- Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
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[09-01-4]
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 employees handling cut fruit with bare hands. Person in charge spoke to employees who washed hands and donned gloves.
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[16-37-1]
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Establishment utilizes chlorine for sanitizing and for their dishmachine, unable to provide test strips.
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[24-08-4]
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups at server areas wet nesting, bus tubs in back kitchen wet nesting.
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[31A-09-4]
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink at dishmachine inaccessible due to water shut off to sink. Person in charge unable to repair during inspection. Hand wash sink on far right of cook line inaccessible due to blocked by multiple buckets of food. Person in charge made accessible during inspection.
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[33-20-4]
Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Grease on ground around the drain outside the back door.
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[41-10-4]
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed rubbing alcohol stored on prep shelf with food products. Observed container of medicine stored with single service items on shelf in office. Person in charge moved to appropriate location.
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[53A-01-7]
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Person in charge is manager and does not have proof of CFM.
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[21-12-4]
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple wet cloths stored on back prep table. Person in charge began setting up sanitizer bucket. Also, sanitizer bucket a server area has soap mixed with bleach and is stored on the floor. Person in charge raised and remade.
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[12A-25-4]
Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee wipe face with paper towel, then work with food product without hand wash. Also, observed employee wash gloved hands at hand wash sink. Person in charge spoke to employees who washed hands appropriately.
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[35B-05-4]
Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door open during beginning of inspection with flying insects present inside of establishment. Person in charge closed partially.
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[01C-02-4]
Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. Establishment not maintaining oyster tags for 90 days, also not keeping with product removed from original containers.
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[14-01-5]
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Multiple dry and wet bulk goods with to go pints and quarts with no handles used as scoops and in contact with product.
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[40-06-5]
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Multiple employee items stored on prep table shelves, alongside or with food, jackets stored alongside with food or single service items. Person in charge removed.
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[29-34-4]
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose Bibb at dishmachine with hose attached missing vacuum breaker. Mop sink missing vacuum breaker at non chemical side of splittter with hose attached.
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[02A-01-5]
Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Establishment serves oysters raw, no oyster consumer advisory posted. Person in charge posted during inspection.
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[03F-02-5]
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. Buffet items, rehydrated garlic in oil, shell eggs held on time per person in charge with no time mark. Person in charge began marking items during inspection.
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[08B-42-4]
Food stored outside. Observed bag in box soda stored outside back door on shelf covered with black plastic. Person in charge moved into bag in box soda room.
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[06-01-5]
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed squid thawing in standing water at cook line prep sink. Person in charge turned on cold running water.
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[08A-05-6]
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In glass door reach in cooler in kitchen, observed raw salmon stored over ready to eat garlic bread. In sushi reach in cooler raw tuna stored over ready to eat krab. In walk in cooler raw chicken stored over calamari. Person in charge rearranged during inspection.
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[08B-27-4]
Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Observed two cases of oil stored in mop sink in back kitchen. Person in charge removed. Also, observed employee shucking oysters on in use trash can edge with oyster touching trash bag. Person in charge had employee discard oyster, sanitize knife and remove gloves and wash hands.
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[10-20-4]
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hung at knee level at cook line on equipment, also rice scoop stored in water at 71F. Person in charge removed.
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[02D-01-5]
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. MSG, flours, sugar stored in bulk contacts unlabeled in kitchen and at server areas. Person in charge labeled appropriately.
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[35A-02-7]
Live, small flying insects found Observed approximately 10 flying insects in various places throughout kitchen and in server areas.
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[08B-38-4]
Food stored on floor. Observed multiple containers of sauce, flours stored on floor at cook line under cook line. Observed bag in box soda stored on floor in external storage closet. Observed multiple buckets of sauce stored on floor at dry storage area.
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[08B-04-4]
Open condiments provided for self-service not properly protected. Open garnishes, condiments at buffet line not protected. Person in charge removed from buffet line, moved under cover of sneeze guard. At hibachi station, sauce station for grill cook not protected, shell eggs not protected, person in charge moved to appropriate location.
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[53B-01-5]
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Person in charge unable to provide proof of food handling training for any employee working at establishment for 60+ days.
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[41-17-4]
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with red chemical person in charge is hood cleaner unlabeled. Person in charge labeled.
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