Jimmy's Grill Restaurant, 2665 Tamiami Trl, Port Charlotte, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Jimmy's Grill Restaurant
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 2665 Tamiami Trl, Port Charlotte, FL 33952-5171
License #: 1800602
Total inspections: 18
Last inspection: 4/15/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink and soap dispenser. Cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Shelving in prep area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. Throughout kitchen areas. **Warning**
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Walk in freezer. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of cookline equipment. Oven, microwaves, fryers, and shelving on cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of oven has heavy accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Prep area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Cookline and walk in cooler on cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Multiple units. **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Shelving at dish area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with encrusted food debris. Cookline walk in cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated debris. 2 compartment sink area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Waste receptacles used as food prep stands. Observed trays of bacon stored on a trash can and observed an in use waffle iron on a tray stored on a trash can. Cookline and prep areas. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Dented cans present. Multiple cans in dry storage area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw ground beef stored on same tray with fully cooked ham in main walk in cooler. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw ground beef stored over raw pork. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. Prep area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in dish area. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of residue in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Cooks are using 2 compartment prep sink to wash hands. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Fryer baskets. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Cookline handsink filled with utensils. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler and freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue. Cookline. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Needed on breakfast menu as eggs are offered cooked any style. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
4/15/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
  • Basic - Can opener rusted.
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. Sandwich station cooler.
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Kitchen.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Multiple coolers.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour, sugar in prep area.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of encrusted food debris on/around milk shake mixer head.
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Dish area hand sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Slicer blade guard soiled with old food debris.
10/8/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Cookline. **Warning**
4/24/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink. Kitchen sinks. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Shelving and equipment in prep area. **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. Cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of cookline equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease and debris accumulated under cooking equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of alto sham has heavy accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Sausage in prep sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Bake station cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler floor soiled. Prep walk in. **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Prep walk in. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall Fan has accumulation of food debris/dust/grease/soil residue. Prep area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area and prep sink area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. Prep area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour, sugar in prep area. **Warning**
  • 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. Cook handling sliced tomatoes with bare hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut melon holding at 47?F. in salad station cooler. Corrective Action: operator placed all potentially hazardous foods into proper refrigeration. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored in same container as ready-to-eat food. Cooked pork stored in same container with raw beef in grill station cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored in food preparation area with potential to cause cross contamination. WD-40 stored in food prep area. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of encrusted food debris on/around mixer head. **Warning**
  • 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. Salad station cooler holding at 47?F. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Cook washed hands in prep sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Slicer blade guard soiled with old food debris. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Soil residue on food storage containers. Flour, sugar, rice in prep area. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Walk in cooler shelves soiled with food debris. Prep walk in. **Warning**
2/20/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. salad station cooler holding at 52 degrees F.
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing. Set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is sanitizing properly.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. cookline
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. shelving and equipment in prep area
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. sandwich press
  • Observed gaskets with residue build-up. cookline coolers
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. cookline
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cut melons holding at 52 degrees F. in salad station cooler. Corrected On Site. operator discarded products
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated debris. behind cookline handsink and prep sink
8/15/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
6/26/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. cook making sandwich wraps with bare hands. Corrected On Site. gloves utilized
  • Observed build-up of debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. cookline handsink and surrounding area
  • Observed build-up of debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. shelving on cookline, above heat lamp, and top of hood system
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. shelving, unused equipment, and drawers in prep area
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. outsides of cooking equipment
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair. cookline
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. sandwich/salad station cooler
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. ladle at bake station. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. cookline
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. storage area cooler
  • Critical - Observed shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. storage area cooler
  • Critical - Observed soil residue in/on food storage containers. oils, dressings, sauces, and spices in prep area
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. cooked meats, sauces, rice in cookline walk in cooler
4/23/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. drawers and shelving in prep area
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed employee handling soiled equipment or utensils then engage in handling clean equipment or utensil without washing hands. dishwasher. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. under equipment
  • Observed gaskets with residue build-up. multiple coolers
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods. raw ground beef stored over raw seafood and pork in walk in cooler
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. cookline
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. drawer on cookline cooler not sealing properly
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. raw beef stored over cooked pasta in cookline cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. flour at prep area
10/10/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. waitstation and bar
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust. hood on cookline
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. drawers and shelving in prep area
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.
  • Observed grease and debris accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. broiler station. Corrected On Site.
5/31/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • 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 cutting vegetables. Corrected On Site. gloves utilized
  • Observed build-up of food debris and grease on nonfood-contact surface. shelving under broiler
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. drawers, shelving, and fan in prep area
  • Observed build-up of mold-like substance on surface of nonfood-contact surface. fan unit in walk in cooler
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. prep area
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. oven
  • Observed gaskets with residue build-up. reachin cooler
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. cookline
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. chlorine bucket on cookline over 200ppm
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. sauces holding at 92 Degrees F. in holding cabinet. Corrected On Site. products reheated.
1/24/2011Routine - 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. cooked meats, vegetables, sauces, soups in walkin cooler-cookline.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. raw beef stored over cooked pasta in broiler station cooler and raw seafood over cooked ribs in grill station cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. main walkin cooler
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. scoop at ice cream station. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed soil buildup inside ice machine bin.
9/23/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
7/27/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided. need for breakfast items. This violation must be corrected by : 7/26/10.
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. sugar, flour
  • Critical. Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods. raw ground beef stored above seafood in walkin cooler
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw eggs stored over prepped vegetables in walkin cooler-cookline
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw pork stored over dressings in storage area cooler
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. potatoes
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. full tea dispensers at waitstation
  • Critical. Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. fully cooked corned beef stored with raw beef in walkin cooler
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. sugar
  • Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. waitstaff handling bread/toast with bare hands. Corrected On Site. utensils utilized
  • Critical. Observed an employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. waitstaff handling bread/toast. Corrected On Site. utensils utilized
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. coffee in prep area
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint engaged in food preparation. cooks
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. prep area
  • Observed a nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. metal banded brush used at toast station
  • Critical. No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. need chlorine
  • Critical. Observed soil buildup inside ice machine bin.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. outsides of cookline equipment
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. shelving, drawers, and storage containers in prep area
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. cookline
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed grease and debris accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. endcaps missing on sleeves in kitchen
  • Observed storage of maintenance tools in areas that may result in cross-contamination. pressure washer and other tools stored with foods in dry storage room
5/26/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits, spice shelf unclean.
12/10/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. obs rved lasgne, pasta not date marked in t/air unit
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. observed chopped ham@49f, turkey 50f in sand bx by broiler
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. observed ranch dressi at 78f on countertop
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. sand bx by grill not holding phv below 41f
  • Critical. Thermometers not calibrated according to manufacturer's specifications. stem thermometer reading 30 degrees off
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. sand bx
  • Critical. Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. observed waitress touchiing tomatoes and cucumbers with bare handds
  • Observed equipment in poor repair. inside lid exposed insulation sand bx by broiler
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. spice shelf unclean
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. gaskets sand bx on line
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.ladies rm
12/9/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 5/12/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 5/4/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/18/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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