Port A Pit, 8415 Camden St, Tampa, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: PORT A PIT
Type: Mobile Food Dispensing Vehicle
Address: 8415 Camden St, Tampa, FL 33614
License #: 3951848
Total inspections: 10
Last inspection: 4/2/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Bottle water
  • 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. Cut onions and relish
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Hot dog containers
  • Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • 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 sausages in white fridge
4/2/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of onions
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
  • 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. Sausages
11/4/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • 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. Open drink no lid.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed small refrigerator in center of unit not maintaining temperature. Cole slaw and spaghetti sauce at 60? and no thermometer located inside.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Small refrigerator in center of unit.
  • Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Hanging on hand sink.
  • Basic - Spray bottle containing a food product not labeled. Squeeze bottles on counter.
  • High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cole slaw, spaghetti sauce and cream at 60?.
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed cole slaw, spaghetti sauce and cream at 60? with a foul smell. See stop sale.
  • 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. Cooked peppers, hot dogs
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Large white bucket stored in hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Small refrigerator.
5/6/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 50-04-1 Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle. Purple sticker affixed but no numbers located on unit.
  • Critical - Violation: 53A-12-1 No person in charge of establishment. Operator relayed food service manager documentation belongs to prior employee that no longer works for him.
  • Critical - Violation: 53A-18-1 Person in charge failed to insure employees are properly sanitizing equipment.
12/17/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical - Violation: 45-39-2 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.
  • Critical - Violation: 50-04-1 Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.
  • Critical - Violation: 53A-12-1 No person in charge of establishment.
  • Critical - Violation: 53A-18-1 Person in charge failed to insure employees are properly sanitizing equipment.
10/17/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Critical - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. chlorine sanitizer at 200+ ppm
  • Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, linens or single-service not properly stored. spatula and slotted spoon.
  • Critical - Displayed food being prepped not properly protected from contamination. observed employee prepping food outside on unsanitized prep table.
  • Critical - Food-contact surfaces in contact with potentially hazardous food not cleaned at least every four hours. outdoor table used for prepping onion etc.
  • Critical - Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.
  • Critical - No person in charge of establishment.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee handling soiled equipment or utensils then engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. boxes of chips.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. observed meatballs at 59.5 degrees fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed reuse of single-service articles. single use gloves reused. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Person in charge failed to insure employees are properly sanitizing equipment.
  • Critical - Person in charge failed to insure proper handwashing by employees.
  • 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.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
10/15/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Box of potato chips on the floor.
  • Copy of last inspection report not available.
  • Employee working with food does not have a proper hair restraint.
  • Critical - No proof of certified food managers certificate.
  • Critical - Wet wiping bucket sanitizer improper.
5/4/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Violation: 53B-08-1 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. ---observed National Restaurant Association Servsafe training cards---this is not a state approved training program.
12/6/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times...blocked by bucket
  • 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. ---observed National Restaurant Association Servsafe training cards---this is not a state approved training program.
9/28/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • 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.
5/4/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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