Senor Tequila's Inc, 26801 S Tamiami Trl, Bonita Springs, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: SENOR TEQUILA'S INC
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 26801 S Tamiami Trl, Bonita Springs, FL 34134
License #: 4604419
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 09/19/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • No Violations Were Observed
09/19/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Observed debris buildup on understructure of the fryers. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of mold-like substance on door seal contact surface on reach n cooler across from the fryers on the cook line. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Observe multiple broken floor tiles at the walk in freezer door in the walk in cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in reach in cooler across from the fryers. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed meat in reach in cooler under flat top at 50°F. Also observed meat, chicken and tomato sauce in walk in cooler at 49°F. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Walk-in cooler not 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. Corrective action; operator called Dave Meloney (239-777-9846) to repair walk in cooler. **Warning**
09/16/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken in walkin cooler at 52°F in bus bin. Also creamer and salsa at 50-51°F in small reachin cooler at kitchen entrance. **Warning** on callback 6/9/14 observed sauce and stew in walkin cooler at 48°F since 6/6 and 6/7/14.
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooled in quantity deeper than 4 inches. Two Bus bins of Chicken stew at 52°F in walkin cooler since yesterday 6/4/14. Stew placed into shallower container to aid in cooling. Corrective action taken **Warning** On callback 6/9/14 observed stew and sauce at 48°F in walkin cooler since 6/6 and 6/7 /14 .
6/9/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Basic - Clean equipment/dishware/utensils stored next to handwash/food preparation sink exposed to splash. Dishes next to handsink by 3 compartment sink, exposed to splash, dishware moved/ washed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed two dead roaches by back door, also 5 dead roaches by dry storage area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken in walkin cooler at 52°F in bus bin. Also creamer and salsa at 50-51°F in small reachin cooler at kitchen entrance. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 3 live roaches by can opener, roaches killed on site. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Roach excrement and/or droppings present on several items in dry storage, items voluntarily discarded. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooled in quantity deeper than 4 inches. Two Bus bins of Chicken stew at 52°F in walkin cooler since yesterday 6/4/14. Stew placed into shallower container to aid in cooling. Corrective action taken **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not 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. Small reachin cooler at entrance to kitchen, ambient temperature at 64°F **Warning**
6/5/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
4/1/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Hole in floor in front of walk in cooler for beverages.
  • Basic - Hood filters in disrepair. Observed multiple small panels missing hood over stove area.
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in the kitchen and bar area.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Also observed WAlk in freezer gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • 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. Observed kitchen personnel barehand contact with lemon wedge while preparing soft drink for customer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed pot holders stored in sink of HWS.
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification.
1/17/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Equipment stored in hand sink in cook line area
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling.
4/7/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Violation: 33-11-1 Missing drain plug at regular trash dumpster. next unannounced inspection
11/9/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. cleaned containers stacked wet on shelf above 3 compartment sink Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. bar area Corrected On Site.
  • Missing drain plug at regular trash dumpster.
  • Critical - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation. 4 employees on duty with no CFM on duty, cooks and waitstaff
  • Critical - Observed buildup of black-like slime in the interior of ice machine. as indicated by alcohol swab on bottom of interior panel
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener blade. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. need to clean throughout kitchen
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water. seafood thawing in 66 F standing water
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. floor drains
  • Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. cook line
  • Critical - Observed roach activity as evidenced by live roaches found - 8 live roaches in oven not in use in cook line
11/8/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Drain cover(s) missing. floor drains underneath dishmachine, 3 compartment sink, 2 compartment sink
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. containers stacked wet on shelf by dishmachine
  • Equipment compartment not equipped to properly drain accumulation of moisture. water accumulated inside cookline reach-in cooler [right side of line]; food containers stored inside
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. bar handwash sink
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. on blade
  • Critical - Observed packaged food not labeled as specified by law. portioned soups, sauces, meats [in ziploc bags] in walk-in freezer.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin. beverage ice bin in kitchen
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. 2 compartment sink faucet not working
5/8/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. bar handwash sink
  • Observed reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. upright McCall unit right of fryer
10/28/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. set of lights in kitchen with no shield or sleeve coating.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometers in holding units. reach-in coolers in cookline
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink. 3 compartment sink Corrected On Site. now washed hands in handwash sink
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. encrusted food debris on carrot peeler
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. encrusted food debris in Panasonic microwave, cookline
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. large gray containers with cooked food, walk-in cooler and freezer
  • Critical - Reach-in coolers not cleaned prior to accumulation of soil residue. standing water with some food debris in drawer reach-in cooler under stoves; also left 3-door reach-in cooler in cookline with standing water
7/6/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 02-26-1 Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. container in cookline with white substance next unannounced inspection
  • Critical - Violation: 08A-29-1 Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. several food containers in walk-in cooler next unannounced inspection
  • Critical - Violation: 22-19-1 Observed interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. next unannounced inspection
  • Critical - Violation: 22-22-1 Observed encrusted material on can opener. next unannounced inspection
  • Violation: 24-08-1 Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. containers stacked wet on shelf by dishmachine next unannounced inspection
  • Violation: 29-08-1 Plumbing system in disrepair. hot water not working at 4 compartment sink at bar next unannounced inspection
  • Violation: 29-17-1 Waste line missing at soda gun holster. bar area next unannounced inspection
  • Critical - Violation: 32-17-1 Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. no handwash soap at right of cookline handwash sink next unannounced inspection
3/21/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. containers stacked wet on shelf by dishmachine
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. no handwash soap at right of cookline handwash sink
  • Critical - License expired more than 60 days after expiration date. owe $394.00; can pay online www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr or can call 850.487.1395
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. several food containers in walk-in cooler
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. hot water not working at 4 compartment sink at bar
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster. bar area
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. container in cookline with white substance
3/14/2011Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. cooked beef, chicken, sauces that were frozen didn't have date on containers when placed in cooler from freezer, need to re-date. [items in cooler since 11/12/10].
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. handicap stall in women's bathroom
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. by 3 compartment sink
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment. fryers
11/15/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. meats sitting out at room temperature without ice bath [temperature was fine since above 135 F]. provided cooling poster
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. food boxes on walkin cooler/freezer floors Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. cookline Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No handwashing signs provided at handsinks used by food employees. all in kitchen Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed the accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. few dead flies on fly strip [which aren't allowed in food preparation area] near back door. Also 4 fly strips with dead flies were hanging in cookline Corrected On Site. all strips were taken down
  • Critical. No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation. 5 employees on duty engaged in food preparation and waitstaff expediting orders. Corrected On Site. Felipe Villaneda came during inspection and is a CFM.
6/11/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. OBSERVED NO HOT WATER AT ESTABLISHMENT TO BE MAINTAINED DURING PEAK PERIOSA OF OPERATION. OPERATOR NOTICED THAT HOT WATER HEATER WAS SET TOO LOW SO ADJUSTED DIAL. COS 100F AT SINKS, LATER IN INSPECTIIONS
  • OBSERVED PLUMBING IN DISREPAIR. MOP SINK FAUCETS DON'T HAVE HANDLES TO TURN ON WATER.
  • Critical. OBSERVED NO HANDWASH SIGN AT BAR HANDWASH SINK.
  • Critical. OBSERVED NO HANDWASH SIGNS AT 2 HANDWASH SINKS IN KITCHEN
4/21/2010Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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