Westshore Pizza, 10309 Causeway Blvd, Tampa, FL - Pizza inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: WESTSHORE PIZZA
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 10309 Causeway Blvd, Tampa, FL 33619
License #: 3916404
Total inspections: 20
Last inspection: 07/22/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Dry storage shelving **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Acoustic **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair. Water damage tiles **Warning**
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. By three compartment sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Warning**
  • Basic - Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements. 15 seats **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. 3 door reach in freezer **Warning**
  • Basic - Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Spreadsheet **Warning**
07/22/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Dry storage shelving **Warning**
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. **Warning**
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Warning**
  • Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area/kitchen/wait station. Pizza boxes **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Acoustic **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair. Water damage tiles **Warning**
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. By three compartment sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. **Warning**
  • 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. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Handwash sink faucet handles broken **Warning**
  • Basic - Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements. 15 seats **Warning**
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of reach-in cooler/freezer. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Shortening **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed under water that was barely running/dripping. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. 2 door reach in freezer **Warning**
  • Basic - Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. **Warning**
  • Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. Three compartment sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cheese/milk/creamer/other dairy products cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Shredded cheese put in freezer, ricotta cheese put in freezer THIS MUST BE CORRECTED BY: July 19, 2014 **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cut lettuce/cabbage/spinach/kale/chard cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Spinach put in freezer reached 41°f **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Deli meats cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ham put in freezer reached 42°f **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Pizza/calzone/stromboli hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Pizza reached 149°f **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pizza sauce put in freezer THIS MUST BE CORRECTED BY: July 19, 2014 **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Marinara stirred product reached 138°f **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over sauce **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in chest freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef over fries **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Faucet handles broken unable to turn on water **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Pizza make table all time/temperature controlled for safety food moved to freezer, new product brought out THIS MUST BE CORRECTED BY: July 19, 2014 **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Spreadsheet **Warning**
07/18/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Exterior of Drawers where bread is kept.
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Basic - Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
  • Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Mop sink
  • Basic - Shelf under preparation table soiled with food debris.
  • High Priority - Pizza/calzone/stromboli hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrective action taken.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Red sauce Corrective action taken.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink.
3/18/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • 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 - Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of reach-in cooler/refrigerator.
  • 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.
  • High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Pizza cooler
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Towels jammed in kitchen handsink
  • Intermediate - Person in charge fails to exhibit active managerial control.
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
7/31/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • 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.
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of reach-in cooler/refrigerator.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of onions
  • Basic - Improper storage of maintenance equipment that interferes with cleaning. Empty mop bucket after each use.
  • Basic - Trash receptacles not provided where needed in establishment. Empty case of chicken box outside of back door.
  • High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first 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.
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen.
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored next to case of Italian sausage.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Juice from raw chicken on bottom shelf.
5/31/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
4/18/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Chest freezer lid
  • 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.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.
  • High Priority - License expired within 30 days after expiration date.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
2/15/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
11/8/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink.
  • In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Critical - Observed expired Food Manager Certification. This violation must be corrected by : 10-21-12.
  • Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by food. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
8/21/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. blocked by pizza trays and bucket stored in sink.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. tall 3-door reachin cooler
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. mislabeled
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. flour
12/22/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. blocked by pizza trays, dirty pots,pan
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Critical - Observed dented/rusted cans.
  • Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. case of pizza sauce
  • Critical - Observed location of designated employee eating, drinking, or smoking area causing possible cross-contamination.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. cold cuts, cheese
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. mop sink
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. pasta
  • Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
7/13/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.
  • Critical - No thermometer provided to measure temperature of food product.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. bag in box soda
  • Critical - Observed packaged food not labeled as specified by law. can label removed Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Reheated food for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Corrected On Site.
4/6/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
1/7/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed dented/rusted cans.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 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.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. cook
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. hand sink in kitchen
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. gaskets
  • Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor.
  • Critical. Observed evidence of mop/cleaning waste water dumped onto ground.
  • No mop/service sink installed/available at establishment. This violation must be corrected by : 1-2-11.
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.
  • Critical. Observed live flies in kitchen.
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
11/1/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
5/7/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor.case of frozen chicken Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.hood and filters
11/4/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue pizza table
7/13/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/20/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/18/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 7/21/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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