- 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.
- Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Sanitizing solution not maintained clean. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Cheese/milk/creamer/other dairy products cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Whipped cream at 67°f on the front counter in a melted ice bath. Corrective action taken, added ice.
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. Cookline **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Cookline **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area.
- High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. A vacuum breaker is needed at each side of the splitter
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles. Takeout window
- Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr/food-lodging/managercertification.html. manager on duty with expired certificates. **Corrected On-Site**
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07/08/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Curtains in walkin door.
- Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Take out window.
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12/31/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Repeat Violation**
- High Priority - Cut tomatoes - cut lettuce, cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 44-48°, placed in cooler to drop temperature, m41° **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.fries, yuca, 118-123°, discarded, made fresh 191° **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
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10/14/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Frontline expo person handling foods.
- Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Stacked food storage containers on shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler fanguards broken and exposes the spinning fan blade in some areas. Dangerous !
- High Priority - Dented cans present. Cans of jalape?o peppers severely dented. Cans discarded by manager immediately. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Plantains on cookline held at 118-128?f. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. Kitchen back door which is a marked emergency exit has a pile of cardboard boxes blocking the door. For reporting purposes only. **Corrected On-Site**
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5/21/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women''s bathroom.
- Basic - Inside/outside of dumpster not clean.
- Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
- Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
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2/12/2013 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
- Basic - Dumpster rusted out on bottom.
- 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 - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
- Basic - Food stored in dry storage area not covered. Beans
- 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. Container in sauces
- Basic - Inside/outside of dumpster not clean.
- Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
- Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
- Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Lids in stock room
- 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. Hot sauce in stock room
- High Priority - Cut tomatoes cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken, chicken wings, pork, sauces, plant foods, beef,dressing, soups 59? in walk in cooler, see stop sale
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Plantain 124?
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse.
- 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. Walk in cooler, this violation must be corrected by 2/12/13 **Warning**
- Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
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2/11/2013 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- No Violations Were Observed
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11/21/2012 | Complaint Partial | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. pork and chicken in deep container and tightly covered in walk-in cooler. 118-130 degrees fahrenheit. Corrected On Site. both items were put in blast chiller immediately to properly cool to 41 degrees fahrenheit within remaining time.
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Corrected On Site.
- In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location. tonges in/under breads/rolls. frontline. Corrected On Site.
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. loose plastic pieces from cutting board material mixing with chicken when cutting. Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. plastic cup used to scoop cooked rice and store cup in rice after use. cookline. Corrected On Site.
- Observed open dumpster lids.
- Observed personal item stored with food. cellphone on cookline counter. Corrected On Site.
- Observed single-service articles improperly stored. knifes on salsa buffetline not stored with handles up. Corrected On Site.
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11/15/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. food storage containers stacked when wet/wet nesting. Repeat Violation.
- Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust. fanguards in walk-in cooler.
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. tan/beige cutting board on grill station. (when putting chicken, small pieces of cutting board material mixes with foods)
- Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. when putting on and changing gloves. Corrected On Site.
- Observed employee with no hair restraint. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sour crm on drivethru station at 49 degrees fahrenheit and smoothie mix (dairy) at 58 degrees fahrenheit on frontline. Both items sitting on preptable not under any coldholding. Items were then placed in container with some ice on bottom of container, but syill unable to maintain proper cold holding temperatures. Ice must surround products. Must properly maintain ph foods at 41 degrees fahrenheit or below. Corrected On Site. Both items were surrounded (submerged in ice) by ice in container on stations.
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6/28/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. cookline. Corrected On Site.
- In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container. scoop with handle in cooked rice on hot hold station. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
- Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. reach-in freezer door by fryer station in disrepair / not able to properly close due to broken door hinge.
- Critical - Observed small flying insects in chicken prep room area.
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12/20/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices (observed), alternative operation plan
- In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
- Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
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7/5/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
- Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
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1/12/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Cubano sand.
- Critical. Hot holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Cubano sandwiches hot holding drawer
- Critical. Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination. Beans Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
- Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner.Cold /blast equipment door. Repeat Violation.
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles.
- Observed food debris accumulated on Walk in cooler floor floor.
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9/24/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination.
- Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.
- Shelves attached to walls in walk-ins not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. WIF shelve
- Shelves not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. By prep area
- Observed food debris accumulated on walk in cooler floor. Corrected On Site.
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6/2/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Lettuce improperly washed Corrected On Site.
- In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container.
- Critical. Observed employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Corrected On Site.
- Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Reach in cooler shelves rusted and in disrepair .
- Shelves in walk in freezer in disrepair . Repeat Violation.
- Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. French fries reach in freezer
- Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface.Shelves in walk in cooler
- Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. French fries warmer
- Observed ceiling in disrepair.Water damage . In dinning room area
- Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
- Observed personal care item stored with single service items
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12/18/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed food stored on floor.Marinade bucket on walk in freezer floor
- Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Sauces in walk in cooler
- In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Corrected On Site.
- Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice.
- Observed equipment in poor repair.Reach in door by prep area
- Observed equipment in poor repair. Shelve in walk in freezer
- Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. By food prep area
- Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Repeat Violation.
- Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Warmer drawers by cook line
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles.
- Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Shelves in walk in cooler
- Critical. Observed interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue. By server line.
- Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
- No cleaning implements provided for trash/garbage receptacles.
- Observed inside/outside of dumpster not clean.
- Floors not maintained smooth and durable.
- Observed food debris accumulated on walk in cooler floor.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease. Dry storage area
- Hood not cleaned to bare metal prior to surfaces becoming heavily contaminated with grease or oily sludge. For reporting purposes only.
- Critical. Observed toxic item stored by food. Guest self serve area
- Critical. Observed a gas appliance without proper venting. For reporting purposes only.
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8/13/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 5/14/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 12/16/2008 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 8/7/2008 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
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