La Dolce Vita, 1498 S Woodland Blvd, Deland, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: LA DOLCE VITA
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1498 S Woodland Blvd, Deland, FL 32720
License #: 7405699
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 1/31/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • No Violations Were Observed
1/31/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils, on shelf above food prep steam table area **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable, walk in cooler rust accumulation
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Soiled salad reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • Intermediate - Light Accumulation of blackmold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
1/31/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in dry storage area. Bag in the box soda.
  • Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed Worn dough trays with holes in corners
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. Under handsink, dish area
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Over mixer
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Salad area
  • Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Drain at handsink, kitchen entrance fills and overflows, does not drain.
  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 10 ppm cl at 122F.
  • 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. Plating cooked food **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pasta 90 on cookline with no time or temperature control
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in the process of reheating for hot holding has not reached 165 degrees Fahrenheit after more than 2 hours . For approximately 15 minutes over 2 hours, marinara sauce requiring time or temp control for safety 70 before stirring And 115 after stirring, reheating as backup in steam table. Advised to heat on stove to 165F and then move to steam table.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin. Top back, server area
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
  • 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. To current employees expired 2/11/13. No other proof of current training.
  • Intermediate - Vegetable chopper/dicer/shredder/peeler soiled with old food debris. Cucumber slicer
11/19/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink.
  • Basic - Attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust, fan in walk in cooler.
  • Basic - Ceiling fan had accumulation of dust/debris, dining room
  • Basic - Ceiling soiled with accumulated food debris in kitchen
  • Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/soil residue on shelves various areas of restaurant
  • Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation, back door left bottom corner has a gap.
  • Basic - Unnecessary items on the premise, by back door.
  • High Priority - License expired within 30 days after expiration date.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of encrusted food debris on/around mixer head.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Light Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment, walk in cooler shelves
4/10/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No Proof of required employee training for employee working over 60 days. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Shelving throughout. **Warning**
12/7/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Mold like substance on exterior of 2 containers of paste in glass reach in cooker, expo. **Warning**
  • Critical - No Proof of required employee training for employee working over 60 days. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. **Warning**
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Salad area **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed accumulation of black material in three-compartment sink. Next to pizza area **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Cutting meat for salad topping **Warning**
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Shelving throughout. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed buildup of black material in the interior of ice machine. **Warning**
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair, hanging/ sagging tiles kitchen. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. **Warning**
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Bag in the box soda **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Cookline **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pasta held out on cookline 70F with no time or temperature control. In Hobart cooler in salad area, ham at 51F, butter at 45F. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw beef over pasta, cookline **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed roach activity as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 in glue trap under handsink, across from dish area. **Warning**
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Lasagna tray, deli meat **Warning**
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour **Warning**
12/6/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Observed bulk container with brown stains. Contains sugar.
  • Observed shrimp defrosting water in WIC. COS.
  • Observed some sheet pans with old crust debris.
5/18/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner, shelves in walk in cooler rust accumulation.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees, across from pizza prep cooler.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Observed ceiling soiled with accumulated dust in kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue, at end of cookline..
  • Critical - Observed light buildup of pink in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening deli meat in walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed screen in door torn/in poor repair, back door.
  • Critical - Observed shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells, cooler with glass door. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, meatballs in walk in cooler.
11/15/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, across from warewash Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - License expired more than 30 days, but not more than 60 days, after expiration date, 4/01/11 per Barbie 394.00 for license renewal and lates fees.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, reach in cooler gaskets
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler shelves at end cookline.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise, by back door.
5/11/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, plastic bottle at handsink in kitchen
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, bulk container of flour by floor mixer.
  • Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions.
  • Shelves in walk-ins not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair, at wait station next to handwashing sink the 2 door cooler.
  • Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed soil residue in storage containers tea urn 2nd wait station area
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, plastic bottle at handsink across fron can opener
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, flour bulk container
  • Observed gaskets with /mold-like build-up, at wait station area, next to hand sink 2 door cooler. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory, in kitchen across ice cream chest.
  • Critical. Observed screen in door torn/in poor repair at back door.
  • Observed ceiling tile in disrepair water stained and sagging in womens bathroom
  • Observed ceiling tiles various areas of kitchen in disrepair, water stained and/or sagging.
11/5/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods, cooked lasagne by raw roast beef in reach in cooler end of cookline Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair, walk in cooler.
  • Observed utensils in poor condition, plastic handles of cookline spatulas not smooth and easy cleanable areas that are melted.
  • Critical. Thermotape failed to turn black to indicate that the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface. Advised operator to use dip sink with chemical sanitizer for sanitizing dishes until machine reaches 160F or above on final rinse
  • Critical. Observed soiled walk-in cooler shelves.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in coolers gaskets, in kitchen and wait station
  • Observed build-up of grease and residue on nonfood-contact surface, shelf under cutting board and bottomshelf of steam table
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, dry storage shelves across from walk in cooler.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris, on door of walk in cooler around gaskets and sides and front area.
  • Wallboard area below walk in cooler not smooth and easily cleanable.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers in kitchen cookline area, warewashing . Repeat Violation.
5/19/2010Routine - 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, lasagne and meatballs. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, plastic bottles cookline area
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit, reach in cooler at the end of cookline
  • Critical. Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods, raw beef and lasagne in reach in cooler at the end of cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surfac, plastic bottleat prep area.
  • Observed residue and rust build-up on nonfood-contact surface, shelves and storage rack outside in walk in cooler .
  • Observed ceiling soiled with accumulated dust, by cookline ..
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
12/10/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/8/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/18/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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