Sonic Drive-In, 471 Mary Esther Blvd, Mary Esther, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Sonic Drive-In
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 471 Mary Esther Blvd, Mary Esther, FL 32569-1605
License #: 5603115
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 08/12/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Floors soiled, grease ladened, grimy- throughout store.
  • Basic - Foul sewage like odor present in back of store- sewage absent, may be coming from drain(s).
  • Basic - Hood filters in disrepair- over fryer, right end.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination- hotdog containers.
  • Basic - Soiled ice cream toppings compartments.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler door gaskets.
  • Basic - Trash/litter on the ground around the dumpsters.
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in back of store.
  • Intermediate - Soiled soda fountain dispenser components- dust, old syrup, grime.
08/12/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing in women's restroom . **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On reach in freezer for beef patties. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment (fryers and cookline).
  • Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.
  • Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing.
  • Basic - Grease recycling container overflowing onto ground.
  • Basic - Light shield damaged/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Single-service articles (hot dog containers) not stored inverted or protected from contamination. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler/freezer gaskets. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
6/4/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used as scoop in chocolate chips and nuts **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Side of soft serve mix in RIC
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. By mop sink
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. By back door.
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. By drain next to milk shake machine
  • Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
  • Basic - Interior of toaster soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Reach-in freezer gasket torn/in disrepair. By fryer
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Hot dog containers not inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Soft serve machine reaching cooler.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of encrusted food debris on/around mixer head. Milk shake head **Repeat Violation**
1/14/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface, behind meat freezer on cookline, outside of white brutes.
  • Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside, backdoor.
  • Basic - Floor and wall junctures coving broken/missing in food preparation/storage/warewashing areas or bathroom.
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture under 3 compartment sink.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers, backdoor area.
  • Basic - No proof of professional hygiene training is available for employees touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands. Establishment has an approved Alternative Operating Procedure.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris, handsink in back.
  • High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee picked up item from floor to discard and proceeded to food preparation. **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. Scooping ice with cup. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted, soiled material on slicer/dicer.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler tops soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Intermediate - Interior of shake machine soiled with accumulation of shake mix.
8/7/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food, watch. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer, hamburgers. **Corrected On-Site**
3/26/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - OBSERVED BOTTOM UNIT NOT WORKING ON UPRIGHT COOLER ON COOKLINE. NEW UNIT HAS BEEN ORDERED - NO FOOD STORAGE IN UNIT AT INSPECTION
  • Critical - OBSERVED DESSERT TOPPING REACH-IN COOLER SOILED
  • OBSERVED DIRTY GASKETS UPRIGHT COOLER COOKLINE
  • OBSERVED FLOOR IN WALK-IN COOLER SOILED
  • OBSERVED GROUND AROUND GREASE BARREL SOILED
  • Critical - OBSERVED HANDSINK NOT CLEAN COOKLINE - COS
  • OBSERVED OPEN DUMPSTER - COS
  • Critical - OBSERVED SHAKEMIX NOT COVERED IN SHAKE MACHINE TIP OF LIME FLOATING IN SHAKE MIX, MIX WAS DISCARDED -COS
  • Critical - OBSERVED TOP OF MAKELINE LID DIRTY - COS
11/21/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Loose tiles walking into mens restroom.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of debris in the interior door of ice machine. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed dusty vent covers, walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food, watch. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up, walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of walkin cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed toilet functioning improperly. Women restroom won't flush. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in walkin cooler, hamburgers. Corrected On Site.
5/17/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers, kitchen.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin cooler, cookline/toppings in drivethru. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee washing dishes to food preparation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, handwashing procedures.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on steamer trays. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up, cookline units and toppings cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.
  • Critical - Observed interior of toppings reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue, drivethru. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris, around handsink, hotdogs area, floor in walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
12/28/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable, missing tiles entrance of womens restroom.
  • Observed build-up of grease on filters.
  • Observed cutting board with accumulation of pink mold like substance, tops of reachin freezer.
  • Critical - Observed dented/rusted cans., caramel.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on steamer racks.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on walkin cooler floor.
  • Critical - Observed handsink not clean, frontline.
  • Critical - Observed handsink not working, water shut off due to leak. Plumber has been notified.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue, sandwich station cookline.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue, upright cooler next to 3 compartment sink.
  • Critical - Observed minor buildup of black mold lije substance in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed toliet lid in disrepair, mens restroom.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by utensils, degreaser next to shake machine parts.
8/9/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Mop sink drain clogged with food debris.
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface...in general throughout food prep.
  • Critical - Observed employees not washing hands regularly. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor...in back of kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits...interior liners of reach in coolers.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry...left stored in mop water/bucket.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
4/11/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in walkin cooler, eggs.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee dropped cup on floor picked it up and didn't wash hands before preparation of food. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed soil residue in storage containers where bags are stored.
  • Observed gaskets with food debris build-up, cookline.
  • Critical. Observed mens restroom toliet lid cracked. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed handwashing facility not clean next to cookline, sink greasy.
  • Observed grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on walkin cooler floor.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris around handsink.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris, walkin cooler.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Observed storage of maintenance tools in areas that may result in cross-contamination, drill next to slicers/dicer.
  • Critical. Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, handwashing procedures.
11/8/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in walkin freezer hamburger patties. Corrected On Site.
  • Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength, 100 ppm corrected to 300 ppm. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed toliet d cracked in mens rest.
  • Observed open dumpster lid. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed ice accumulated on walkin freezer floor.
  • Critical. Current Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed.
6/24/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, malt, smoothie containers. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair, reachin freezer cookline.
  • Observed sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of grease on side of fryers.
  • Critical. Observed handsink faucet leaking in kitchen.
  • Critical. Observed objectionable odors in bathroom, womens restroom.
  • Observed open dumpster lid. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.
  • Observed garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Repeat Violation.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable, grout missing at switchboard area.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable, tile missing outside of entrance.
  • Observed hole in ceiling tile frontline.
  • Observed dusty vent cover in walkin freezer.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise next to dumpster enclosure.
1/14/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, slushe powder cream mix next to dessert topping cooler.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin cooler makeline.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in walkin freezer hamburger patties. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair, reachin cooler makeline has ice at bottom of blower unit.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on 4 door reachin cooler/freezer unit in poor repair.
  • Observed cutting board stained/grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable, hamburger reachin freezer.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets, 3 shake machines.
  • Critical. Observed soiled dessert topping reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on dispenser head on shake machines.
  • Critical. Observed steamers encrusted with food debris.
  • Observed build-up of grease on filters above grill.
  • Observed build-up of mold-like substance on surface of nonfood-contact surface, 4 door reachin freezer/cooler unit. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on outside of fryers. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on kids bags container.
  • Critical. Observed toilet functioning improperly, womens restroom toilet continously running and some parts on ground(lid, float ball).
  • Garbage in receptacles not protected from insects and rodents, lids leaving significant gap due to bar holding lids bent.
  • Observed open dumpster lid, side door.
  • Observed garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
  • Observed floor and wall junctures coving tile broken/missing in front of walkin freezer.
  • Light not functioning, walkin freezer.
8/17/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 5/6/2009Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/20/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 8/21/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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