- Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed an apron tied to a chopper. When cheese is shredded, the cheese comes in contact with the cloth apron. Removed the apron **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed cases of 4 different canned foods stored on the floor in the dry storage area.
- Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease.
- Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board in the kitchen under 2 cutting boards. Removed the cloths. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Observed plantains thawing at room temperature. Plantains were placed into the walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Raw animal food stored above unwashed produce. Raw beef over avocados in the east walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Take out containers on the cook's line. **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. Observed a waitress place cut cilantro on top of bowled soup bare handed. Soup was discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked beef left out on a shelf on the cook's line. Placed into a walk-in cooler.
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler.observed raw ground meat stored above cooked meat in a reach-in cooler on the cook's line. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Observed a case of dish soap stored on top a case of creole flavor in the dry storage area. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Observed ice in the hand sink behind the bar. **Corrected On-Site**
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10/07/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. WALK IN COOLERS AND WALK IN FREEZER. **Warning**. Observed the same at the callback inspection.
- Basic - Garbage not placed in a receptacle for storage until pick up to make the garbage inaccessible to insects and rodents. **Warning** at callback observed 15-20 empty boxes outside of the rear door.
- 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 MAKING STEAK BURRITTO. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**. At callback, observed a waitress place cilantro on top of bowled soup bare handed. Stop sale issued.
- Intermediate - Employee trained using a state approved in-house training program not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements. KEEPING TCS FOODS OUT OF THE "DANGER ZONE" AND REQUIREMENTS FO NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. **Warning**. At callback, observed bare hand contact and food left out in the kitchen that is out of temperature.
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10/07/2014 | Complaint Full | Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended |
- Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. WALK IN COOLERS AND WALK IN FREEZER. **Warning**
- Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. FISH. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- Basic - Clean equipment stored on floor. DISH RACKS. **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. **Warning**
- Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. SPLASH GUARD NOT INSTALLED BETWEEN HAND SINK AND SHELVES WHERE EXPOSED FOOD AND CLEAN EQUIPMENT IS STORED. **Warning**
- Basic - Garbage not placed in a receptacle for storage until pick up to make the garbage inaccessible to insects and rodents. **Warning**
- Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. **Warning**
- Basic - Inside/outside of dumpster not clean. FLY INFESTATION. **Warning**
- Basic - Reuse of single-use articles. 5 GAL. SOUR CREAM CONTAINERS. **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 MAKING STEAK BURRITTO. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. **Warning**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. RTE GROUND BEEF, RTE STEAK, RTE RICE ALL AT 48° LONGER THAN 24 HOURS. **Warning**
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. COOKED RICE, COOKED GROUND BEEF, COOKED STEAK; ALL @ 48° FOR LONGER THAN 24 HOURS. **Warning**
- 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. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Certified food manager unable to answer basic Food Code questions pertaining to safe operation of establishment. HOW TO CALIBRATE A PROBE THERMOMETER. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Employee trained using a state approved in-house training program not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements. KEEPING TCS FOODS OUT OF THE "DANGER ZONE" AND REQUIREMENTS FO NO BARE HAND CONTACT WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Walk-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. WEST WALKIN COOLER. ALL TCS FOODS MOVED TO CENTER WALK IN COOLER THAT IS FUNCTIONAL. **Warning**
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6/23/2014 | Complaint Full | Warning Issued |
- Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food, to scoop rice.
- Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer, prepared vegetables.
- Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination, sitting on shelf.
- Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
- Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
- Basic - Ice scoop stored with handle in contact with ice in ice bin.
- Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container, rice beans.
- Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees, at bar. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food, herbs.
- Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature, pork.
- Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination, on shelf in kitchen.
- Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, mop sink.
- Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler, fish and prepared vegetables.
- Basic - Ten (10) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in walk-in cooler/ freezer.. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. (1) 6 pounds of tomato sauce and (1) 102.5 oz jalapeo peppers. See stop sale.
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
- High Priority - Improper side-by-side separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods, raw beef stored next to tuna salad, in walk in cooler.
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler, raw beef stored over cooked chicken.
- High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food, cleaning supplies.
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
- Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue, at bar.
- Intermediate - Torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination, salt and sugar.
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6/18/2014 | Complaint Full | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dish machine room , third inspection in a row that this is a **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. A package of Krab in the 2 compartment prep sink in the kitchen.
- Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Prepped onions, prepped lettuce, prepped red peppers, raw beef and raw chicken. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. Fried ice cream, **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food while the establishment is under a foodborne illness investigation. Observed a line cook use a handle lees bowl to scoop cooked white rice bare handed with his thumb touching the rice. Stop sale issued for the bowl and pan of rice. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. A cook in the kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw beef over cooked beef in the meat walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw ground beef (155°) over raw beef skirt steak (145°) in the produce walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed a prep person rinse a utensil in the 2 compartment prep sink wearing gloves, then rinse the same gloves then attemp to handle RTE food wearing the same gloves. Stopped prep person before handling RTE food. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Cooked white rice.
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
- Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed a cook use a kitchen hand wash sink to rinse a utensil and pour a liquid down the drain of the same sink **Corrected On-Site**
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2/19/2014 | Complaint Full | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. 5 cases of chicken in a walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Clean knives/utensils stored in crevices between equipment. Knife on the cooks line.
- Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
- Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Above the dish machine. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Raw chicken breasts. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Lowboy reach-in cooler on the cooks line **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Take-out containers on the cooks line. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Shredded cheese, prepped veggies, prepped lettuce, raw meats and many more items. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. Fried ice cream ?
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw burgers over cheese **Repeat Violation**
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw beef above salsa in the walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
- High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit. Raw chicken over raw fish in a walk-in cooler.
- High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Chicken wings over beef. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin. Soda machine. **Repeat Violation**
- Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Inside bottom of the Bain Marie cooler on the cooks line is covered with water.
- Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Person in charge fails to exhibit active managerial control as exhibited by the repeat violations cited.
- Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken , gravy in a walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
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11/6/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used for poked rice on the cooks line.
- Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
- Basic - Clean knives/utensils stored in crevices between equipment. Cooks line
- 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. Cooks line **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Food stored on floor. Onions by the walkin coolers.
- Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease.
- Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Cooks line.
- Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dish washing room.
- Basic - Raw animal food stored above unwashed produce. Raw chicken on top of produce in the produce walkin cooler.
- Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. 2 door low boy reachin cooler on the cooks line.
- Basic - Standing water in handwash sink/ handwash sink draining very slowly. Kitchen
- Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Prepped lettuce, raw beefand chicken, cheese.
- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **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. Cook handling raw onions and burritos. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Knives. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked pork on a rack on the cooks line. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw beef over cooked chicken
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken over sour cream
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw pork over cooked beef in thw walkin cooler
- High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken over raw fish.
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin. Soda machine ice bin.
- Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory.
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5/23/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
- Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. raw beef over cooked ground beef walk in cooler
- Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. beef, chicken over seafood reach in cooler
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10/15/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container. rice and dry beans container Corrected On Site.
- Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. bar area Repeat Violation.
- Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust. fan guards walk in cooler
- Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
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4/16/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Light not functioning. hoods
- Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. bar and women's restroom Repeat Violation.
- Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. hood filters Repeat Violation.
- Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. walk in cooler shelves
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
- Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw beef over sauce walk in cooler 1
- Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. dish washing area Repeat Violation.
- Shelves attached to walls in walk-ins not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. rusty
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10/27/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours, cooked pork in walkin cooler.
- Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees in restrooms.
- Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease, hood filters. Repeat Violation.
- Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
- Observed open dumpster lid.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, cooked pork in walkin cooler.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water, chicken. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination, salt. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area in walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
- Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, cooked meats in walkin cooler.
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4/28/2011 | Complaint Full | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. salsa in walkin cooler.
- Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water. raw chicken & shrimp.
- Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Chicken ontop of cut onions in walkin cooler.
- Critical. Observed food stored on floor. raw chicken & raw shrimp in walkin cooler.
- Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. prepped veggies , cheese, raw chicken , sauce 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. bowl used with rice
- Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Corrected On Site.
- Observed employee with no hair restraint. Corrected On Site.
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable next to ice machine.
- Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Hood filters.
- Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, linens or single-service not properly stored. ice scoop stored ontop of ice machine. Corrected On Site.
- Observed open dumpster lid.
- Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. hood.
- Critical. No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation. Corrected On Site.
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12/16/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.cereal.
- Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.hood.
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
- Observed open dumpster lid.
- Observed garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
- Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.hoodfilters .
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4/1/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection 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. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
- Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. tuna salad, raw beef, raw chicken Corrected On Site by voluntarily disposing tuna salad & moving all other PHF to another cooler.
- Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Bainmarie cooler on cook's line. Corrected On Site by relocating all PFH to another cooler.
- Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water. Chicken Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. Raw chicken & raw beef stored above raw fish in reachin cooler Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw chicken stored ontop of sour cream & raw beef stored ontop of prepped onions in walkin cooler.
- Critical. Observed food stored on floor. Walkin cooler.
- Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Walkin cooler.
- Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Corrected On Site.
- Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. server area Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles. Soda gun at bar.
- Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. hood filters
- Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. hood
- Critical. No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation. Corrected On Site.
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10/20/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- No Violations Were Observed
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7/24/2009 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
| No report available. | 6/3/2009 | Complaint Full | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 12/2/2008 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
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