last inspection: 10/10/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • No Violations Were Observed
10/10/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • 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, tuna salad. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, water bottle. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, butter 55°, wait station. Manager discarded. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, beef over olives in reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **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., reach in cooler at wait station. Ambient air temperature 53°. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection, too deep, manager moved to smaller containers. Clam chowder 46° at start of inspection 40° at end of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08/07/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Phone on the cookline, by the make table.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/soil residue on dry storage shelves.
  • 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. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Cooked meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken at the cook-line at 52°, moved to the walkin cooler. Revisited at end of inspection chicken was at 45°, capable of reaching 41°, by the required time period.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Shell eggs held at room temperature with an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Sitting on the cookline, moved to the walkin cooler.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled.
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink.
  • Intermediate - Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At back handwash sink by the dough mixer.
4/10/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. Employee bathroom.
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • 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.by the order pickup window.
  • Basic - Employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area. Bottle of open Gatorade .
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container, cranberries and walnuts. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature, beef.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Ripped by the cook line.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. Cook line cook gloves no hand wash.
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb.
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
  • Intermediate - Employee rinsed utensil in handwash sink, tongs.
  • Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection.cooling of soup in the walk-in cooler 53°
8/16/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing.....employee bath room.
  • Basic - Food scoop handle in contact with food.....cheese in reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. ....keeping on keg. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture.....handwashing sink, bar.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees....bar.
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area. .....dishwashing area, pizza station.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit......mazzrale cheese 47?, artichoke , meat ball 48?, pepperoni 50? in flip top reach in cooler , pizza station . Ice down on food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler......raw eggs above pepperoni in pizza walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. ...voluntarily discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
  • 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. .......reach in cooler, pizza station. Must not have stored any potentially hazardous food until maintain at proper temperature .
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
3/18/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.....saute cooler . must not have stored any potentially hazardous food until maintain at proper temperature of 41 degrees or below.
  • 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....pizza station Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.....rice ball, chicken ,sausage ,hot dog, pasta 50 degrees in saute cooler . stop sale issued.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening....cheese
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice machine .
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).
10/9/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food......raw ground beef, raw egg above cooked sauces in pizza walk in cooler . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.....beef steack above ready to eat soups in walk in cooler . Corrected On Site.
6/14/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
6/14/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - OBSERVED CAN OPENER SOILED.
  • Critical - OBSERVED DENTED CAN IN PIZZA STORAGE AREA. TOMATO KETCHUP. CORRECTED ON SITE
  • Critical - OBSERVED FOOD IN FLOOR, CHEESE, BEEF, CHICKEN, WALKIN COOLER AND FREEZER.
  • Critical - OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER NOT LABEL. WATER SPRAY BOTTLE IN PIZZA OVEN AREA.
  • Critical - OBSERVED FOOD STORAGE CONTAINER NOT LABLE. CORN MEAL, FLOUR, DRY STORAGE AREA.
  • Critical - OBSERVED HAND WASHING SINK OBSTRUCTED BY HAND TRAK. BY DOUGH MAKE AREA and BY DISHMACHINE HWS. COS
  • Critical - OBSERVED HANDWASHING SINK USED FOOD PURPOSES OTHER THAN HAND WASHING SINK. LEMON SLICE, ICE, STRAW AND DUMPING IN HAND WASHING SINK AT KITCHEN and SERVER STATION...HAND WASH SINK
  • Critical - OBSERVED NO DATE MARKED PROCESSED RTE PHF. SALAMI, HAM, CHEESE, WITHIN COOLER.
  • Critical - OBSERVED NO HAND WASHING SIGN PROVIDED AT HANDWASHING SINK. BAR, PIZZA DOUGH OVEN AREA, SERVER STATION.
  • Critical - OBSERVED OPERATOR OPERATING BUSINESS WITH EXPIRED LICENSE.
  • Critical - OBSERVED RAW BEEF OVER RTE FOOD CREAM IN REACH IN COOLER AT KITCHEN.
  • OBSERVED SCOOP WITHOUT HANDLE CONTACTING FOOD FLOUR. CORN MEAL.
  • Critical - OBSERVED TOXIC ITEM NOT LABELED WINDEX (BLUE) SPRAY BOTTLE IN WEAR WASHING AREA AND BAR.
  • Critical - OBSERVED TOXIC ITEMS STORED FOOD PREP AREA. WINDEX BOTTLE AT BAR.
  • Critical - OBSERVED WRONG CHEMICLA TEST KITS FOR MEASURING SANITIZER SOLUTION.
1/31/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Ceiling tile missing/misplaced througghout.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. --- gas to hot water heater turned off. operater comitted to hav hot water running consistently prior to preparing foods and opening to the public.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. --- "All" refrigeration units are requireed to have 'internally mounted' thermometers.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. --- at all handsinks including: public restrooms, cocktail bar, kitchen and prep areas, warewashing area.
  • Observed waste line passing through ice storage bin. --- at cocktail bar.
  • Critical - Portable fire extinguisher not properly mounted at least 4 inches off the floor and the top no higher than 5 feet off the floor. For reporting purposes only. --- observed ABC portable extinguishers on florr in kitchen.
7/20/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Ceiling tiles missing/misplaced througghout.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. --- gas to hot water heater was turned off. operater comitted to hav hot water running consistently prior to preparing foods and opening to the public.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding units. --- "All" refrigeration units are requireed to have 'internally mounted' thermometers.
  • Critical - No handwashing signs provided at a handsinks used by food employees. --- at all handsinks including: public restrooms, cocktail bar, kitchen and prep areas, warewashing area.
  • Observed waste line passing through ice storage bin. --- at cocktail bar.
  • Critical - Portable fire extinguisher not properly mounted at least 4 inches off the floor and the top no higher than 5 feet off the floor. For reporting purposes only. --- observed ABC portable extinguishers on floor in kitchen.
7/20/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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