CHECKERS #3271

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw bacon, cooked patties, hot dogs, brisket, chili, cut tomatoes, and cheese temping between 49-50F. Ice cream mix (50F - Cold Holding) ice cream mix is stored in machine near the fryers Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-07-10: Observed walk-in cooler ambient temperature at 49F. Cheese, hot dogs, beef brisket, whipped cream temping between 49-50F. Ice cream base in machine temping at 50F. Per person in charge no temperatures taken today. Unsure how long items been out of temp. Ice cream bases in walk-in cooler at 50F Admin Complaint

High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Observed eight tomatoes in walk-in cooler with visible mold like substance. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw bacon, cooked patties, hot dogs, brisket, chili, cut tomatoes, and cheese temping between 49-50F. Ice cream mix (50F - Cold Holding) ice cream mix is stored in machine near the fryers Warning

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed dust build up on vents in kitchen area.

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed ice bins stacked non-inverted next to ice machine.

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed expired license displayed. Person in charge confirmed current license is up to date.

Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Observed missing drain cover for drain by mop sink.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed cell phone on prep table in front of fryers. Employee moved it to designated location. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed watery build up behind soda machine not in used.

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed floor tiles cracked by Togo window to right of fryers. Repeat Violation

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed shortening stored on floor by fryers and by ice machine.

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up in freezer to left of fryers.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed grease build up on hood filters above flat top grill. Observed dust build up on walk-in cooler fans. Repeat Violation

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels on unused, clean containers above bread by entrance door. Repeat Violation

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler/ Ice bin.

Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed water leak behind ice machine.

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed mop not hanging upside down and placed directly in mop sink.

High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observed employee place frozen raw chicken with gloved hand into fry basket, then grabbed wrapped RTE food without washing hands or switching gloves. Spoke to employee who removed glove and washed hands. Corrective Action Taken

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

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese slices (47F) in reach in cooler on prep line in kitchen. Person in charge states has been out of temperature for less than 4 hours. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

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. No time marking on cut lettuce. Also, cut tomatoes missing time mark, only marked with prep date. Manager marked appropriately during inspection. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker on hose bibb at side of establishment. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Waste water on ground of establishment. Observed waste water on ground in front of only hand wash sink in establishment. Water leaking from mop sink when in use. Person in charge attempting to fix, unable to fix during inspection. Warning

High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Bucket sanitizer at cookline exceeded 500ppm.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice deflector in ice machine by walk in cooler is soiled. Inside nozzle of soda machine by drive thru window is soiled. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Establishment had no way to test dish machine.

Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Missing authorized signature on some. Also dated for five years instead of three.

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. To go drink cup used as scoop for hamburger seasoning.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone was placed on packaged buns near prep line.

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several floor tiles in walk in freezer were damaged. Repeat Violation

Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Large build up of grease on side and top of grease receptacle.

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer has accumulation of ice build up on walls and doorway. Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up of grease above fryer next to prep line. Lid of Reach in freezer that contains frozen hamburgers on prep line is soiled. Repeat Violation

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Cleaned containers above the triple sink had old labels on them.

Basic - Open dumpster lid.

Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Parmesan powder container reused for sugar.

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers were not inverted above prep line.

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 3 flying insects in kitchen.

High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Quaternary 0ppm), observed chemical bag empty. Operator replaced chemical. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In reach-in cooler at cook line, cheesecake (57F - Cold Holding); hot dog (51F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (53F - Cold Holding); cheese (51F - Cold Holding). Operator stated all items in reach-in cooler overnight. Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach-in cooler at cook line, cheesecake (57F - Cold Holding); hot dog (51F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (53F - Cold Holding); cheese (51F - Cold Holding). Operator stated all items in reach-in cooler overnight. Warning

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. On lower counter at make line, spray bottle of Clorox cleaner stored next to packets of marinara sauce. Operator moved to chemical storage. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bibb on outside of building near door, missing backflow preventer. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. On soda dispenser at drive thru, multiple flavor nozzle has build up. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Mop bucket and dust pan in front of handwash sink. Operator moved items. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor at handwash sink. Repeat Violation

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Multiple floor tiles are cracked or chipped.

Basic - Food stored on floor. In outside bun walk-in freezer, racks of buns stored on floor. Operator placed empty rack under all buns. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. At fry station, reach-in freezer has ice build up.

Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Reach-in cooler at cook line, no ambient thermometer.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of mop sink soiled. Gasket on cook line reach-in cooler soiled. Bottom of soda heads on dispenser at drive thru have mold-like substance. Vents on ice machine have dust build up. Repeat Violation

Basic - Open dumpster lid. One lid open on dumpster, lid open on grease receptacle. Operator closed all lids. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Two live roaches observed on box from today's delivery, in front of ice machine. One roach killed. Warning

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bibb on outside of building near side entrance missing backflow preventer. Also leaking.

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/ Manager present during inspection stated her certification expired last month, scheduled for exam but it was canceled. Also, no other Certified Food Manager present with 4 food handlers. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda dispenser at drive thru, multiple flavor nozzle has build up. Repeat Violation

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. On ice bin at soda dispenser by drive thru, top plate has black mold-like substance.

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Coat stored on bag-in-box soda near ice machine.

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor in outside walk-in cooler.

Basic - Floors, walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor behind cooking equipment, grease build up. Floor under soda dispenser, build up of debris. Floor in walk-in cooler, under shelves, soiled with residue. Fan covers in walk-in cooler have dust build up. Repeat Violation

Basic - Food stored on floor. In outside walk-in cooler, bread stored on floor. Repeat Violation

Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Grease receptacle at dumpster enclosure, overflowing. Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf under microwave by side entrance, build up of debris. Soda dispenser at drive thru, bottom of soda heads have build up. Repeat Violation

Basic - Open dumpster lid. One lid open . Also, missing plug. Repeat Violation

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Plastic container of seasoning above flattop, not labeled.

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In under counter reach-in cooler at cook line, cheese (47F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (49F - Cold Holding). Employee stated items have been in cooler overnight.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On make line, cheese (63F - Cold Holding). Manager stated cheese was brought from walk-in cooler recently. Cheese held on ice, ice is not touching pan. In under counter reach-in cooler at cook line, cheese (47F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (49F - Cold Holding). Employee stated items have been in cooler overnight. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Two cases of chemical stored on ice machine.

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Splitter at mop sink by office area, missing backflow preventer on non chemical dispenser side.

Intermediate - Food service manager not certified within 30 days of employment. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Manager present stated she has been employed two months, no Certified Food Manager certification

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. On soda dispenser at drive thru, multiple flavor nozzle has build up. Interior of reach-in freezer at fry station has build up of food debris. Repeat Violation

Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Missing in outside unisex restroom.

Basic - Floors, walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor behind ice machine and by walk-in cooler has build up. Floor in walk-in cooler under storage shelves. Fan covers in walk-in cooler have build up. Repeat Violation

Basic - Food stored on floor. In outside storage room, bag-in-box soda stored on floor. In outside bun walk-in freezer, fries stored on floor. Repeat Violation

Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Build up of grease on ground at dumpster enclosure. Repeat Violation

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Hamburger slide top reach-in freezer at cook line, ice build up. Repeat Violation

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave over cook line reach-in freezer has encrusted residue. Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Lower shelf of make line soiled with food debris. At drive thru soda dispenser, bottom of soda heads have mold-like substance. Ice cream dispenser by cook line, plate at nozzle area has black mold-like substance. Interior of unused ice bin at secondary drive thru, soiled. Repeat Violation

Basic - Open dumpster lid. Also, plug missing.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach-in cooler at cook line, hotdogs (48F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (51F - Cold Holding); cheesecake (54F, 52 - Cold Holding); sliced cheese (52F, 54 - Cold Holding). All items in reach-in cooler overnight per manager. On top rail of make line, cut tomato (57F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (59F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items on make line for a short time. Manager placed on ice. Warning

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple flavor and cherry coke nozzles at drive thru soda dispenser. Tomato slicer on lower shelf at make line has food debris. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap in restroom.

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor at cookline soiled.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Rack of buns stored on floor at end of make line.

Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Grease and unbagged trash on ground in dumpster enclosure. Repeat Violation

Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Hood filters over flattop missing slats.

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Slide top reach-in freezers at cookline and door area of walk-in freezer, ice build up.

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Top of microwave interior has encrusted splatter debris.

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

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of ups on floor near ice machine.