Sams Seafood Restaurant, 1464 Park Ave, Orange Park, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Name: SAMS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1464 Park Ave, Orange Park, FL 32073-4908
License #: 2000434
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 07/11/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Build-up of dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Reach in freezer fan cover
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Sides of equipment in kitchen **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Flour bag, one soda box **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored between equipment and wall. Hood pipe
  • Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler on cook line pooling water
  • Basic - Reach-in freezer gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Handle of lid on reach in cooler
  • High Priority - Improper side-by-side separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Raw fish behind green tomatoes, on cook line
07/11/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Ambient air thermometer not located in the warmest part of the cold holding unit. Reach in on cook line
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Exterior of fryers
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Flour bag
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jackets on dry storage shelf **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered. Reach in freezer on cook line
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored in crack between equipment and wall. Between hood pipe and wall
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Containers by ice machine
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Strainer/large food particles in sink, sink by triple sink
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Sink by triple sink
1/21/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Make line in kitchen.
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Employee phone above prep table in prep area. Moved by employee. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler with butters in server station is pooling water.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Server station.
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid. Closed by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Opened Gatorade in cooler over customer food.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Crab in prep sink is stacked above water. Moved under water by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. In between prep and employee restroom.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Make ,one in kitchen.
  • Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler with butters in server station. Thermometer is broken.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle of blue liquid in chemical storage area. Labeled by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
8/7/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Employee restroom
  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. Employee restroom
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Hood filters, equipment on cookline **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Build-up of mold-like substance on nonfood-contact surface. Walk in shelves
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in pooling water
  • Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered. Reach in freezer
  • Basic - Grease accumulated on kitchen floor.
  • Basic - In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored in a clean, protected location. On pipes in kitchen, throughout
  • Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food and rim of the container. Hush puppy mix
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Cookline
  • 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. 0ppm
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. Small ones **Repeat Violation**
  • 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. See stop sale. Milk wash, hush puppy mix
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Reach in freezer on cookline, open portioned chicken over fries
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food.
1/2/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Deep fat fryer installed without 16-inch separation from open flame. For reporting purposes only.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. cooking equipment
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. deep, covered plastic containers Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. reach-in
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. beef over seafood, walk-in
  • Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen. two Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed slime in the interior of ice machine. light, top
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit. milkwash
  • Shelves in walk-ins not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. rusted
8/1/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/28/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening.DAIRY
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
12/28/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.LARGE ICE BUCKET in ice machine area NEEDS TO BE INVERTED water nesting present .
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.SERVER GALLEY . Corrected On Site.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.IN COOKS LINE need light shields .
  • Critical - Observed FOOD SCALES in cooks line ,with excessive old food debris needs cleaning .
  • Observed build-up of , dust or dirt on EXTERIORS of heat lamp in cooks line, where hot foods are held NEEDS TO BE CLEANED.
  • Observed build-up of food debris,on gaskets IN REACHIN COOLER and FREEZER in cooks line. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.COOKS LINE make table unit.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation,COOKS LINE ,handling RAW SEAFOOD in batter station , removed gloves ,than proceeded to handle clean plates ,without washing HANDS. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.SERVERS.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of WATER from refrigerator.MAKE TABLE UNIT.need to fix .
  • Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers.BULK SUGAR BIN very dirty needs cleaning . Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food inside reach in cooler ,cooks line NOT PROTECTED from waste water from refrigerator unit NOT DRAINING properly .
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle.COOKS LINE unknown substance in spray bottle .
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.BULK SUGAR BIN. Repeat Violation.
10/25/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Observed build-up of food debris,on gaskets cooks line.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.COOKS LINE.
  • Critical - Observed soil residue in bulk sugar storage container.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item on premise that is not required for the operation of establishment.RAID PESTICIDES .
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.BULK SUGAR.
5/18/2011Routine - 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. Milk.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. Bag of breading mix.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Nonfood-contact equipment not designed and constructed in a durable manner. Shelves rusted walk in cooler.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Hood filters
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Deep fryer cabinets.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls. Tongs hanging on hood pipes.
  • Critical. Observed live fly in kitchen bulk container.
  • Observed hole in wall. Various areas kitchen.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust. Lightshields.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Cookline.
  • Light not functioning. Over cola racks.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item improperly stored. Comet cleaner hanging by dishmachine.
1/19/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. see cooling citation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Leftover Chowder 46 degrees F. in reach in box from last night. Discarded by mgr. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, shell eggs over produce in walk in. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor, walk in freezer. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Employee food not marked and segregated in walk in. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair, loose/torn on front under counter cooler and salad units.
  • Critical. Observed accumulation of lime scale in warewashing machine and associated equipment.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles and splash plates.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue, salad unit.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surfaces, cook line equipment.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface, small hood-filters.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, sugar bin lid. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on floor under soda box stand. Base tiles observed missing.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris, cook room.
3/5/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
2/26/2010Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • 1 03A-07-1 Observed potentially hazardous food cold hepd at greater than 41 F. RAW FISH IN UNIT BY COOK LINE ARE AT 46 TO 60 F; SEAFOOD IN WIC AT 44 TO 48 F.
  • 2 04-01-1 Observed cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food atproper temperature . RAW FISH IN UNIT BY COOK LINE ARE AT 46 to 60 F.
9/18/2009Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Not Complied
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours.RICE ON COUNTER COOLING AT 128 F.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.UNIT BY COOK LINE (FISH STORED IN AND ON ICE) EXPLAINED T & T IN DETAIL. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding walk in cooler, chicken over fish.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.HUSH PUPPY MIX IN WIC.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Observed employee with ineffective hair restraint.
  • Hood filters not equipped with a drip tray. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength.
  • Observed detergent and sanitizer mixed together improperly and used for wiping cloths.
  • Critical. Observed interior of bake pototoe holder soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor.TWO BOXES .
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination.TO GO CONTAINERS STORED FOODSIDE UP IN WAITE AREA. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Hot water not provided/shut off at mop sink.
  • Critical. Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb.SPLITTER NEAR MOP SINK.
  • Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. HARD TO GET PLACES. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food. TOP OF IN USE RIC, REFRIGERATED PART OF COOLER.
  • Critical. Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed.WIPING CLOTH SANITIZER PLUS 200 PPM.
9/18/2009Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
No report available. 4/8/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 3/27/2009Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
No report available. 10/22/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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