SAL'S RESTAURANT & PIZZERIA

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. In the walk in cooler , tomato sauce dated 9/1/2025, chicken stock dated 9/24/2025, marina sauce 9/1, clam sauce 9/16. See stop sale. Warning

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. In the walk in cooler , tomato sauce dated 9/1/2025, chicken stock dated 9/24/2025, marina sauce dated 9/1, clam sauce dated 9/16. See stop sale. Warning

Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Did not have time as a public health control form showing time marked items on time house pie, racks, rolls garlic in oil, soup. Emailed Time as a public health control logCorrective Action Taken Corrective Action Taken Warning

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine next to Pepsi cooler soiled with debris and mold like substance. Warning

Basic - Clean utensils stored between equipment and wall. Large spoon stored in between wall and equipment. Operator moved. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Dry storage shelving soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Warning

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal phone stored above prep area above food. Operator moved. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - In the kitchen near the prep table. Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Warning

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle touching avocados and cut leafy greens. Warning

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Oven near cook line soiled with food debris. Operator asked employee to clean. Corrective Action Taken Warning

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of sugar not labeled below prep counter next to Pepsi cooler. Warning

High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee began working at pizza station and put on gloves but did not wash their hands when handling clean utensils sinks and preparing food for order- educated operator - employee washed hands. Corrective Action Taken Warning

High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handled dirty equipment then proceeded to change their gloves and handle clean dishes and plate food for order without washing their hands. Warning

High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. At cookline area- employee washed hands for 6 seconds before starting to prepare food for order- educated operator - employee washed hands. Corrective Action Taken Warning

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed in reach in cooler near prep area several packages of reduced oxygen packaged salmon still in packaging while being thawed. See stop sale. Warning

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed a spray bottle in dishwashing area without a label. Educated operator and label was added. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in prep area several containers hold sugar, flour and salt with scoop that didn't have handled. Educated operator and scoops with handles were used. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed in reach in cooler near prep area several packages of reduced oxygen packaged salmon still in packaging while being thawed. See stop sale. Warning

Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed approximately 20 dead roaches under prep area, underneath reach in coolers, prep counters, storage shelves and on floor. Warning

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employees purse stored over flour in prep area and employees keys stored over clean dishes in dishwashing area. Educated operator and items were stored properly. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed in walk in freezer several food items stored on floor. Educated operator and the items were stored properly. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed sanitizer cloth in bucket with weak sanitizer, 25ppm- operator corrected to 100ppm. Corrected On-Site Warning

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. Observed 0ppm. Repeat Violation Warning

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in walk-in cooler, cooked wings (44-49F - Cold Holding). Per operator, items were not prepared or portioned today. Items have been out of temperature for more than 4 hours. See stop sale. Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in walk-in cooler cooked wings (44-49F - Cold Holding). Per operator, items were not prepared or portioned today. Items have been out of temperature for more than 4 hours. See stop sale. Observed at wait station across from reach in cooler, pasta (48F cold holding). Per operator, items were not prepared or portioned today. Operator voluntarily discarded. Repeat Violation Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at wait station across from reach in cooler garlic and oil (118F - Hot Holding). Per operator, items have been out of temperature for approximately 20mins. Item placed to be reheated. Corrective Action Taken Warning

Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Observed in kitchen across from dish machine, cooked pasta (73-78F @ 12:45 - Cooling since 11:15). Item was being held at room temperature during cooling. PIC placed pasta in walk-in freezer to rapid cool. Corrective Action Taken Warning

Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed no proof of training for Secroinese C. Warning

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed in walk-in cooler, pasted cooked 12/16/24 not date marked. Warning

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed no handle cup used to portion cheese in reach in cooler across from wait station. Warning

Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed soups and sauces stored uncovered in walk-in cooler. Warning

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw egg plant stored on top of raw minced beef. Items not commercially packaged. PIC removed and stored appropriately. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed fried chicken breast (45F - Cold Holding); raw salmon (47F - Cold Holding); raw snapper (47F - Cold Holding). Per operator. Items were not prepared or portioned today. Items have been in cooler the day prior to inspection. See stop sale.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed fried chicken breast (45F - Cold Holding); raw salmon (47F - Cold Holding); raw snapper (47F - Cold Holding). Per operator. Items were not prepared or portioned today. Items have been in cooler the day prior to inspection and fell out of temperature due to cooler gasket being in disrepair. See stop sale. Observed feta cheese (42-45F - Cold Holding); mozzarella cheese (42-45F - Cold Holding); cappacola (42-45F - Cold Holding). Items were packed above fill line resulting in the top layer falling out of temperature. PIC placed top layer in cooler to cool down. Second temperature 42F.

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed capicola, opened more than 24hours not date marked.

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap at handwashing sink next to triple sink.

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. - kitchen Observed vents with an accumulation of dust.

Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. #1: Flip top cooler: cut tomatoes (53°F - Cold Holding); provolone cheese (52°F - Cold Holding); mozzarella cheese (51°F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (49°F - Cold Holding) Reach-in: cooked chicken wings (52°F - Cold Holding) Observed in reach-in cooler across from fryers. Chef states items have been in cooler for less than 4 hours and moved items to working cooler. Ambient temperature of cooler is 52°F. #2: pasta (59°F - Cold Holding) Observed next to soup wells, container of pasta sitting in an ice bath within a container of the same size so only bottom of pasta was within temperature. Chef got a larger container filled with ice and put pasta in ice bath so it was covering sides of pasta container. Corrective Action Taken Corrective Action Taken Warning

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times due to large container stored in sink. Chef removed. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety flour not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Chef moved handle. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Small sauce cup used to dispense sugar and salt. Chef removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Working containers of flour and salt removed from original container not identified by common name. Chef labeled. Corrected On-Site Warning