Southern Comfort Grill, 642 21st Street, Vero Beach, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: SOUTHERN COMFORT GRILL
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 642 21st Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960
License #: 4105254
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 10/13/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris.
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Mop sink
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Corrected On-Site**
10/13/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Cook line cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Several cooler gaskets in disrepair **Warning**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0ppm. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
5/20/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Whole shell eggs **Warning**
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Mixing bowls by cooks line **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cooks line **Warning**
  • Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Cook line cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. Cooks line **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Multiple units in kitchen missing coolers. **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Several cooler gaskets in disrepair **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Kitchen area **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0ppm. **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name correctly. Container of breadcrumbs labeled spagehtti. **Warning**
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in walk-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. All time/temperature control for safety foods observed at 48-49° **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food found greater than 47 degrees Fahrenheit but less than 70 degrees Fahrenheit more than six hours. See stop sale. All time/temperature control for safety foods in walk in cooler and reach in cooler on cooks line. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Grits, oatmeal, and sausage gravy between 127-135°. Recommended rapid reheat. Corrected to 172-209° **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler. Raw beef over raw fish **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken not in hermetically sealed packaging stored over raw and ready to eat items **Warning**
  • 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. Bulk deli meats not date marked when opened **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at 40°. Corrected to 32° **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Refrigerator 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. Walkin cooler and prep line cooler **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Several bottles throughout facility. **Warning**
5/19/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
2/10/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Mop sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Floor in kitchen is not smooth and easily cleanable. Operator states that they are working on getting flooring replaced **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Cooler by service window **Warning**
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. Small flies under dish machine area and by mop/chemical area. **Warning** operator had pest service out this morning. The number of flies visible is significantly fewer than previous inspection. Time extension of 60 days given to fully correct issues.
12/10/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Throughout kitchen **Warning**
  • Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Sanitizer 0ppm chlorine **Warning**
  • Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Mop sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Floor in kitchen is not smooth and easily cleanable. Operator states that they are working on getting flooring replaced **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated underand behind cooking equipment. Stove area **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Cooler by service window **Warning**
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. Small flies under dish machine area and by mop/chemical area. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw whole shell eggs over cut vegetables in reach in cooler **Warning**
  • 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 pasta in reach in cooler **Warning**
12/9/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine.
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Removable white boards on cooks stations
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Basic - Plastic ice scoop cracked **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Liquid eggs
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • 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**
  • High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale.
7/26/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - All Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning** new cutting boards are being used on cooks line. Removable boards on working cooler moderately stained and grooved.
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cambros on storage shelf **Warning**
7/26/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink. Both sinks on opposite sides of cook line **Warning**
  • Basic - All Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cambros on storage shelf **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling. **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in crack between equipment and wall. On cooks line and by service window. **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior/exterior of microwave soiled with heavily encrusted food debris. **Warning**
  • Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Butter/butter blend/clarified butter/whipped butter cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.single serve butter packets on bar at 71 degrees f. Operator voluntarily threw them away. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cooked fruits/vegetables cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked potatoes at 73degrees f. Advised rapid cooling. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. Small flying insects by back door. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Pesticide use not in accordance with manufacturer's directions. Can of flying insect spray in mop sink area **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Diced tomatoes at 48 degrees, tuna salad 46 degrees f, **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on outer edges/lid of ice bins at both soda machines. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Fruit and tuna salad cooling tightly covered in reach in coolers. manager voluntarily discarded items.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by garbage can. 2 of 3 sinks at both ends of cooks line blocked. **Warning**
5/17/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Beef roast at 56?F, cooling since 12/27/12. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Cloth under cutting boards **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. beef roast at 56?F cooled from 12/27/12. Operator discarded and educated on proper cooling procedures. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation.raw beef over raw pork in walk in cooler in the walk in cooler
  • Observed reach in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).
12/28/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices.- food containers cracked
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.-All new employees hired within the last week-please have within 60 days after date of hire
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls.- ice scoop ontop ofice machine
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands.- putting on gloves Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.- raw beef over blackeyed peas in walkin cooler
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation.- raw beef over raw pork in reachin cooler
  • Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.- eggs
9/17/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Corrected On Site.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed a beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.- Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation.- raw beef over raw shrimp in walkin cooler- Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
2/28/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.- raw shell eggs over ready to eat in reachin cooler and walkin cooler
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution used to store in use utensils on the cookline - Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination.-togo containers not stored inverted
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.- sausage and potatoes between 89-90 degrees hotholding on cookline- operator raised heating element- 165 degrees -Corrected On Site.
  • Wall not smooth and easily cleanable.-restroom doors made of splintered unsealed wood
12/22/2011Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. Facility removed filters but will replace for inspection. For reporting purposes only. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Critical - Observed missing/inaccurate warewashing machine data plate.
  • Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb-mop sink.
  • Wall not smooth and easily cleanable - mens restroom divider walls.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry-mop left on floor near mop sink.
12/7/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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