Waffle House Rest #377, 6558 Caroline St, Milton, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: WAFFLE HOUSE REST #377
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 6558 Caroline St, Milton, FL 32570
License #: 6700243
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: 4/15/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris.
  • Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair at front cookline area.
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit- waffle utensil. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at front dish machine area. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored protected from contamination. Observed cups on cookline in dispenser with no lid to provide overhead protection. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up underneath grill top.
  • High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. **Repeat Violation**
4/15/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands.
  • 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. Observe employee pick up sliced tomatoes with bare hands. No AOP in use. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored over hash browns in reach in cooler.
  • Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves- observed employee with artificial nails pick up sliced tomatoes with no gloves on. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing- observed thermometer and food debris in handwash sink.
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris-dust.
11/26/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Floor tiles missing, on cookline and under dishmachine area. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in reachin cooler right side of grill. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Standing water in handwash sink/ handwash sink draining very slowly, backroom handsink.
  • 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 transferred biscuit form one container to another. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
3/8/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Cups wet stacked. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Broken tiles under dish washing station.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit, upright cooler next to cookline. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Employee handling muffin. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Observed door in right side reachin cooler falling off.
  • Critical - Observed employee experiencing persistent sneezing, coughing, runny nose, working with food, equipment and/or utensils. Employee coughing and runny nose, employee was sent home. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed employee improperly washing hands. Employees not washing hands for less than the required 20 seconds **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink. Employee washed hands in 3 compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor, coffee syrup in storage area. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed handsink in back room dirty. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw sausage over cooked grilled chicken. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food upright cooler, bacon, lid on gravy. **Corrected On-Site**
12/4/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, backroom. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory, backroom. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin cooler leftside next to grill. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee wiped hands on apron. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee cracking/mixing shell eggs then touching cooked omelets to put on plates Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, handwashing procedures.
  • Critical - Observed handsink in backroom not clean. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in walkin freezer, hamburger patties. Corrected On Site.
3/30/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees in Men's bathroom. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on reach-in cooler unit (far right end of front line) in poor repair.
  • Critical - Observed ice picks (used on waffle irons and to lift waffles from irons) encrusted with food deposits. Corrected On Site. Utensils must be cleaned/sanitized every 4 hours.
  • Critical - Observed interior of lowboy cooler soiled with accumulation of liquid residue. Corrected On Site.
  • 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.
11/9/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, backroom. Corrected On Site.
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location, ice scoop on top of ice machine.. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin cooler cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue, cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells, broken eggs discarded. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by food, bottles stored next to soda tanks. Corrected On Site.
4/4/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chili at 47 degrees upright cooler.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Upright cooler at 48 degrees fahrenheit, turned thermostat down. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food, scooping ice with cup. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Exit signs not properly illuminated, front door. For reporting purposes only.
11/30/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin cooler next to grill. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin cooler rightside bottom unit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets, leftside of frontline.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, dishwashing area.
6/3/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening, hashbrown.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit, rightside bottom unit.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor, onions. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor, butter packets in walkin cooler.
  • Critical. Observed soiled walkin cooler gaskets and door frame.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets, rightside unit.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets, meat cooler cookline.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor, to go trays in storage room.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination, platters/lids frontline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed handsink in backroom slow to drain.
  • Observed dusty vent cover in walkin cooler.
1/6/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Violation: 08A-26-1 Observed raw animal food(hamburger patties) stored over ready-to-eat food, lemons in walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Violation: 08A-29-1 Observed uncovered food in walkin cooler, hamburger patties. Corrected On Site.
  • Violation: 14-36-1 Observed gaskets/seals on reachin cooler unit rightside cookline in poor repair.
  • Violation: 21-11-1 Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Establishment does not have sanitize towel buckets, new procedure for Waffle House is to use bottle of sanitizer and wiping towel each time. Spoke with district manager(Jennifer) she will fax new procedure to inspector.
  • Critical. Violation: 22-20-1 Observed buildup of black mold like substance in the interior of ice machine.
  • Violation: 23-03-1 Observed build-up of grease under grill cookline.
  • Critical. Violation: 46-09-2 Exit signs not properly illuminated, front exit. For reporting purposes only.
8/26/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed food not maintained frozen in a freezer, freezer not working at time of inspection.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Walkin freezer at 28 degrees fahrenheit door thermometer 34 degrees fahrenheit inside thermometer. Unit fans not working and food product(s) thawing at time of inspection.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin cooler rightside backroom.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food(hamburger patties) stored over ready-to-eat food, lemons in walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in walkin cooler, hamburger patties. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on reachin cooler unit rightside cookline in poor repair.
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Establishment does not have sanitize towel buckets, new procedure for Waffle House is to use bottle of sanitizer and wiping towel each time. Spoke with district manager(Jennifer) she will fax new procedure to inspector.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets, leftside cookline.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets, middle unit cookline.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of black mold like substance in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed build-up of grease under grill cookline.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination, platters lids not inverted frontline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed soap dispenser in dishwashing area not working properly.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, kitchen. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers, walkin freezer.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food, purses on preptable.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item stored by clean dishes on drainboard.
  • Critical. Exit signs not properly illuminated, front exit. For reporting purposes only.
8/24/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 4/9/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 12/3/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 7/31/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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