EL CHICOS MEXICAN REST&CANTINA

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Items stored in sink at bar. Educated Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Meghan, Karla and Josiah

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.

Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Kitchen Repeat Violation

Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No covered can in 2 stalls

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Current

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items Phone on cook line Repeat Violation

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket make table and reach in freezer Hood filters and grease on hood fan Repeat Violation

Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Opened water on cook line

Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Avocado stickers not removed Corrected On-Site

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Walk in cooler

Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Repeat Violation

Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Sitting on ledge of dish pit clean dish side Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in flour. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Light lens on back kitchen line are soiled

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. 3 pcs of salmon on cook line cooler. Chef discarded Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Drink on prep table on cook line. Repeat Violation

Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of food stored on floor in walk in freezer Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Floor in walk in cooler and walk in freezer has old food debris build up, needs cleaned Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelving in fajita staging fridge Corrected On-Site

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Tin pans in dry storage Coffee filters not protected Corrected On-Site

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Under dishwasher is black

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour not labeled Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Food preparation pans has soil/old food residue on clean dishes. Manager rewashed dishes Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Knife holder on wall soiled. Corrected On-Site

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. Fish was in walk in cooler, still frozen so they could remove oxygen from packaging Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Drink on prep table, employee moved drink. Backpack with personal items on food storage shelf, manager relocated items. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket in poor repair on keg refrigerator in bar area

Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Food debris under ice machine and bar area Corrected On-Site

Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Manager discarded pans Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Light not functioning. 2 lights out under cook line hoods

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled

Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Fajita staging refrigerator shelves are rusted

Basic - Stored food not covered. 2 pans in walk in not covered. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe leaking on hand sink in bar area. Corrective Action Taken

Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. In recharge zone, extinguisher in kitchen next to ice machine. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Walk in cooler and walk in freezer are soiled with old food debris. - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-16: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Several containers have cracked/broken corners - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-16: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-16: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of reach in cooler on cook line. - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-16: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-16: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-16: Time Extended

High Priority - Raw beef stored over cooked chicken in the walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Pork dated 12-1 manager discarded Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Pork dated 12-1

High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Washed hands while wearing gloves. Had someone translate for him to remove gloves to wash hands. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Over 200 ppm

High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Quaternary buckets and also out of the dispenser

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Prep area Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. 3 new hires

Basic - Ceiling vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust. Above expo

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.

Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer around door. Repeat Violation

Basic - Knife rack soiled with grease, food debris. Shelf under flat top grill heavily soiled with grease and food debris. Hood filters soiled with dust and grease.

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw chicken thawing in standing water. Manager placed in prep sink. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand sink in prep area

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Dump sink. Sink with ice in it by ice machine Educated operator Repeat Violation

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. By dishwasher

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets small make table Door on old hot box not closing Repeat Violation

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets upright cooler end of grill Hood filters Food debris floor walk in cooler Repeat Violation

Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler Repeat Violation

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Shell eggs over ra beef walk in cooler Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. 2 cracked eggs walk in cooler

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Knives stored in sink. Back of kitchen Corrected On-Site

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

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets reach in cooler Gaskets reach in hot box both

Basic - Light not functioning. 2 hood fan

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed jalapeño over salsas Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw shell eggs over steak-walk in cooler.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Lettuce at Waite station at 47f. Advised rapid chill to 41f.

Intermediate - Establishment is conducting non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods and the written procedures are not available upon request. Emailed form. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Employee restroom in kitchen.

Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Watch on prep cook.

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.drink cups at Wait station.

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Avacados at cookline.

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Establishment is conducting non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods and the written procedures are not available upon request. For steak - From follow-up inspection 2021-12-07: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. 2021 - From follow-up inspection 2021-12-07: Self printing license today waiting on login Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Door handle on pantry door in disrepair. - From follow-up inspection 2021-12-07: Time Extended