- Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board in back prep area grooved.
- Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Observed cell phone on back prep table.
- Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. Floor under prep table in back prep area. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of reach-in cooler/refrigerator. 2 door reach in cooler in back prep area and make station reach in cooler on front line. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Food stored in a prohibited area. Observed washed lettuce drying on clean dish drying rack in back prep area above 3 compartment sink.
- Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Reach in freezer drawer gaskets soiled. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. Wall next to prep table in back prep area. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Repeat Violation**
- High Priority - Improper side-by-side separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Observed raw chicken next to cooked chicken and other ready to eat foods in 2 door reach in cooler in back prep area.
- Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. 2 door reach in cooler in back prep area. **Repeat Violation**
- Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Observed cooked chicken in 2 door reach in cooler in back prep area cooked at 10:30 am cooling covered at 123 degrees farenheit at 11:31.
- Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed cooked chicken and rice in reach in cooler in back prep area not date marked. **Repeat Violation**
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09/02/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under prep table
- Basic - Reach in freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Two door up right next to prep table
- Basic - Reach-in freezer shelves soiled with encrusted food debris.
- Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
- Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. Next to prep table
- Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
- Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles
- Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. Prep table cutting board
- Intermediate - Ice chute on self-service drink machine soiled/build up of mold-like substance/slime.
- Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Two door up right next to prep table
- Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
- Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Rice, chicken
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6/16/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Noddles **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. At buffet
- 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. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Leaking water in walk in cooler
- Basic - Floor under dishmachine or three-compartment sink area soiled.
- Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. On rack behind cooks line
- Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated dust. Wall by reach in cooler make table
- Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles on rack
- High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Donuts **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Shell eggs held at room temperature with an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue.
- Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers. Salt **Corrected On-Site**
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6/16/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in cooler make table **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In storage closet
- Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
- Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Make table. Reach in freezer gaskets
- Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. Next to prep table and reach in cooler
- Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles
- High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine exceeds 200ppm **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Ice chute on self-service drink machine soiled/build up of mold-like substance/slime.
- Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
- Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked rice **Repeat Violation**
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2/21/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Food stored on floor. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Cooked meats or poultry hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Chicken hot held at 122° **Corrected On-Site**
- 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. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **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.
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11/18/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.(shelving under back up streams able in front area)
- Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.(storage room) **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area.(shoes on prep table) **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Newspaper used to line nonfood-contact shelves. (Under condiment bottles in front area)
- Basic - Wall in disrepair.(wall trim missing around door casing)
- Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.(front area)
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6/18/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
- Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
- Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.(up right reach in cooler in kitchen )
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
- 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 - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.(beef)
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1/29/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.(in storage room)
- Fixed nonfood-contact equipment not sealed to adjoining equipment/walls when exposed to spillage.(3 compartment sink )
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.(front area)
- Critical - Lack of toilet tissue at each toilet. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands.(used as a rinse sink)
- Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.(front area)
- Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
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8/13/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- No Violations Were Observed
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4/23/2012 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Critical - Employee training provided by unapproved provider. Refer to www.myflorida.com/dbpr for more details.(servsafe book provided, please note that the division does not accept the program provided see the provided web site for a complete list of approved providers)
- Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.(back kitchen )
- Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
- Observed single-service items stored on floor.(case of cutlery in front area and in storage room)
- Critical - Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.(box of bread stored directly on top of bucket of raw chicken )
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2/20/2012 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.(front area)
- Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.(kitchen )
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
- Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method.(rice covered during cooling)
- Observed personal care item stored with single service items. (purse with take out supplies)
- Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.(in upright reach in cooler in kitchen )
- Observed single-service items stored on floor.(in storage room)
- Critical - Portable fire extinguisher(s) obstructed from view. For reporting purposes only.(hats hung on extinguisher)
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9/26/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Potentially hazardous food removed from cooler and placed in reachin cooler in sandwich prep area
- Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
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6/20/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. sandwich prep table
- Critical - Observed employee wash hands with no soap @ three compartment sink.
- Critical - Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink. three compartment sink
- Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
- Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed three compartment sinkQuaternary Ammonia @ 300ppms three
- Wet mop not hung to dry. Stored in mop bucket
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3/14/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink.
- Critical. No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Pro
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1/6/2011 | Food-Licensing Inspection | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
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