RICCARDO'S

Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Two IFSEA certificates are photo copies.

Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. On lid for flour and dessert case glass Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table near slicer. Employee drink on top of reach in freezer at kitchen entrance. Employee bottle of water over tea in server station. All were moved. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Several employee food items on shelf over food for customers in server station. Manager moved all. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on top of flour bin. Moved during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. One employee with no hair restraint. One employee with no beard guard.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Pans and bags of cooked food on floor in walk in freezer. Manager picked up all. Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Between pizza make table and prep table. Between cutting board and prep table in kitchen. Both knives were removed during this inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One wet towel on pizza make table. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. Observed three flies in kitchen.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Item in salad reach-in cooler behind front counter: feta cheese (48F - Cold Holding). Manager stated feta cheese was placed in cooler one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved cheese to walk-in freezer to reduce the temperature to 41F. Item stored in reach-in cooler across from dish across: steak (51F - Cold Holding). Manager stated feta cheese was placed in cooler one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved cheese to walk-in freezer to reduce the temperature to 41F. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

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. Anchovies stored in reach-in cooler across from pizza oven. Employee stated anchovies opened on 5/5.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Bottom of deflector plate inside of bar area ice machine.

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Knives stored in hand washing sink next to three compartment sink. Manager removed knives during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dish machine in dish area.

Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Dry storage shelves across from walk-in cooler.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on cook line reach-line cooler.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Inside beer cooler in bar area.

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Freezer near back door, raw shrimps stored above cooked sausage, manager stored properly. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, raw bacon 45F, Manager moved to freezer, temperature dropped bellow 41F. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - 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. At the pizza station, fresh garlic and butter no time marked, manager marked. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Fresh clams no date, Manager dated. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl no handle inside salt, manager removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on prep tables and above food containers, manager moved all. Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. At the cook line, knife between reach-in cooler and prep table, Manager moved and sanitize. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. At the cook line, manager moved off the floor. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At the prep area, bin not labeled, manager labeled salt. Corrected On-Site

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. At the server area, milk no date marked, manager date marked. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Male employee at the cook line.

Basic - Food stored on floor. At the dry storage area, onion bags on floor, manager moved off the floor. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. At the cook line, multiple tongs stored on oven handle, manager moved all. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. At the cook line, multiple to go containers not inverted, Manager inverted. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Vegetables stored inside thank you bags.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, raw chicken 47°, manager place ice bag on top of chicken, temperature dropped to 43°. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line chicken stock 127°, manager reheated to 210°. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine at the bar area, manager cleaned during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Food stored on floor. In walk-in freezer, case of vegetables under shelf, Manager moved off the floor. Corrected On-Site

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At the cook line.

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers not inverted, manager inverted. 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. Female employee cutting cut tomatoes no gloves, inspector addressed and employee stopped washed her hand and started wearing gloves. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Male manager card expired (05/24/2021)

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink at the bar area, Manager provided. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink and food on prep table next to cut tomatoes, Manager and employee moved all. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. Female employee drinking coffee and toast while she was cutting tomatoes, Manager and inspector addressed employee stopped and moved all food. Corrected On-Site