TASTEBUDS CATERING

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 employee making bare hand contact with fresh herbs. Per employee, no intention to apply heat to fresh herbs. Reviewed bare hand contact procedures with employee. Employee put gloves on. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Observed chicken stock stored at walk-in cooler date marked 3/14/2023. Stop sale. Employee discarded chicken stock. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed wiping cloth chlorine sanitizer at 200ppm. Operator corrected to 100ppm. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener soiled with food debris at cook line prep table. Operator put can opener in dish pit to wash, rinse, and sanitize. Corrective Action Taken Warning

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets in poor repair at true cooler doors. Warning

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed case of flatbread stored on floor at walk in freezer. Operator properly stored. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment. Observed mop sink removed from back area of kitchen. Warning

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -Observed raw shell eggs over cooked black beans on shelf in walk in cooler.

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. -Employee training expired on 1/2021

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -Observed employee cell phone stored on food preparation table in kitchen.

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. -Observed employee preparing food in kitchen without wearing hat.

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. -Ware wash area in kitchen.

Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freeze door.