Waffle House, 3565 Cheney Hwy, Titusville, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Waffle House
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3565 Cheney Hwy, Titusville, FL 32780
License #: 1502061
Total inspections: 18
Last inspection: 09/15/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • No Violations Were Observed
09/15/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • 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. Just recently expired. Manager has ordered new books **Warning**
07/17/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Coffee. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door **Warning**
  • Basic - Jug of liquid butter stored on floor. Front line kitchen **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Flip Top cook line cooler hash browns 52° sliced tomatoes 51° sliced cheese 52° diced tomatoes 52° manager states stocked station at 7 am. Recommend rapid chill. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cook line cold bar 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. Found at 56° has a heavy ice build up on the inside condenser **Warning**
  • 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. Just recently expired. Manager has ordered new books **Warning**
07/16/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
4/2/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. Heavy under dish machine. And extremely heavy under reach ins.
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Under dish machine.
  • Basic - Floor drains/drain covers heavily soiled. Heavily soiled , especially under beverage reach in
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Wall tile.
  • Basic - Single-service items stored on floor. Clear to go containers by soda system.
  • High Priority - Cheese/milk/creamer/other dairy products cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Creamer in reach in cooler 47°, rapid chilled. Per employee, left pan of creamers on counter while stocking. Other items in cooler maintaining temperature.
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. Observed approximately 20 fly like insects surrounding drain under beverage reach in cooler. And in surrounding areas.
  • High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Raid.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Raw in shell eggs over onions, batter.
  • High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Towel bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification. No access to certificates.
  • 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.
3/28/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.tiles by swinging door **Warning**
11/21/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.tiles by swinging door **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.small cutting board badly grooved **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. **Warning**
  • Basic - Light not functioning in storage room **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Warning**
  • Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Raw whole shell eggs stored above onions **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.sugar **Warning**
  • High Priority - Food stored in ice used for drinks. Unopened can of energy drink. Removed, replaced ice. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items , in grill reach in area. Will discard after 4 hours. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Drink stored in a plastic bag with ice **Warning**
  • High Priority - Thermotape failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Gravy, **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. Grill reach in cooler. **Warning**
11/20/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. By back door.
  • Basic - Food stored in a prohibited area. Half eaten employee snack cake. In reach in cooler above customer food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Directly On soda bag system rack. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Storage of tools on shelf above or with food. Weed cutter stored directly next to ketchup. **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. Handling cooked toast.
  • 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. Whole shell eggs, per manager less than 4 hours.
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over bacon in back room ric. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Thermotape failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Also visual inspection of machine gauge failed to increase to proper temperature, will use triple sink to sanitize until heat is proper.
5/8/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/14/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food not reviewed annually.last reviewed Was 3/10 **Warning**
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink.water 74? **Warning**
  • Critical - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation. Mike hickey **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed all potentially hazardous foods cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit in storage reach in cooler.59? to 60? states took temperatures at 7am found at 39?recommend to rapidly chill food to 41? **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed expired Food Manager Certification.heather **Warning**
  • Critical - Storage cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures of 41? or below manager states took temperatures at 7am found at 39? states had door open taking inventory. Recommend rapid chill items to 41? **Warning**
12/3/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container./shredded potatoes
  • Critical - Observed expired Food Manager Certification./has appointment for test scheduled tomorrow must have by next unannounced inspection
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing./dumping ice
  • Observed heavy build-up of grease on hoods
  • Observed heavy build-up of mold-like substance/gunk floor drains under dishmachine
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food./ food container to scoop ice out of machine/also left laying in the ice Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed moderate buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles.
  • Critical - Observed moderate soil buildup inside ice bin./by drink station
5/16/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. countertops , around trash hole and reach in cooler lids.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. very heavy, under dish machine area.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. ice bucket in ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. scheduled tonight.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. ham, hashbrowns, on cook line. less than 4 hours, rapid chill in freezer.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw beef over cheese, biscuits, etc. back room reach in. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw eggs over onions, 2 door reach in. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held and not properly date marked. opened cheese,recostituted hash browns.
11/2/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. cooler by grill. Corrected On Site. will not use for potentially hazardous foods until repaired.
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair. storage room, around vent, and tiles peeling with gaps.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. hashbrowns and batters made last night, more than 4 hours ago. Corrected On Site. in ric less than 1.5 hours, rapidly chill in freezer for immediate use.
  • Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination. cups , not inverted or covered. cook line.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated dust/ debris.
3/8/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw beef over rte foods, ric. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw shell eggs over biscuits, vegetables , ric. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food not reviewed annually. 2/09.
  • Critical. Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. front door.
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle. chemical rack.
9/15/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed soil buildup inside ice bin.
  • Lights in storage area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.
4/14/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Thermotape failed to turn black to indicate that the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface. Dishware must be sanitized in manual dipsink until machine is testing at proper level.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in freezer gaskets.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soil in soda dispensing nozzles.
  • Observed build-up of dust or dirt on air filter of ice machine.
  • Handsink in backroom not clean.
  • Observed debris accumulated on floor under reach-in coolers.
12/17/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ham at cookline. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food, chicken, stored over ready-to-eat food- lettuce; reach-in cooler.
  • Critical. Observed food, boxed potatoes and waffle mix, stored on floor.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Critical. Observed soil buildup inside ice bin.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soil in soda dispensing nozzles.
  • Critical. Observed dead roach on premises- on the floor under storage shelf.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on floor under reach-in coolers.
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair. Hallway by bathrooms. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed wiping cloth sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine tested over 200ppm.
8/27/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/14/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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