West Inn Lounge, 3644 St Johns Ave, Jacksonville, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: WEST INN LOUNGE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3644 St Johns Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32205
License #: 2612151
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: 10/13/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Two trash cans missing lids in women's restroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic containers wet nesting on dish rack next to grill. **Warning**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Light gap around rear exit door near pool tables. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hole in ceiling. Two holes in ceiling above bar area. Holes are due condensation from draft beer system when air conditioning was down. Holes are not over any drink ice or clean cups. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in bar area. Small flying insects present in bar area around sods guns and the hand wash sink. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All employee Safestaff training expired 4/15/2014. **Warning**
10/13/2014Complaint FullWarning Issued
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. Coffee filters on top of coffee machine not covered. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometer in make table unit across from stoves/fryer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign at bar area hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine chlorine 10 ppm.
2/17/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Lunchables, other items, walk in cooler.
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Exit door by pool tables.
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. Urinal, slowly dripping, men's restroom.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Kitchen.
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in bar area.
7/24/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Inside right fryer behind door. **Warning**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Rear and side exit doors, able to see light coming through left side and left side bottom of door. **Warning**
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in freezer has accumulation of dust/debris. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. On condenser line. **Warning**
5/21/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In bulk sugar at cook line. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Inside right fryer behind door. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Walk in cooler, lunchables and Danishes. **Warning**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Rear and side exit doors, able to see light coming through left side and left side bottom of door. **Warning**
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in freezer has accumulation of dust/debris. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. On condenser line. **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. In hallway leading to dry storage room. **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Men's restroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. On some containers on storage shelves at cook line. **Warning**
  • Basic - Soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. Both behind bar. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener. Soiled with metal shavings. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. **Warning**
2/18/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated debris. Walk in cooler/freezer doors, heavy buildup at bottom of door.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Jug of frying oil in dry storage area near ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed small flying insects in bar area.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. Food may not be served. Sour cream in reach in cooler, manager uncertain when opened, use by date of 6-24-12. Corrected On Site. Voluntarily discarded.
8/22/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice machine. Interior top of splash guard, and up inside interior top of machine. Repeat Violation.
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Behind bar Corrected On Site.
  • Ceiling soiled with accumulated food debris. In kitchen above make table cooler
  • Critical - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Packet of hotdogs Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Behind bar. Plastic strainer and dis arded lime in sink
  • Critical - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Interior top Repeat Violation.
  • Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Above dishmachine area
  • Critical - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/dishmachine.
  • Critical - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue liquid behind bar
3/7/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. Behind bar Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Lack of use of chemical test kit when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. No chlorine test strips
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Make table cooler
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Interior top in back storage room
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Box of bread in freezer
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment. By fryers
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. Interior top
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Hotdogs in walkin and sour cream in reachin
  • Critical - Observed small flying insects in bar area. Under and around handsink
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. Both guns behind bar Corrected On Site.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster. One behind bar. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
8/30/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
6/6/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In back storage room
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. Behind bar
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only. Broken filter
  • Critical - No Certified Food Manager for establishment. Unable to loacate card
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Behind bar
  • 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. Unable to locate paperwork
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Observed employee use a to go cip to scoop ice out of ice bin, by restaurant doors.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. Unwrapped straws on bar counter.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. Green liquid by dishmachine
  • Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Waste line blocked at soda gun holster. Behind bar. Corrected On Site.
3/3/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
11/15/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed WASTE LINE from beer draft dispenser inside handwashing sink THIS WASTE line must drain to floor drain not handwashing sink.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.BAR using handwashing sink as dump sink. Repeat Violation.
  • Ceiling tile missing.BACK AREA storage area. Repeat Violation.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Critical. Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification.WAS NOT PRESENT PIC DID NOT KNOW WHERE THEY ARE KEPT.
4/21/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods RAW CHICKEN over RAW PORK inside walk in cooler.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor / RAW GROUND BEEF on floor inside walk in cooler.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.SERVER AREA near COFFEE MAKERS.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated STANDING WATER and slime/debris / bar area SERVER side gun holster ,and others inside BAR. Repeat Violation.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster.BAR area . Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.BAR AREA HANDWASHING SINK used as DRAIN for WASTE from draft beer UNIT dispenser ( NEED TO DRAIN TO FLOOR DRAIN NOT HANDWASHING SINK ).
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees (BAR ) Repeat Violation.
  • Ceiling tile missing dishwasher area and back area DRY STORAGE .
  • Observed hole in wall underneath K CLASS fire extinguisher near WALK IN COOLERS / FREEZER .
  • Observed ceiling TILE near dry storage area ,with WATER DAMAGE and with accumulated MOLD LIKE build up.
10/12/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/1/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/24/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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