4500 140 AVE N, CLEARWATER, FL 33762
Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.
Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.
Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Near floor mixer
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Behind oven
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. 2024
Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Exp 2 1 25 Owner paid online during inspection. Corrected On-Site
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over top cooked bacon in reach in cooler glass right side. Employee moved Corrected On-Site
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Near AC unit Corrected On-Site
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Near AC unit Corrected On-Site
Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Avocado cut before washing. Observed cook cut 2 avocado with knife observed stickers on avocado. Corrected On-Site
Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Potatoes sliced soiled Employee cleaned during inspection Corrected On-Site
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. During inspection observed plastic bin on top of hand wash sink and soup and cleaning brush inside hand wash sink near oven. Employee moved all items. Educated. Corrected On-Site
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand wash sink near large mixer. Employee replaced Corrected On-Site
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Near three compartment sink. Employee chained during inspection. Corrected On-Site
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. 2024
Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of oil on floor. Employee moved to shelf. Corrected On-Site
Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Potato slicer on wall soiled. Management cleaned Corrected On-Site
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on prep table next to large mixer.
Basic - Interior of microwave has accumulation of food debris.management cleaned during inspection Corrected On-Site
Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food pizza preparation table. Employee moved to bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site
Routine - Food
Call Back - Complied
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards soiled at cook line Large mixer soiled near hand sink Potato cutter soiled Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-08: Time Extended
Routine - Food
Warning Issued
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cook at cook line touched raw chicken then changed gloves and continued cooking and preparing food at cook line. Educated hand washing and gloves changing Cook washed hands Corrective Action Taken Warning
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken 49F at 12:18pm bottom reach in fridge Put in metal pan put in reach in freezer. Corrective Action Taken Warning
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. All purpose cleaner on top of soda boxes near three compartment sink. Manger moved. Corrected On-Site Warning
High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine at three compartment sink was 200+ppm manager fixed 50ppm Corrected On-Site Warning
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/ Expired Certifed Food Manager 11-5-2023 Warning
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards soiled at cook line Large mixer soiled near hand sink Potato cutter soiled Warning
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Utilising time is a public health control for pizza above pizza above oven no written procedures Pizza put on counter 107F time is 12:16pm using a two hour window time is a public health control plan. Thawing away after two hours. Utilising time is a public health control for French fries near fryers on counter- no written procedures. Emailed paperwork to establishment Corrective Action Taken Warning
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Tomato sauce made on 11-3 no date mark reach in fridge. Put date on it Corrected On-Site Warning
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottles containing Sanitizer chlorine. Manager labeled Corrected On-Site Warning
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. Water temperature at handwash sink was 75F turned hot water on . Corrected On-Site Warning
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in rice and Parmesan cheese manager moved. Corrected On-Site Warning
Basic - Cardboard used on floor as anti-slip measure not replaced every day or when heavily soiled, whichever comes first. Near hand washing sink. Manager threw away. Corrected On-Site Warning
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cook hand phone and keys on shelve above deil cooler at cook line. Manger moved. Corrected On-Site Warning
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At bathroom in dining room in restaurant. Warning
Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. At 10ppm. Manager fixed to 100ppm. Corrected On-Site
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil on floor.
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed carrots, cucumbers, and other vegetables over pizza sauce. Manager moved items below pizza sauce. Corrected On-Site
Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -cream cheese (51F - Cold Holding); butter (47F - Cold Holding) Item held out of temp for less than 4 hours Discussed moving items to another cooler with operator during time of inspection.
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -vegetable grinder in kitchen has accumulation of food residue -can opener blade in kitchen has accumulation of food residue Repeat Violation
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. -at hand sink next to three compartment sink Operator replenished during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
Basic - -Ceiling above ceiling fan has accumulation of dust -floor at glass reach in cooler has accumulation of debris
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. -at hand sink next to three compartment sink
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -keys on prep table in kitchen
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. -plastic cups at front counter
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. -reach in cooler at cooks line has a torn gasket
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer chest at exit door in kitchen
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. -oven in kitchen has accumulation of food residue
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -exterior of pizza oven has accumulation of debris -sides of fryers have accumulation of grease -glass reach in cooler fan has accumulation of dust -reach in freezer next to oven has accumulation of food residue -floor fan at mixer has accumulation of food residue -mixer head in kitchen has accumulation of food residue
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. -unwashed box of tomatoes over pickles and condiments in glass reach in cooler towards exit door
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. -on pizza prep table Repeat Violation
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. -Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm) At front counter Discussed proper concentration with operator during time of inspection.
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. -containers with powder substances in kitchen Repeat Violation
Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired from 2-1-22.
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Stained cutting boards.
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cut melon.
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in dry rice.
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Bottled water on cutting board. Water was moved. Corrected On-Site
Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of oil on the floor. Corrected On-Site
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Near cook line.
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bottle of oil not labeled.