THE PLACIDA PEARL

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.

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.

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach-in cooler gasket torn under front counter.

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair.

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination on front counter.

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.

High Priority - 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 employee making bare handed contact with peeled cucumber.

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed Gorilla glue bottle over clean dishes. Observed employee voluntarily dispose of item. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no chemical test kit on premises.

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed standing water in bottom of beer cooler at bar Repeat Violation

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Fish thawing at room temperature.

Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Observed soiled wet towel on prep counter. Observed employee move towel to sanitizer bucket. Corrected On-Site