Friends Pizza, 5612 8th Street West, Lehigh Acres, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: FRIENDS PIZZA
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 5612 8th Street West, Lehigh Acres, FL 33971
License #: 4606195
Total inspections: 21
Last inspection: 10/13/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • No Violations Were Observed
10/13/2014Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Basic - No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided. On callback 8/21/14 observed mop sink removed.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ham, sausage cheese etc in reachin cooer across from oven at 49-50°F, food moved to adjacent reachin cooler for cool down and cold holding. Corrective action taken. On callback 8/21/14 observed sausage, ham , cheese etc at 49-51°F in reachin cooler across from pizza oven. Also cheese in reachin cooler by 3 compartment sink cheese at 46°F.
  • Intermediate - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink by register. Correct by next inspection.
  • Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans, plan review application and payment for plan review to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 1940 N Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. New sink added and hand sink moved, mop and was removed. On callback 8/21/14 observed Mop sink removed no plan review.
08/21/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Basic - No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ham, sausage cheese etc in reachin cooer across from oven at 49-50°F, food moved to adjacent reachin cooler for cool down and cold holding. Corrective action taken.
  • Intermediate - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink by register.
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink by back door.
  • Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans, plan review application and payment for plan review to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 1940 N Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. New sink added and hand sink moved, mop and was removed.
  • 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. Reachin cooler by 3 compartment sink at 52°F ambient temperature, reachin cooler across from oven at 54°F ambient temperature .
08/20/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Intermediate - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink by register.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in restroom.
3/6/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Hole in wall behind standing reachin cooler.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in chest freezer. Hamburgers uncovered in reachin cooler.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink by register.
9/19/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese, sausage, ham 48-50?F in reachin cooler across from cookline. Cooler was unplugged to defrost, corrective action taken cooler plugged in.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handsink by 3 compartment sink blocked by colander. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handsink used to hold colander . **Corrected On-Site**
2/6/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • 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. Employee training present but is expired.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Onion in reachin cooler uncovered. Corrected On Site.
9/21/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese at 45F in reachincooler , corrective action taken, lid closed when not in use, all other product in cooler at proper temperatures.
  • Standing water in mop sink/mop sink draining very slowly. Repeat Violation.
4/23/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink by register lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle under 3compartment sink.
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. Mop sink drain is clogged.
1/10/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing 0ppm in sanitizer bucket . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. By 3compartment sinkk. Corrected On Site.
10/5/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Employee not following establishment's approved Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food. Employee washed and dried hands but failed to use hands sanitizer .
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory by register . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bottles with liquid like food unlabled .
7/25/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Covered by lids. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed food with mold-like growth. Green peppers reachincooler . Corrected On Site. Food discarded.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handsink used to hold lids and rags. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
2/1/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. No datemarking on premesis .
  • 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 the 3compartment sink.
  • Critical. Employee not following establishment's approved Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food. Employee washed hands without using hand sanitizer
  • Critical. Alternative Operating Procedure does not include provision requiring thorough washing of the hands and use of a chemical hand sanitizing solution. Hand sanitizer missing at handsink by 3compartment sink.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handsink in back kitchen by 3compartment sink covered by cutting boards. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handsink in back of kitchen used to hold cutting boards.
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. At handsink by register . Repeat Violation.
10/11/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. in back kitchen by office.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. At handsink by register
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. At handsink by register .
7/29/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food held using time as a public health control with no time marking. Food may not be served. pizza Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. lunchmeat reach-in storage cooler
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit. pizza slices Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. pizza 89 degrees F rack near pizza oven not time marked 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. pizza Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. sanitizer bucket in sink Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Corrected On Site.
1/22/2010Routine - 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. lunchmeat
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. pasta reach-in cooler
  • Critical. Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. raw beef over rte bread reach-in freezer
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw shell eggs above rte lunchmeat reach-in cooler
  • Critical. Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink. in three compartment sink Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee improperly washing hands. no soap no hot water in three compartment sink Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed empolyee wash hands with no hot water. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee wash hands with no soap. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. three-compartment sink in disrepair. faucet head missing temporary fix so that all three compartments can be filled, working on it at time of inspection, waiting on new part
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. cutting board
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. three compartment sink faucet missing, in process of fixing it at time of inspection.
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. faucet covered by gloves Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Certified Food Manager unable to answer basic Food Code questions.
8/13/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 5/19/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/21/2008Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 11/20/2008Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 10/10/2008Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 7/30/2008Routine - FoodWarning Issued

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