SAM'S CAFE AND GRILL

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 handle lettuce with bare hand, person in charge spoke to employee. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee washing dishes with soapy water then rinsing and placing to air dry with no sanitizing step, person in charge stopped employee. Explained proper triple sink set up. Person in charge will rewash dishes with sanitizing step. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed chemical spray bottle stored with single service items. Chemical placed in appropriate location. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Person in charge unable to provide proof of CFM for establishment during inspection. Warning

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Person in charge unable to provide proof of training for any employee during inspection. Warning

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone and glasses stored on microwave. Person in charge removed. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Faucet piece missing at triple sink. Person in charge added, but still leaking. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall observed by triple sink.

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

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine stored in reach in cooler above food. Person in charge moved to appropriate location. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Kibbeh in reach in freezer stored in direct contact with to go style bag.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken on line at 116F. Person in charge began reheating. Corrective Action Taken

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

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen items thawing at room temperature. Person in charge moved to reach in cooler. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer raw beef skewers no longer commercially packaged stored over ready to eat items. Person in charge began rearranging. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Shell eggs in container at cookline at 68F ambient. Person in charge states has been out for 1 hour, moved to reach in cooler. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bowl in front hand wash sink. Item was removed. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on clean plate. Also employee cigarettes stored on bag in box soda. Person in charge removed. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Muffins for customer self service missing minimum labeling.

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

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket at 0ppm, person in charge remade to 100ppm. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Non food grade Scraper tool laying on ice in ice machine. Operator stated he was breaking up ice that was frozen together. Stop Sale

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Three spray bottles containing toxic substance stored next to single service items under front counter. Operator removed spray bottles of cleaners to properly store. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Food contaminated by unsanitized equipment or utensil. See stop sale. Non food grade Scraper tool laying on ice in ice machine. Operator stated he was breaking up ice that was frozen together. Operator removed scraper tool. See Stop Sale

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple filters in hood system above grill soiled/ dusty

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single use plastic forks stored in bucket at condiment tray at counter not inverted. Operator inverted plastic forks Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef not commercially packaged stored over ready to eat french fries. Operator removed raw beef to properly store Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200ppm) in back kitchen area. Operator remade solution and retested at 100ppm Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board at flip top reach-in cooler across from stove soiled/ stained. Also, portable cutting board in prep area soiled/ stained

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Soup in reach in cooler across from stove prepared Friday not date marked. Operator date marked soup. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled Spray bottle containing toxic substance stored on shelf near triple sink. Operator labeled spray bottle of bleach Corrected On-Site

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler across from stove.

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored above ready to eat canned mushrooms in fridge. Also, raw chicken stored over ready to eat pork in reach-in cooler across from fridge. Operator properly stored raw beef and chicken in both cooler and fridge Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from grill soiled/stained

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without handle used to dispense rice. Operator removed bowl Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of reach-in cooler across from fridge soiled

Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Reuse of single use bread bag to store frozen chicken