Great American Grill, 1101 N Highway 231, Panama City, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: GREAT AMERICAN GRILL
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1101 N Highway 231, Panama City, FL 32405
License #: 1305261
Total inspections: 20
Last inspection: 10/14/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Build-up of mold-like substance on exterior of crate in walk in cooler .
  • 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**
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink.
10/14/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Pan of biscuits . **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Butter/butter blend/clarified butter/whipped butter cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ambient temperature of Butter containers on buffet bar 60° F. Manager adding more ice to cool .
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen.
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit. Eggs over bacon in reach in cooler . **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink . Faucet under repair .
6/23/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Fries.
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination.
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. Bread.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Yogurt at 45° F . **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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. Waffle batter.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Eggs over cooked turkey
  • High Priority - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Macandcheese, spinach, cut greens.
  • High Priority - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale.
  • 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.
  • Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Heavy cream.
1/8/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Bucket of pickles **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. Provided time as a public health control .
8/23/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case of food stored on floor in walk-in freezer. Rolls and sausage.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while working in kitchen handling clean dishes and equipment.
  • High Priority - License expired within 30 days after expiration date.
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. **Repeat Violation**
6/12/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed liquid egg 48?. Food out less than 4 hours. Employee placed in walk in freezer, rechecked and found at 40?. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. CFM Melinda Lane arrived during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at bar.
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. Waffle batter. Gave manager form for time as public health.
1/31/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
11/29/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • OBSERVED BOWLS NOT STORED CORRECTLY NEXT TO ICE MACHINE.
  • Critical - OBSERVED BUNS ON FLOOR IN WALK-IN FREEZER.
  • Critical - OBSERVED CONTAINER CONTAINING CROUTONS NOT PROPERLY LABELED.
  • Critical - OBSERVED CONTAINER CONTAINING OIL NOT PROPERLY LABELED.
  • Critical - OBSERVED MOLD LIKE SUBSTANCE ON INSIDE OF ICE MACHINE. STOP SALE.
  • Critical - OBSERVED NO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON DUTY.
  • OBSERVED SANITIZER STORED ON FLOOR.
  • OBSERVED SOILED GASKETS ON REACH-IN COOLER ON COOKLINE.
  • OBSERVED UTENSILS AND BOWLS NOT STORED CORRECTLY IN FRONT OF THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.
  • Critical - STOP SALE NOTICE
9/27/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Clean glasses, plates, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed plates in reach in cooler by juice machine underneath fan motor not protected against contamination.
  • Critical - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Observed apples unwrapped at self serve buffet bar.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handsink by ice machine blocked by waffle dispenser. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Lack of use of chemical test kit when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
  • Critical - Observed missing/inaccurate warewashing machine data plate.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed two different containers of hashbrowns in reach in cooler, one at 81 degrees -cooling, and one at 55 degrees. Shredded cheese at 57 degrees. Product had been sitting out. Not out 4 hours. In cooler to cool down.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed waffle batter in a plastic carafe on buffet at 71 degrees fahrenhiet. Product had been out 1 hour. 3 hours to cool down. Management choice to discard. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation, 1/20/12.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Observed wiping cloth sanitizer at 500ppm. Corrected On Site. 300ppm
6/8/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Serving utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, bar area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, employees restroom. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands. Observed blueberries in handsink by ice machine area, preparation counter. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands. Observed hashbrown residue in handsink at cookline. Per cook that's were he drains them. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands. Observed ice dumped into handsink behavior bar area. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed personal care items; purse and coat stored with foods, clean equipment, paper goods in cabinet behind bar area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed one carafe of milk on buffet at 48 degrees fahrenhiet. Milk was just replaced on buffet and was left sitting out for a moment before going into ice. Placed back into cooler. Not out of temperature 4 hours.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed sliced ham lunchmeat in reach in cooler at cookline opened on the 11th per cook not date marked. Exceeds 7 days from opening, stop sale issued.
  • Critical - Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Observed chili in walk in cooler dated 12/30/11. Stop sale issued. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item improperly stored. Observed cleaner stored in cabinet by to go lids, cups, clean equipment, foods. (Cabinet behind bar) Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. Food may not be served. Observed processed ready to eat pulled pork bbq in reach in cooler at cook line dated 1/11/12. Exceeded 7 days after opening. Stop sale issued. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. Food may not be served. Stop sale issued on ham lunchmeat opened on 1/11/12.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. BBQ Pulled pork and ham lunchmeat and chili exceeds 7 days after opening. Corrected On Site.
1/20/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Repairman working on unit immediately on site. Lines and coils clogged. Foods moved to other unit. They were placed in reach in this morning. Not out of temperature more than 4 hours. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed shell eggs stored over ready-to-eat food, chopped ham, guacamole, sauerkraut. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. To go styrofoam hinged lid containers. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Shell eggs held in a unit maintaining an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at 48 degrees fahrenhiet. Repairman immediately working on unit. Line and coils clogged with residue. Potentially hazardous foods moved to other unit until maintaining 41 degrees fahrenhiet or below.
  • Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed at 0ppm. Corrected On Site to 200ppm.
7/14/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed butter in a bowl underneath bar at 69 degrees fahrenhiet. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cream cheese at 66 degrees fahrenhiet on buffet line. Cream cheese is not maintaining temperature on buffet line as displayed with plexiglass separation between ice and product. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation, 11/10/10.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cream cheese in a bowl underneath bar at 69 degrees fahrenhiet.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed milk on buffet line at 48 degrees fahrenhiet. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation, 11/10/10.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed waffle batter at 75 degrees fahrenhiet on buffet line.
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottles on chemical storage rack.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Observed cheese grits at 122 degrees fahrenhiet on buffet line. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation, 11/10/10.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Observed cooked oatmeal at 108 degrees fahrenhiet on buffet line. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Scrambled eggs observed at temperatures of 102, 113, and 121 degrees fahrenhiet, same pan on buffet line. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation, 11/10/10.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Pasta in reach in cooler. Corrected On Site.
2/22/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Milk on buffet observed at 46 degrees Fahrenhiet. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cream cheese observed at 57 degrees Fahrenhiet on Buffet line. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Cheese grits observed at 109 degrees Fahrenhiet. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Regular grits observed at 118 degrees Fahrenhiet.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. Corrected On Site.
11/10/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Wet mop not hung to dry. Corrected On Site.
2/25/2010Routine - 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. Milk in reachin cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. Pancakes in walkin freezer.
11/17/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed dented/rusted cans.
  • Critical. Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Peppers, cheese and salsa on buffet. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Nuts, raisins and spices at buffet line. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Chicken over bread in walk-in freezer. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Critical. Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. At bar. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. License expired within 30 days after expiration date.
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Corrected On Site.
7/31/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 6/10/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 4/14/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 1/26/2009Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
No report available. 9/9/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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