Palm City Grill, 1347 Nw St Lucie West Blvd, Port St Lucie, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: PALM CITY GRILL
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1347 Nw St Lucie West Blvd, Port St Lucie, FL 34986-2141
License #: 6602078
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 2/26/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink.
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on paper towel dispenser.
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on soap dispenser.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler flip top lids
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Raw crab and raw beef over french fries and batter
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler. Raw beef over raw crab
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Degreaser stored in dry good storage
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Sponge **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Purple liquid
2/26/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Coming up through tiles behind bar
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. 2oz containers **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of encrusted food debris on/around mixer head. **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. Cole slaw and cut lefty greens in the walk in cooler
  • Intermediate - Soda gun soiled.
12/6/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
6/24/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Reserve water well heavily soiled. **Warning**
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Server eating at hall wait station bu soups and clean dishes. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating dinner at wait station when inspector entered facility. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Fifty (50) foot-candles of light not provided at a food working surface or where safety is a factor. Lights u der hood on cook line not working. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. **Warning**
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture, leaking pipes under kitchen hand wash sink. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Tests at 0 ppm 3 times, advised using 3 bin until machine properly sanitizes. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw pork stored over fresh cut vegetables. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Metal stem-type thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit.blue thermometer from kitchen approximately 10? out of calibration. Inspector calibrated facilities stem. **Warning**
  • 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. Employee training with most all expired or no longer at this facility. **Warning**
4/8/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured, large tank next to 2 door reach in freezer.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees, ladies restroom.
  • Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable, cloth towel under cook line cutting board.
  • Critical - Observed 8 boxes of kosher salt on dry storage shelf are water damaged.
  • Critical - Observed a covered beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils, 3 employee drink cups on server station area where soup and dressings are dispensed. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust, walk in cooler fan motor covers.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect, server handled drink lemons with bare hands. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable, cook line. **Repeat Violation**
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint, bartender ladling soup and dispensing bread from warmer drawer has loose unrestrained hair.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair, edges of plastic food storage containers used to store breaking at the fry station are chipped, cracked, and broken.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice, bar area ice bin.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, plastic wrapped raw beef and fish stored over a loaf of bread in the cook line reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Observed reach in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair, 2 door stand up unit in the kitchen, also walk in cooler gasket.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, exterior surface of scale.
  • Observed walk in cooler gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated dust and cobwebs, area above storage outside the walk in cooler and freezer.
  • Critical - Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses, on cook line prep table. **Repeat Violation**
11/16/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided, fry cook employed for at least one year as stated by manager. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils, on shelf above fry area breading station.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated greasy soot, hood filters.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable, cook line.
  • Critical - Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area, kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed employee eating while preparing food, food employee at fry station eatting a sandwich.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint, cook with loose unrestrained hair.
  • Critical - Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink, cook washed hands at the 3 bay sink.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor, case of shrimp in the walk in freezer. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods, plastic wrapped raw veal stored on same sheet pan with plastic wrapped cooked meatloaf. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, butter/fresh garlic mixture on cook line is at 61 degrees F due to container is sitting on top of ice ged rather than being submerged in ice. Recommended rapidly chilling then maintaining at 41 degrees F or below.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, sheet pans of plastic wrapped shrimp, fish , and hamburger store over plastic wrapped cooked meatloaf and cooked steak tips in the reach in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair, 2 door stand up cooler.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses, on salad make unit. Corrected On Site.
4/9/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times, kitchen handwash sink has a tray over the basin. Corrected On Site.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - Observed food stored in a prohibited area, an in use steamtable installed in the covered area outside back door next to mop sink.
  • Observed grease on top of grease receptacle lid.
  • Critical - Observed heavily encrusted material on can opener.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice, at the bar ice bin. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed individual wood cutting board's for bread are grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled, server station.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residu, server station salad cooler.
  • Critical - Observed location of designated employee eating, drinking, or smoking area causing possible cross-contamination, covered employee drink cup on pass-thru window ledge above salad make unit. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair, server station reach in cooler door handle missing- duct tape in its place.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage, large gray "garbage" can like storage bins used to store dry foods and lettuce. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, bar cooler door tracks.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup arounc the edge of the bar ice bin.
  • Ventilation inadequate as evidenced by sewar gas-type smell in dry storage/outdoor enclosed area. Repeat Violation.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster.
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength, server station wiping cloth sanitizer tested at 0 ppm.
8/24/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Several clear cambros.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls. Clean knives and soup spoons stored in dirty containers.
  • Observed cooler gasket torn/in disrepair-drawers on colkline.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable-most boards throughout kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. Pastas cooling in walk-in cooler, tightly coveted. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Male employees both with linked watches. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored in undrained ice. Fish: including shrimp and fillets.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up-cookline drawer gaskets.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink at bar used as dump sink as evidenced by grounds and fruit.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice-several ice bins in bar.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice-throughout facility.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. EcoLab bucket and other toxic chemical buckets used to transport ice.
  • Observed reuse of single-service articles-plastic food containers used for food storage. Containers used way passs their expectancy.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Chowder in walk-in cooler, sour cream, annd other ready to eat, potentially hazardous foods.
  • Ventilation inadequate as evidenced by sewage gas-type smell in ddry storage/outdoor enclosed area.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
5/9/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw ground beef and raw fillet holding at 45 F.
  • Critical. Reheated food for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. When temped found soup at 159-advised reheat to 165.
  • Critical. Food thermometer not accurate within +/- 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline stem thermometer off 4-6 F. Callibrated by inspector.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. Prepped Raw beef products above prepped raw seafood products. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface. Chilled forks in reach-in cooler set on bar-type towel.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.
  • Observed employee with ineffective hair restraint. Wait staff ladels soups and dressings and performs other prep work at beginning of shift.
  • Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. Filters on wall at mop sink area.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. Grey garbage can-like containers, bulk items holding without packaging.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair-reach-in cooler door at wait soup-station.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses-several aas in kitchen.
  • Critical. Food Service Manager not certified after 30 days of employment-James need certification.
12/10/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.white containers in the storage RIC
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.sushi rice 115F. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed shell eggs over vegitables in storage RIC. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface.sushi rice
  • Critical. Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface.to cover vegitables in storage RIC
  • In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment.tongs hanging from stove handle. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.rice spoon
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable.bamboo wrap and wooden bowl to mix sushi
  • Observed build-up of food debris, grease on exterior surface of microwaves
12/4/2009Routine - 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.chowder soup in the walkin cooler
  • Critical. Observed raw abeef over raw seafood in the walkin freezer. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed salt pellets for water softner stored on floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed cases of turkey and pans of grouper fillets on floor of walkin freezer.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered chowder soup in the walkin cooler
  • Observed equipment in poor repair.outside icemachine door
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.salad RIC
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair.bar mats
  • Critical. Observed heavily soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.cook line cooler drawers
  • Critical. Observed heavy encrusted, soiled material on slicer.citrus slicer
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted soil deposits.white ice bucket
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris.bar
  • Floors not constructed easily cleanable.grout missing around floor tiles in kitchen which is causing standing water and food stuck between tiles
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris.between hand sink and 3 bay sink
  • Wall not smooth and easily cleanable.by steam tablebon cook line
12/4/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
9/14/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 6/4/2009Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
No report available. 12/16/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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