Farah's Uptown Deli, 502 N Hogan St, Jacksonville, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: FARAH'S UPTOWN DELI
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 502 N Hogan St, Jacksonville, FL 32202
License #: 2614577
Total inspections: 11
Last inspection: 07/15/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Operator paid license fee of $273.00, but paid after 6/1/2014 and still owes late fee. Operator renewed license fully during the course of inspection. Confirmation number is 146000905.
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Operator wearing gold bracelet, jeweled ring, and watch.
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. On dry storage shelf, scoop handle in fish batter.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Compact fluorescent light in clean dish ware area.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw pork chops over cooked pasta in tall three door reach in cooler. Raw chicken over hummus in tall three door reach in cooler. Also raw chicken over bags of French fries in tall two door reach in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Spray bottle of stainless steel cleaner stored on shelf near entrance to kitchen next to loaves of bread. Operator moved spray bottle away. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. Can opener blade soiled with food build up. Employee put can opener in sink to be washed. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Provided operator with sign. **Corrected On-Site**
07/15/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
4/1/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in dry storage area. Two jugs of oil on floor next to tall three door reach in cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic bins wet nesting on dish rack next to water heater in dish wash area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Make table unit in kitchen: Cut lettuce 51°, ham 50°, roast beef 51°, cole slaw 47°, pasta salad 51°, cut tomato 51°, taziki sauce 54°, and Sour cream 54°. Dressing cooler at front counter at 60°. Operator moved all items from coolers to working coolers. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Medicine stored in refrigerator/cooler with food. Insulin for diabetes stored in front counter dressing cooler above dressing. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw pork next to deli meats in tall three door reach in cooler. Also raw chicken and raw beef over cooked pasta in tall three door reach in cooler. Also raw ground beef and raw chicken next to packages of bread in reach in freezer. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Six live roaches in kitchen. Operator killed roaches. Two dead roaches in dry storage area. Operator cleaned up all dead roaches. **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. Make table unit in kitchen: Cut lettuce 51°, ham 50°, roast beef 51°, cole slaw 47°, pasta salad 51°, cut tomato 51°, taziki sauce 54°, and Sour cream 54°. Dressing cooler at front counter at 60°. Operator moved all items from coolers to working coolers. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle of blue cleaner t front counter. Also several bottles of unlabeled cleaner in dish wash area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
3/31/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/3/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers draining on wiping cloths at triple sink. Removed wiping cloths. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Multiple around dish washing area, and kitchen.
  • Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. Hot handle, hand sink at cook line.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk pancake mix, dry storage. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - License is expired and is more than 60 after expiration date. License expired 6-1-13. **Admin Complaint**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler. Raw pork and chicken over raw fish in three-door reach in cooler in dry storage room. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black substance in the interior of the ice machine. Upper edge inside machine.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. Steven Farah.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Storing spray bottle top. In dish washing area. Removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Yellow liquid sanitizer, next to triple sink. Labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
9/25/2013Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Basic - Evidence of employee smoking in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area. Ash tray with cigarettes on bulk flour container in dry storage.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk flour and sugar in dry storage.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs behind deli meat in make table top of reach in cooler.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Raw fish over deli meat, 3 door cooler.
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler. Raw chicken over raw fish in 3 door cooler.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Storing towels, by triple sink.
  • Intermediate - Slicer blade soiled with old food debris. Bottom of blade.
3/28/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Establishment operating without a current Hotel and Restaurant license. License expired 6-1-12. Payment not yet posted to account, but has been received.
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. Have chlorine, need quat. Corrected On Site. Given strips. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On make table.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Storing wet wiping cloth in hand sink, near triple sink.
10/10/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
5/1/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. By mopsink and near icemachine
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Handsink by 3 compartment sink
  • Critical - Label on a food item packaged on-site lacking required information. Grab and go melon and cheese cake in front reachin cooler. Need labeling with the following information; -Name and address of establishment -Name of item -Date packaged
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. No Quat text strips
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Cook handling salad at cookline Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed gaskets with food debris build-up. Make table cooler Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Deli meats in 3 doored reachin cooler
4/19/2012Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Using cloth under cutting board Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. No quat test strips
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Cook bare hande sausage patty and toast. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Bag of onions. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Boxes of fish stored over lettuce in 3 doored reachin cooler. Frozen on site bags of raw chicken stored over cooked sausage and fries in reachin freezer next to icemachine
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. Interior top. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Rice, pasta and potato salads in 3 door reachin in across from icemachine
  • Critical - Shell eggs held in a unit maintaining an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Shell eggs on cookline at 70F ambiant. Eggs must be used By 12pm. Discussed and gave time as a public health control form
10/19/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. By mopsink
  • Critical - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Female restrooms
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. No Quat test strips
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. At both handsinks in kitchen
  • 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. Licensing Inspection
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Bag of onion on floor. 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. Cup in sugar
  • Critical - Observed packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Grab and go cookies and muffins at front counter. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw beef and chicken stored over letuce in reachin cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed sponge used as a wiping cloth on a food-contact surface. At 3 compartment sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided.
1/31/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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