Spring Garden, 3238 S Us Hwy 441, Okeechobee, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: SPRING GARDEN
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3238 S Us Hwy 441, Okeechobee, FL 34974
License #: 5700649
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 4/28/2011

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Inspection findings

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  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.2 door sliding glass front on cookline. May not use unit until able to maintain food temperature at 41 degrees F or below.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.2 door glass front reachin cooler.
  • Observed dumpster rusted out on bottom.leaking on pad.
  • Observed garbage draining from dumpster on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.ALLfoods in 2 door glass front upright at cookline . see stopsale -foods voluntarily discarded. unit emptied and repairman called. Corrected On Site.
4/28/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.glass front reachin at cookline Corrected On Site.all potentially hazardous foods moved to another unit. may not stor potentially hazardous foods in this unit until able to maintain 41 degrees F or colder.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.at reachin at waitstation
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with hard water crust and/or soil deposits.on tea urn
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.cooked shrimp held on floor of reachin cooler. voluntarily discarded
  • Critical - Shell eggs held ion counter maintaining an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit.voluntarily discarded.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. stored on handwashing sink basin Corrected On Site.
2/21/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit.foods on coldbar. shrimp salad,pudding,sliced melons. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Unpackaged food not protected from environmental sources of contamination during preparation.observed flatt of raw shell 4ggs stored on bottom shelf of preptable with broken shell remnants stored with and on top of unbroken unused shell eggs. Corrected On Site.discarded.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.spoon at rice cooker stored in unheated standing water.. Corrected On Site.
  • Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable.observed cut vegetables in cardboard boxes at walkin cooler Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.observed old grease and puddles of greasecand water on enclosure floor. flies present.
11/1/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
9/29/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Violation: 02-24-1 Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit.foods on buffet under time as a public health control-no time markings: AT CALLBACK -TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL - form has not been filled out,no time markings on foods
  • Critical. Violation: 22-20-1 Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical. Violation: 32-16-1 Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.at cookline
  • 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. Pro
6/17/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date markedplastic bags of .diced pork iwalkin cooler no date marks
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.plastic container of cooked chicken in walkin cooler-no date marks
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit.foods on buffet under time as a public health control-no time markings
  • Critical. Observed employee reusing utensil to from clean sugar storage por sugar over raw meat and set scoop in handsink -mix raw meat and sugar with hands then take pot used as sugar scoop from handsink and dip sugar from storage container -por over raw meat-store scoop/pot in handsink again while working with meat-contamination could ocdur from hands opening sugar bin after touching raw meat or scoop/pot placed in handsink then in sugar
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, linens or single-service not properly stored.clean knives stored in dirty pan under prep table at cookline
  • Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, linens or single-service not properly stored.knives in wooden storage block
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.observed in use pan used to scoop sugar stored in handsink
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.at cookline
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory.at cookline
  • Critical. Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification.
  • 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. Pro
4/13/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit.buffet Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.raw fish over carrots in walkin Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.raw beef over cut vegetables in walkin Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed raw chicken animal food stored beside cooked food ribs /touching containers . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor.chicken in freezer Corrected On Site.
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. nonhandled single service plastic bowel used as scoop in cornstarch
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.observed staff use handsinks to rinse tea potat waitstation Corrected On Site. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.at cookline Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.at waitstation Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.at waitstation Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory.at cookline Corrected On Site.
2/1/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/1/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit.Buffet is put out at 11:00 am and is closed at 3:00pm -time as a public health control form is not present Please see website www.myfloridalicense .com or call 850-487-1395 for more information
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor.in walkin cooler/freezer- box of shrimp on floor
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner.single service pint containers-no handle- used as scoop in flour
  • Drain cover(s) missing.at dumpster enclosure drain pipe broken off in concrete/cover missing-maggots/flies breeding in drain
  • Observed inside/outside of dumpster not clean.
  • Missing drain plug at dumpster.
  • Observed dumpster rusted out on bottom.
  • Observed runoff liquid with maggots on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
9/25/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit.Buffet is put out at 11:00 am and is closed at 3:00pm -time as a public health control form is not present Please see website www.myfloridalicense .com or call 850-487-1395 for more information
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.cut vegetables at prep table cabbage /bok choy 46F-noodles 45F/beef 44F -.maintenance called to repair This violation must be corrected by : 9/24/09.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor.in walkin cooler/freezer- box of shrimp on floor
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner.single service pint containers-no handle- used as scoop in flour
  • Drain cover(s) missing.at dumpster enclosure drain pipe broken off in concrete/cover missing-maggots/flies breeding in drain
  • Observed inside/outside of dumpster not clean.
  • Missing drain plug at dumpster.
  • Observed dumpster rusted out on bottom.
  • Observed runoff liquid with maggots on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
9/23/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 6/23/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/17/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 4/16/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 10/27/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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