Waffle House #1775, 298 James Lee Blvd, Crestview, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: WAFFLE HOUSE #1775
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 298 James Lee Blvd, Crestview, FL 32536
License #: 5603677
Total inspections: 16
Last inspection: 2/10/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Clean cups/glasses not properly air dried - wet nesting. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner, plates. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee dropped item(creamer) on floor picked up to throw away them proceeded to handling food products. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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. Employee pushed food off of spatula with bare finger after cookline process. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined, shell eggs above grill. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs over chili and waffle batter in upright cooler frontline. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Bottle of sanitizer above sweetener packets on cart in dining room. **Corrected On-Site**
2/10/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. (Throughout building)
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen.
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored in food preparation area with potential to cause cross contamination. (Burn spray on counter) **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. (Pan of utensils soaking in sink) **Corrected On-Site**
7/31/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. (To go drink cups on server line) **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. (Shell eggs over grill not marked for time - discarded) **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin. (Server line) **Repeat Violation**
  • 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. (Jugs of milk not marked) **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. (On cook line unit)
4/16/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - OBSERVED BOTTOM OF STEAM WELLS DIRTY
  • OBSERVED CHOKING POSTER NOT POSTED
  • OBSERVED CLEAN PLATES NOT INVERTED DURING STORAGE (DUMMY PLATE NOT ON TOP OF STACK) - COS
  • OBSERVED DRAIN PLUG MISSING TO DUMPSTER
  • OBSERVED DUMPSTER LID STANDING OPEN - COS
  • OBSERVED EXTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE DIRTY
  • OBSERVED FLOOR UNDER SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER DIRTY
  • OBSERVED FLOOR UNDER THREE-COMPARTMENT SINK DIRTY
  • Critical - OBSERVED FOOD PRODUCTS STORED IN THREE COMPARTMENT SINK (BISCUITS/SHREDDED POTATOES)
  • Critical - OBSERVED FRESH SHELL EGGS STORED ON FLOOR - COS
  • Critical - OBSERVED FRESH SHELL EGGS STORED OVER WAFFLE BATTER IN REACH-IN COOLER
  • OBSERVED GREASE BUILDUP ON HOOD SYSTEM
  • Critical - OBSERVED HOT WATER SANITIZING TEMPERATURE NOT AT 180?F (RECORDED 140?F)
  • Critical - OBSERVED INSIDE ICE BIN ON SERVER LINE WITH MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE
  • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF REACH-IN COOLER DOOR DAMAGED
  • Critical - OBSERVED NO THERMOMETER PROVIDED IN REACH-IN COOLER
  • OBSERVED REACH-IN COOLER GASKETS SOILED WITH MOLD-LIKE SUBSTANCE
  • Critical - OBSERVED SEVERAL PERSONAL ITEMS STORED ADJACENT TO GRITS - ON STEAM WELL (SHAVING CREAM, HAND LOTION, RUBBING ALCOHOL) - COS
  • OBSERVED SHELVES IN WALK-IN COOLER DIRTY
  • OBSERVED SINGLE-SERVICE ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN DRY STORAGE CLOSET/ROOM - COS
  • OBSERVED SINGLE-SERVICE TO GO CUPS NOT COVERED IN CUP DISPENSERS
  • OBSERVED SOILED LINEN STORED DIRECTLY ON FLOOR (COS)
  • Critical - OBSERVED UNCONVENTIONAL / NON-HANDLED BUCKET USED IN ICE MACHINE - COS
  • OBSERVED WALK-IN COOLER CONDENSOR FAN GUARD DIRTY
  • OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTH NOT STORED IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES - COS
12/13/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed bottom of steam table (water) containers scummed up.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor...food storage locker room.
  • Critical - Observed hand towel dispenser jammed @ HWS... Corrected On Site.
  • Observed open dumpster lid. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed some live flies in the dining area.
7/31/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
  • Light not functioning...front of WIC...
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding units...WIC and font RIC.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface...mop sink... Corrected On Site.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor...back behind equip on front food prep ine.
  • Critical - Observed food service plates not stored inverted or protected.
  • Critical - Observed open beverage containers on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor..."to go" dRink sups... Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed small amount oflive flies in dine and food prep area.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item improperly stored. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris...back area...
12/28/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times...front line,
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Critical - Observed customer service ceramic bowls and plates not stored inverted.
  • Observed garbage (in bags) stored outside back kitchen door.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen and dine area.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface...ext. of ice bin.
  • Observed soiled dry wiping cloth in use.
  • Observed trash/debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
7/19/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Please see inspection report for more details.
  • Critical - Please see inspection report for more details.
  • Please see inspection report for more details.
5/18/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions...back house HW sink.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions...front house HW sink.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times...partially blocked in cook/waitress area.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employee...bisquits.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and not washing said hands prior...bisquits.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup on SS lip lid of ice machine door.
  • Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers...plastic/round food container lid storage shelf.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle...table sanitizer.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
2/2/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area..sausage patties... Repeat Violation.
  • Observed ice scoopNOT stored on clean surface...
  • Critical. No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine....@ (3) comp. sink.., Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed some live flies in kitchen & dine area...
  • Critical. Observed toxic item improperly stored.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed obstructed exits, stairs, hallways or egress. For reporting purposes only...(x2) doors partially blocked...
8/31/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area...hamburger patties in cooler...
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
  • Critical. Observed container of medicine improperly stored...over counter aspirin...
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Critical. Observed slightly obstructed exits, stairs, hallways or egress. For reporting purposes only...back door with garbage bags
1/19/2010Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Please see inspection report for more details.
  • Critical. Please see inspection report for more details.
  • Please see inspection report for more details.
  • Critical. Please see inspection report for more details.
  • Please see inspection report for more details.
  • Critical. Please see inspection report for more details.
  • Please see inspection report for more details.
  • Critical. Please see inspection report for more details.
8/26/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, chili. Corrected On Site.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried, cups on frontline.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor, cup. Corrected On Site. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris, walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
7/30/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 3/10/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/13/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 7/1/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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