- Basic - Bag/container of unrecognizable prepared food not identified by common name. Multiple items in Reach in cooler.
- Basic - Clean cups/glasses not properly air dried - wet nesting. At front counter on ice machine.
- Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Over prep cooler and with clean metal bins above three compartment sink. Corrected by manager. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Spatulas above three compartment sink. Corrected by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Can of pink salmon dented on lid seam.
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. Cook working in three compartment sink then donned gloves without washing hands. Corrected by manager. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Server with nail polish transferring sauce from can to container. Corrected by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Incomplete proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Photocopies used of certificates used for employee training. Original certificates are required.
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4/3/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Clean cups/glasses not properly air dried - wet nesting. Front counter.
- Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On cutting board. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food-contact surface. Laminate bowls for salads. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Coffee packets in storage area.
- Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in cold holding unit. Missing from reach in freezer, broken in maketable.
- Basic - Single-service articles stored next to handwash/food preparation sink exposed to splash. Coffee filters under hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Many items in maketable 44°. Items moved to other unit, ice packs added to unit to drop temperature until unit is serviced.
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer _ not all products commercially packaged. Seafood over plant food. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler. Comminuted meat over seafood. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. Plan provided during last inspection, has not been filled out yet. Provided new form via email. **Corrected On-Site**
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7/23/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. After changing tasks, before putting on gloves.
- Observed gaskets with build-up. Throughout kitchen
- Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pancake batter 76?F, cooked potatoes 98?F and shell eggs at 56?F ambient. Discussed and gave time as a public health on troll form.
- Critical - Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area. Spray bottles hanging on shelf by maketable cooler
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12/21/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- No Violations Were Observed
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12/21/2012 | Routine - Food | Admin. Complaint Callback Complied |
- No Violations Were Observed
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8/2/2012 | Routine - Food | Admin. Complaint Callback Complied |
- Critical - Establishment operating without a current Hotel and Restaurant license. License expired 6/1/12
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Kitchen handsink. Corrected On Site.
- Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only. Hood filters completly missing Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. Administrative Complaint requested on previous inspection Repeat Violation.
- Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Small reachin under flattop
- 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. No employees working with proof. Administrative Complaint already recommended on previous inspection Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. Cooked pork in container with tightfitted plastic wrap over the top, in upright reachin cooler
- Observed gaskets with build-up. Small reach under flattop grill.
- Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Container of raw beef and flats of eggs stored over ready to eat food in upright reachin cooler
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8/2/2012 | Routine - Food | Administrative complaint recommended |
- Violation: 15-28-2 Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only. Hood filters missing, with cooking going on
- Critical - Violation: 53A-01-2 Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. Owner/Manager has CFM food card, as indicated on a previous inspection report , but unable to find card. 8/2/12 At callback Manager not present. No proof of employee training.
- Critical - Violation: 53B-08-1 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. 8/2/12 At callback No proof of any employee training.
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8/2/2012 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended |
- Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bag of lettuce in handsink. Corrected On Site.
- Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only. Hood filters missing, with cooking going on
- Critical - Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. Owner/Manager has CFM food card, as indicated on a previous inspection report , but unable to find card.
- 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.
- Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food not being immediately heated as a sole ingredient to 145F or imediately cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature for bare hand contact . Cook handled pita bread with bare hands. Another cook bare handed qusadilla. Cooks put on gloves. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. Sausage gravy cooling down, in container with tightly fitted lid
- Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. Make table cooler
- Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. As a dump sink behind front counter. observed ice in handsink
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5/31/2012 | Routine - Food | Administrative complaint recommended |
- Critical - Violation: 02-22-1 Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. TACO MEAT
- Violation: 14-50-1 Observed a nonfood-grade basting brush.
- Critical - Violation: 22-22-1 Observed encrusted material on can opener. BLADE
- Critical - Violation: 53A-07-1 No Certified Food Manager for establishment. NO PROOF AVAILABLE
- 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.
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2/24/2012 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended |
- Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. 25ppm IN TRIPLE SINK
- Critical - No Certified Food Manager for establishment. NO PROOF AVAILABLE
- Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
- Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. PRODUCE COOLER UNDER GRILL, WHITE REFRIGERATOR AT FRONT COUNTER
- No copy of latest inspection report.
- 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 a nonfood-grade basting brush.
- Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. BLADE
- Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. EMPLOYEE CUT AND PLATED TOAST WITH BARE HANDS. Corrected On Site. ADDRESSED WITH EMPLOYEE. Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.
- Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen.
- Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. 300ppm CHLORINE IN WIPING CLOTH BUCKET
- Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. TACO MEAT
- Critical - Water pressure lacking at fixtures that require the use of water. INSUFFICIENT WATER PRESSURE AT HANDSINK IN MENS RESTROOM
- Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. BREAD CRUMBS
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12/14/2011 | Routine - Food | Administrative complaint recommended |
- No Violations Were Observed
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9/19/2011 | Routine - Food | Admin. Complaint Callback Complied |
- Critical - Violation: 02-07-1 Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. SEVERAL FOODS (i.e.OPENED MILK, WRAPPED CHEESES) Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Violation: 02-22-1 Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. NUMEROUS COOKED FOODS (i.e. QUESADILLA CHICKEN, MASHED POTATOES, SLICED DELI MEATS, etc) Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Violation: 02-26-1 Working containers of food not accurately labeled. BROWN SUGAR IN FOLGERS COFFEE CONTAINER
- Critical - Violation: 05-04-1 Observed ambient air thermometer not located in the warmest part of the holding unit. IN GLASS-DOOR REFRIGERATOR Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Violation: 05-09-1 No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. PREP COOLER, WHITE REFRIGERATOR Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Violation: 08A-28-1 Observed food stored on floor. JUGS OF OIL, VINEGAR
- Violation: 10-04-1 In-use utensil for food not stored in a clean, protected location. TONGS ON OVEN HANDLE
- Critical - Violation: 12A-22-1 Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. EMPLOYEE MADE WRAP WITH BARE HANDS (EMPLOYEE HANDLED LETTUCE, TOMATO, ONION, TORTILLA)
- Critical - Violation: 12B-07-1 Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
- Critical - Violation: 17-07-1 No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. CHLORINE STRIPS NEEDED Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Violation: 22-22-1 Observed encrusted material on can opener. ON BLADE
- Violation: 23-03-1 Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. HOOD
- Critical - Violation: 50-06-1 License expired within 30 days after expiration date.
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6/10/2011 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended |
- In-use utensil for food not stored in a clean, protected location. TONGS ON OVEN HANDLE
- Critical - License expired within 30 days after expiration date.
- Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. CHLORINE STRIPS NEEDED Repeat Violation.
- Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. PREP COOLER, WHITE REFRIGERATOR Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Observed ambient air thermometer not located in the warmest part of the holding unit. IN GLASS-DOOR REFRIGERATOR Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
- Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. HOOD
- Critical - Observed dead roaches on premises. 1 INSIDE WHITE REFRIGERATOR (IN CLOSET NEAR DINING ROOM). ROACH DROPPINGS IN SAME REFRIGERATOR
- Critical - Observed dented can. VEGETABLES ON TOP OF WHITE REFRIGERATOR IN CLOSET NEAR DINING ROOM
- Critical - Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. EMPLOYEE HANDLING/BREAKING RAW EGGS NOT WASHING HANDS BEFORE SWITCHING TASKS Corrected On Site. ADDRESSED WITH EMPLOYEE
- Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. ON BLADE
- Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. EMPLOYEE CUT RAW ONIONS WITH BARE HANDS (ONIONS INTENDED TO BE COOKED) Corrected On Site. ADDRESSED WITH EMPLOYEE
- Critical - Observed food stored on floor. JUGS OF OIL, VINEGAR
- Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. SEVERAL FOODS (i.e.OPENED MILK, WRAPPED CHEESES) Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Observed shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. IN REFRIGERATOR
- Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. NUMEROUS COOKED FOODS (i.e. QUESADILLA CHICKEN, MASHED POTATOES, SLICED DELI MEATS, etc) Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Working containers of food not accurately labeled. BROWN SUGAR IN FOLGERS COFFEE CONTAINER
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6/7/2011 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Critical - Violation: 02-07-1 Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. MILK, CHEESES, CUT DELI MEATS
- Critical - Violation: 02-22-1 Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. NUMEROUS FOODS IN REACH-IN COOLERS
- Critical - Violation: 05-09-1 No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. PREP COOLER
- Critical - Violation: 17-07-1 No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. NO CHLORINE STRIPS AVAILABLE
- Violation: 23-07-1 Observed freezer with mold-like build-up. BOTTOM OF REACH-IN FREEZER IN PREP AREA
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3/11/2011 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. MILK, CHEESES, CUT DELI MEATS
- Critical. Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided.
- Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. NUMEROUS FOODS IN REACH-IN COOLERS
- Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. PREP COOLER
- Critical. No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. NO CHLORINE STRIPS AVAILABLE
- Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
- Observed freezer with mold-like build-up. BOTTOM OF REACH-IN FREEZER IN PREP AREA
- Observed single-service items stored on floor. BOX OF STYROFOAM CONTAINERS
- Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. FOOD ITEMS STORED IN PREP AREA HANDSINK Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Current Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed.
- Critical. No Certified Food Manager for establishment. 3 EMPLOYEES ON DUTY AT TIME OF INSPECTION, NO CFM CARD AVAILABLE
- 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.
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1/7/2011 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Dairy items in cooler.
- Critical. Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Numerous items in cooler.
- Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees F. Eggs at 70 degrees F on kitchen counter, ham at 50 degrees F in maketable (overstaked). Corrected on site.
- Critical. Observed fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Labels on tomatoes in maketable.
- Observed establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food contact surface. Laminated wooden bowls.
- Observed non-food grade containers used for food storage. Rusty can for coffee. Corrected on site.
- Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
- Observed single-service articles improperly stored. Items not inverted in kitchen above cooler.
- Observed plumbing system in disrepair. Standing water kitchen. Repeat violation.
- Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. By frontline ice machine.
- Critical. Observed handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by items in front of kitchen handsink. Corrected on site.
- Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Frontline handsink.
- Critical. Observed rodent activity as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 7 old dry droppings in frontline cabinet. Corrected on site.
- Observed grease accumulated on kitchen floor. Under kitchen equipment.
- Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. Under kitchen equipment.
- Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water. Under cookline equipment and cooler.
- Observed hole in wall. Under handsink kitchen.
- Critical. Observed toxic item stored by food. Sanitizer bucket next to food prep line.
- Critical. Observed container of medicine improperly stored. Above food items by make tables. Corrected on site.
- Critical. Observed toxic item stored by utensils. Next to cutlery. Corrected on site.
- Observed unnecessary persons in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing area. Customers entering into kitchen area. Corrected on site.
- Observed carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Repeat violation. Outside.
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5/20/2010 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Critical. Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed
- Critical. Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices (observed), alternative operation plan
- Critical. Thermometers, gauges, test kits provided
- Critical. Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
- Critical. Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
- Critical. Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
- Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Plumbing installed and maintained
- Critical. Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited
- Employee lockers provided and used, clean
- Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
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11/9/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 6/4/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 3/10/2009 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
| No report available. | 1/5/2009 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
| No report available. | 7/25/2008 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
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