Red Elephant Pizza & Grill, 5216 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL - Pizza inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Red Elephant Pizza & Grill
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 5216 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL 33813
License #: 6307858
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 10/07/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. In front of steam table.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • 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** **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in bar area.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin. Beverage station.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
10/07/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area. Soft drink on shelf with West Creek Apple Cider Vinegar. Dry storage. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Salad reach in cooler.
  • High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Employee dried hand on apron.
  • 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. Cutting celery.
5/22/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area. Soft drink on shelf above reach in cooler located in pizza area and next to Kyrol Premium High Gluten Flour. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Single-service items stored on floor. 9" foam container back storage area.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin. Back left corner of ice bin at beverage station.
  • 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. Milk in bar area.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Utensils in hand sink.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Bar area.
1/16/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area/kitchen/wait station. 10 1\4 " foam plates back prep area.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Pizza dough.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Elephant ears in walk in freezer.
  • Basic - Employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area. A cup with soft drink on pizza prep table.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Package of ground beef in 3 compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. All reach in coolers.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 100 ppm.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut tomatoes 49° , roast beef 46° **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food reheated in a microwave oven for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice 110° **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Container in hand sink in kitchen across from flat grill.
9/20/2013Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • 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. Rice in walk in cooler.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in cold holding unit. Pizza station.
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area.
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 1 live small roach on wall behind salad reach in cooler.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin. Beverage station.
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Kitchen on prep line.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
5/8/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Dishwasher area.
  • Light not functioning. Light out walk in freezer.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Critical - Observed employee drinking from an beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area. Cup with cola product on shelf with pure sesame oil. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Critical - Observed evidence of employee smoking in food preparation or other non-designated area. Marlboro on shelf with pure sesame oil. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Container in hand sink dishwasher area.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Across from cook line.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris. Above pizza topping reach in cooler.
  • Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. Date filters to ice machine.
12/13/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface./bottom shelves of prep tables.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface./walkin shelves.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Critical - Observed dented/rusted cans./dented can heinz tomato paste. dry storage.
  • Critical - Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area./prep table next to reachin cooler across from grill/back prep table also.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor./rice reachin freezer Corrected On Site.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food./black apron on shelf with manadrin oranges. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin./beverage station
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler(s) gaskets.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris./back prep area.
8/9/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Light not functioning./cookline Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice./beverage station.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above./grilled mushrooms, grilled onions /cookline .
4/27/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner./scoop without a handle.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Critical - Observed dented/rusted cans./dented can /Roma sliced ripe olives.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint./cook
  • Critical - Observed extension cord in use for non-temporary period. For reporting purposes only./coming from ceiling/ back storage.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor./ elephant ears/walkin freezer. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing./measuring spoons /cloth towel/handsink dishwasher area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination./party platters notinverted / paper storage shelf /Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin./beverage station /service station
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
10/3/2011Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions./dishwasher area.
  • Light not functioning./cookline /above fryers.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed dented/rusted cans./dented can Heinz tomato paste.
  • Critical - Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area./cutting board reachin cooler across from grill in kitchen/Amp Energy Drink Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands./before putting on a new pair of gloves. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor./product in walkin cooler and freezer/
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled.
8/10/2011Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner./scoop without a handle/feta cheese /reachin across from fryers.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions./prep line across from cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times./blocked by cup racks/dishwasher area. Corrected On Site.
  • Light not functioning./cookline next to fryers.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect./employee put cheese on a hamburger Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed dented/rusted cans./dented can dole pineapple tidbits.
  • Critical - Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area./shelf above slicer Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor./elephant ears/walkin freezer Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing./utensils in handsink on prepl line/across from cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
8/2/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container./product in reachin cooler pizza station
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin./beverage station /service area.
5/11/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed dented/rusted cans./dented can/ dole pineapple tidbits.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor./walkin freezer.
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner./scoops without a handle.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area./shelf above reachin cooler/pizza station. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation.
  • Critical. Observed expired Food Manager Certification./ Must be corrected by next routine.
1/20/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed dented/rusted cans./dented
  • Critical. Cooked poultry not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature./prep sink
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor./walkin freezer.
  • 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.
  • Critical. Observed soil buildup inside ice bin./beverage station.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Light not functioning./cookline.
9/14/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor.(Salad crisper)
  • In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
2/5/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food not properly date marked after opening.(Milk)
  • Critical. Observed bag of flour stored on floor.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food.
10/20/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. No proper chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used for wiping cloths.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.
  • No Heimlich maneuver sign posted.
7/24/2009Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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