SAM'S ST JOHNS SEAFOOD #6

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw fish items stored over ready to eat corn dogs in walk-in freezer. Person in charge rearranged food items to proper storage levels. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2025-07-24: At callback observed all food items at proper storage levels. Time Extended

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw fish items stored over raw whole-muscle intact beef held under consumer advisory in walk-in cooler. Raw beef is sliced in house into steaks. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2025-07-24: At callback observed all food items at proper storage levels. Time Extended

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 1 live roach on underside of drying rack above three compartment sink. Person in charge cleaned and discarded. Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-07-24: At callback observed 20+ live roaches in small crevice on back side of seafood reach in cooler between steamer unit prep table. Admin Complaint

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw fish items stored over ready to eat corn dogs in walk-in freezer. Person in charge rearranged food items to proper storage levels. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw fish items stored over raw whole-muscle intact beef held under consumer advisory in walk-in cooler. Raw beef is sliced in house into steaks. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 1 live roach on underside of drying rack above three compartment sink. Person in charge cleaned and discarded. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed spray bottle with bleach stored on prep shelf on cook line. Person in charge removed spray bottle. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting boards with grooves and no longer smooth and easily cleanable on flip top coolers. Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee beverage with lid stored on prep shelf above three compartment sink in wait station. Person in charge voluntarily discarded. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed multiple employees engaging in food preparation while wearing bracelets.

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed interior of microwave door in disrepair on front side of cook line.

Basic - Floor, walls, and/or ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed; soiled floors under soiled dish delivery shelf in dish area. Soiled walls behind cook station. Soiled ceilings throughout kitchen. Repeat Violation

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed debris build in oven on cook line. Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed; soiled gaskets on reach in cooler door at seafood station. Soiled hood filters above cook like. Repeat Violation

Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Observed torn tin foil used as shelf cover on bottom shelf of prep table next to oven.

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed two flying insects near fryers not in use near walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Observed raw shrimp in walk-in cooler with date marking of 9/23. Person in charge voluntarily discarded. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed five live roaches at drain under dry storage area next to three compartment sink. Person in charge cleaned and discarded. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed interior of oven on cook line with food debris build up. Warning

Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Observed missing drain cover at mop sink near walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee beverages on shelf under prep table on cook line next to food items. Employee moved to designated storage areas. Warning

Basic - Floor, walls, ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed mold like substance on floor around equipment not in use at back of establishment by walk-in cooler. Walls around mop sink with mold like substance build up. Soiled ceiling tiles throughout kitchen area. Standing water on floor around unused equipment at back of establishment near walk-in cooler. Warning

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed; soiled hood filters above cook station. Excess grease build up on fryers not in use at back of establishment by walk-in cooler. Warning

Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Observed multiple unused equipment items stored in back of establishment by walk-in cooler. 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. Observed dish machine with chlorine at 0ppm. Person in charge primed the machine and dish machine at 100ppm. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed; 8 flying insects by seafood fryer station area. Flying insects in seafood area observed landing on food items. 4 flying insects in drain area of triple prep sink. 6 flying insects in dry storage area with single service items. 8-10 flying insects behind soda machine in server area. 1 flying insect by dish machine. 1 flying insect in dining room. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Pesticide-emitting strip present in food prep area. Observed yellow pesticide-emitting strip hanging in dry storage area near ovens and flip top cooler. Warning

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Observed flying insects in seafood station land on container of raw shrimp, container of small shrimp, container of raw clams, container of shrimp, container of whole fish, container of yellow squash, and container of fish. Operator discarded those products and covered the top off all pans. Corrective Action Taken Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed multiple items on cook line by ovens and seafood station by fryers with time/temperature control for safety above 41F. Person in charge indicated there is usually more ice on seafood but ice machine was repaired earlier in the day.Person in charge added bags of ice to seafood. Cheese, burger meat (49-50F - Cold Holding); Cheese, cheese retemp (45, 42F - Cold Holding); Shrimp, shrimp retemp (46, 34F - Cold Holding); Mahi, Mahi retemp (46, 40F - Cold Holding); Salmon, salmon retemp (48, 40F - Cold Holding); Shrimp, shrimp retemp (46-47, 34-36F); Scallops (46F - Cold Holding); Shrimp, raw chicken (47-48F - Cold Holding) Housemade ranch, cheese, cut lettuce, cut lettuce, cheese (45-48F - Cold Holding) Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed spray bottle of bleach on shelf next to bottled spices in front of oven area. Warning

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed soiled and stained cutting board on station across from fryers. Observed soiled gaskets on reach in cooler across from fryers. Observed soiled gaskets on reach in cooler across from ovens. Warning

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed soiled door handles; On reach in cooler across from ovens On reach in cooler across from fryers On walk-in cooler. Warning

Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed standing water in reach in cooler in front of oven station. All food items in cooler above 45F. Person in charge indicated they've been having problems with cooler and have ordered a new one. Warning

Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Observed missing drain cover in mop sink. Warning

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water under portable ac unit in server area. Warning

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed missing tiles and tiles in disrepair throughout kitchen area. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed hand wash sink at end of cook line is faded and completely unreadable. Warning

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood filters soiled and with grease build up. Observed mold like substance build up on wall behind mop sink. Warning

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed standing water in reach in cooler across from ovens. Warning

Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Observed frayed and chipped spatula hanging with other utensils. Person in charge voluntarily discarded. Warning

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping cloth on prep table across from ovens. Warning

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Handwash sink in disrepair, not functional. Handwash sink at far end of cook line/prep area not operating, water turned off due to leak. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-14: Plumber scheduled for Monday. Time Extended

High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water. Employee on cook line washed hands with cold water only.

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In bottom section of flip,top,reach-in cooler at cook line, raw lobster stored over mac and cheese.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At small flip top reach-in cooler on cook line, across from broiler, shrimp (67F - Cold Holding); salmon (57F - Cold Holding). Operator discarded shrimp, salmon out for rush. Warning

High Priority - 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. At cook line, no time marked on form. At server pass thru, no time marked on sour cream. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At fry station, fries (108F - Hot Holding). Operator discarded Corrective Action Taken Warning

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In salad reach-in cooler at wait station, milk not dated, opened sometime yesterday.

Intermediate - Handwash sink in disrepair, not functional. Handwash sink at far end of cook line/prep area not operating, water turned off due to leak. Warning

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. Operator has DBPR form, no employee signatures. Repeat Violation

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine at prep area, side wall at deflection plate has black mold-like substance.

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. At cook line, thawed fish in commercially processed reduced oxygen packaging.

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Multiple reach-in cooler and reach-in freezer gaskets, torn. Flip top reach-in cooler at cook line, shelf rusted. Repeat Violation

Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Wood used on floor under fryers. Also, tiles on cook line in disrepair. Repeat Violation

Basic - Floors, walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Wall and floor at fry station have grease and food residue. Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple reach-in cooler gaskets soiled. Fan on upper shelf at cook line and floor fan in dish area have dust build up. Shelf under prep table at cook line has build up. Sides of fryers on cook line have build up. Repeat Violation

Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Drink in reach-in cooler at fry station. Manager discarded. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Multiple reach-in coolers have standing water in bottom.

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. In wait station, bulk sugar container not labeled.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top reach-in cooler at end of cook line, hamburger (44F - Cold Holding); cut tomato (49F - Cold Holding); cheese (50F - Cold Holding); shrimp (45F - Cold Holding); salmon (49F - Cold Holding). Operator stated items have been in cooler 2.5 hours. Operator added ice to all items. In seafood cold holding bin on cook line, shrimp (48F - Cold Holding); fish (49F - Cold Holding). Ice added to items. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bibb under counter at dish area missing backflow preventer. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In bottom section of reach-in cooler at server station, employee food stored on top of container of seafood dip.

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

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Microwave at server side of pass thru window, rust on interior front plate.

Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Wood used on floor under fryers. Repeat Violation

Basic - Floors, walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Wall and floor at fryers, build up,of grease. Floor in storage area by grease filter machine, grease build up. Walls in walk-in cooler soiled. Repeat Violation

Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Salad flip,top reach-in cooler at server station missing ambient thermometer.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple reach-in cooler gaskets on cook line have build up. Side of fryer has grease build up. Table next to fryers, bottom shelf and side of table have build up. Repeat Violation

Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. In reach-in cooler next to fryers and reach-in cooler in server station. Also, employee drink on counter at pass thru window, server side. Drink moved. Corrective Action Taken

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. Employee on cook line plated fried fish with bare hands.

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 4 small flying insects on cook line and prep area. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler, raw shell eggs stored over cut onions. Manager moved eggs to bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In ice cooler at cook line, fish (57°F - Cold Holding); gator (56°F - Cold Holding); catfish (47°F - Cold Holding) Manager stated items placed out 2.5 hours earlier. Moved to reach-in freezer to rapidly cool. In top section in reach-in cooler, mac and cheese (57°F - Cold Holding). Manager moved bottom. Warning

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottles of sanitizer stored on lower shelf of cook line with buffalo sauce. Manager moved spray bottles. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bibb Nader dish counter missing backflow preventer.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on flip top reach-in cooler on cook line, staining. On lower shelf in prep area, wedge slicer has food debris on blade. Manager moved to be cleaned. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at handwash sink in server station. Manager supplied. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Floor walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Vents in dining room have dust build up. Wall and floor under triple sinks at dish area. Repeat Violation

Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Wood used on floor under fryers.

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing in in bottom of reach-in cooler at cook line and server station.

Basic - Stored food not covered. In walk-in freezer, plastic mesh bag of seafood boil stored on shelf. Manager placed in pan with lid. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Utensils in poor condition. 3 rubber spatulas have chipping on edges.