PEPPERS MEXICAN GRILL AND CANTINA

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Three compartment sink leaking on floor. Employee placed pan under sink to catch water. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-25: 3 compartment sink leaking not pans. Operator states plumber is on the way. Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-26: Per manager plumber has taken measurements and in preparing to fix leaky pipe. Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food not maintained frozen solid in walk in freezer. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-25: Items in freezer not frozen, operator states part needed to repair freezer is ordered. Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-26: Manager states part needed to repair walk-in should be in tomorrow. Time Extended

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Three compartment sink leaking on floor. Employee placed pan under sink to catch water. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-25: 3 compartment sink leaking not pans. Operator states plumber is on the way. Time Extended

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Over filled pans on grill station make table: beef 45F, chicken 45F, at top of pan. per manager less than 1 hours. Employee split up products at time of inspection. New temps: raw beef 43F, raw chicken 43F, Long make table cooler: sour cream 62F, corn on the cob 61F, cooked beef 60F, per operator, less than 2 hours. Sent to freezer for rapid chilling at time of inspection. Cooked beef down to 44F, corn on the cob down to 45F, Corrective Action Taken Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-25: Long make table: sour cream 46F, corn on the cob 48F, sliced mozzarella cheese 49F, per operator approximately 1 hour. Employees iced product Grill make table: raw chicken 39F, raw beef 40F Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food not maintained frozen solid in walk in freezer. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-25: Items in freezer not frozen, operator states part needed to repair freezer is ordered. Time Extended

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. Bar dish machine tested at 10ppm. Establishment to use kitchen dish machine until bar dish machine is repaired. Repeat Violation Warning

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6-1-24

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw pork stored over lemons in walk-in cooler. Manager moved pork at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live on wall by steam table. Warning

High Priority - Three compartment sink leaking on floor. Employee placed pan under sink to catch water. Repeat Violation Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Over filled pans on grill station make table: beef 45F, chicken 45F, at top of pan. per manager less than 1 hours. Employee split up products at time of inspection. New temps: raw beef 43F, raw chicken 43F, Long make table cooler: sour cream 62F, corn on the cob 61F, cooked beef 60F, per operator, less than 2 hours. Sent to freezer for rapid chilling at time of inspection. Cooked beef down to 44F, corn on the cob down to 45F, Corrective Action Taken Warning

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Glass cleaner and wood polish stored over salt and pepper shakers. Manager. Over chemicals below salt and pepper shakers during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At grill hand wash sink. Restocked at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At bar hand wash sink. Restocked at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. By dish pit.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Plastic buckets and pans of quest sauce, enchilada sauce, raw shrimp stored on floor in walk-in cooler.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled walk-in cooler and freezer handles. Repeat Violation

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food not maintained frozen solid in walk in freezer. 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. Tested at 0ppm. Operator connected new chlorine sanitizer and primed machine. Tested at 100ppm chlorine. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Observed margarita mix in blue Lowe's buckets.

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw ground beef, raw shrimp. All items e arranged appropriately. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sauté: diced tomatoes 54F, sour cream 49F, ceviche 46F, birria meat 46F, per operator less than 2 hours, items moved to walk-in cooler for rapid cooling. Corrective Action Taken Warning

Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating over cutting board in sauté area of cook line. Discussed with employee, employee stop eating and discarded food. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Hole worn into metal/insulation on interior of walk-in cooler door. Walk in cooler shelves rusting.

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Water standing in depression left by missing tile area in front of freezer door.

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. In front of freezer door.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flat top drawers: raw fish 52F, raw shrimp 49F, raw beef 51F, raw pork 52F, cooked pork 60F, per manager less than 2 hours, fish and shrimp iced, other items moved to walk-in cooler. Corrective Action Taken Warning

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. By dish pit

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mixer head and back splash

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on cook line cutting board. Employee removed phone and washed cutting board. Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife on grill end between cooler and wall. Employee removed at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease/residue build up on clean dish table on cook line.

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flat top station: raw chicken wings 54F, cooler was unplugged, plugged in at time of inspection. Flat top drawers: raw chicken breast 60F, raw fish 59F, raw shrimp 46F, these items were iced. Retemps raw chicken wings 49F, raw chicken breast 44F, raw shrimp 44F, raw fish 49F, Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-08-31: Flat top drawers: raw fish 40F, raw steak 40F, raw shrimp 54F, diced steak 53F, cooked pork 54F, items less than 2 hours. Items iced at time of inspection, Flat top low reach in: raw chicken wings 35F, Time Extended

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flat top station: raw chicken wings 54F, cooler was unplugged, plugged in at time of inspection. Flat top drawers: raw chicken breast 60F, raw fish 59F, raw shrimp 46F, these items were iced. Retemps raw chicken wings 49F, raw chicken breast 44F, raw shrimp 44F, raw fish 49F, Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Warning

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker needed on non-chemical side of splitter. Repeat Violation

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/. Eduardo Lopez Garcia expired 3-23-21

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink at bar used as dump sink as evidenced by the existence of a perforated pan with lemon pieces in bar hand wash sink. Manager removed items. Corrected On-Site

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

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Walk-in freezer and walk in cooler doors.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vents above cook line.

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Displaying license expired 6-1-21. Discussed self print licenses with operator.

Basic - Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. One missing handle on cook line/expo hand wash sink

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair and/or in disrepair. Freezer tiles by door broken/ missing

Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop handle in ice and soda gun laying in ice in bar ice well. Manager removed items. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Stored food not covered. Cooked shredded chicken cooled yesterday, not covered, on top of speed rack. Tub of dry chili's by expo not covered. Manager covered at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food not maintained frozen solid in a freezer. Walk-in freezer foods not frozen.