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High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. Observed approximately 10 small flying insects coming from floor drain and landing on handwashing sink plumbing in secondary empanada prep kitchen. Kitchen are not in use at time of inspection. Warning

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored above buckets of ready to eat sauce in walk in cooler. Warning

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw beef over raw fish in walk in cooler. Warning

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. hot dogs (51F - Cold Holding); cooked rice (51F - Cold Holding); chicken soup (56F - Cold Holding); tomato salsa (51F - Cold Holding); cream sauce (51F - Cold Holding) held at everkool reach in cooler near bakery prep area. Per employee, items were not prepared or portioned today and held in cooler for more than 4 hours overnight. Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. hot dogs (51F - Cold Holding); cooked rice (51F - Cold Holding); chicken soup (56F - Cold Holding); tomato salsa (51F - Cold Holding); cream sauce (51F - Cold Holding) held at everkool reach in cooler near bakery prep area. Per employee, items were not prepared or portioned today and held in cooler for more than 4 hours overnight. See stop sale. Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked beef empanada (115F - Hot Holding); cooked pork (115F - Hot Holding); cooked sausage (115F - Hot Holding) held at front counter hot holding unit for less than 2 hours. Employee increased temperature on unit and began reheating to 165F. Corrective Action Taken Warning

Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Warning

Basic - Carbon dioxide tank not adequately secured at bar area. Warning

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer in front of cook line. Warning

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler on cook line. Warning

Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Back exit door near bakery prep area blocked by boxes and equipment.

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Handwashing sink removed from secondary kitchen. Area replaced by large stand mixer. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-26: Handwashing sink missing from secondary kitchen at the time of callback inspection. Area replaced by large stand mixer. Admin Complaint

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Women's bathroom behind bakery area removed and replaced with bakery prep area. Employee stated remodel occurred 3-4 months ago. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-26: Time Extended

Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Handwashing sink removed from secondary kitchen. Area replaced by large stand mixer. Warning

Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Women's bathroom behind bakery area removed and replaced with bakery prep area. Employee stated remodel occurred 3-4 months ago. Warning

Basic - Multiple wet wiping clothes in wait station not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Boxes of unwashed avocados stored over ready to eat tortillas in walk in cooler. Warning

Path to marked exit left of main kitchen cook line blocked by multiple food racks. For reporting purposes only.

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In the kitchen reach in cooler, Everkool Double Door-; rice (57F - Cooling); beans (73F - Cooling); beef ribs (50F - Cooling). The items were prepared yesterday and cooling overnight. The items were discarded. See stop sale. Warning

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In the kitchen reach in cooler, Everkool Double Door-; rice (57F - Cooling); beans (73F - Cooling); beef ribs (50F - Cooling). The items were prepared yesterday and cooling overnight. The items were discarded. See stop sale. Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At the bar/coffee area, milk (45F - Cold Holding). The milk was stored out of refrigerator for less than 1 hour. The milk was returned to the refrigerator to chill and cold hold.

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

Intermediate - Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. At the hand sink next to the triple sink, a drain line from the ceiling drains into the sink.

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. On everkool cooler

Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. On shelves of everkool reach in cooler

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. At front entrance to kitchen - observed approximately 3 small flying insects landing on large white storage container of flour. Warning

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. At reach in cooler by cookline - raw ground beef stored over raw pork- operator moved beef to lower shelf. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At front counter hot box- Chicken empanada 103-106F hot holding, beef empanada 103-106F hot holding,cheese empanada 103-106F hot holding , papa rellena 103-106F hot holding,- food out of temperature for 2.5 hours- operator placed in oven to reheat to 165F. Corrective Action Taken Warning

Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. At prep area counter by dishmachine- Cooked Rice pudding 90-93F at 11:30 to 80-84F at 12:10 ( cooling since 10:30)- food left out to cool at room temperature- at current rate of cooling food will not reach 70F within 2 hours- operator placed in reach in freezer to quick chill. Corrective Action Taken Warning

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink blocked by reach in freezer and ladder near cookline area- operator moved. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At handwash sink by hostess station - bucket with cups inside- operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - When operator asked to identify product used for specific item advertised on menu/menu board, operator indicated an imitation product or different product was used. Red snapper on menu- served yellow tail snapper. Warning

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Food expired

Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/