RUBY TUESDAY

High Priority - Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. Floor drain backed up onto floor at handwash sink near door on cook line. One of two handwash sinks on cook line. Employees are walking through waste water on cook line.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked corn 53 F at buffet bar. Manager voluntarily discarded at time of inspection. 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. Cheese sauce 107 F- retemp 164 F in steam well, manager reheated at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun at bar.

Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Pipe at handwash sink is draining onto floor. Manager turned off water to handwash sink.

Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. For high temp dish machine. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at handwash sink on cook line, manager replaced at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Manager provided photo copies of food handler certifications. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding in disrepair throughout kitchen. Repeat Violation

Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on wall, manager removed and cleaned area. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee prepping food with no hair restraint, employee placed on hair net at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting next to dry storage. Repeat Violation

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Throughout kitchen.

Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Throughout kitchen.

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

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwaves on cook line.

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

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on containers next to dry storage. Repeat Violation

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of plastic forks on floor near bar, manager removed at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Pipe at handwash sink is draining onto floor. Manager turned off water to handwash sink. Repeat Violation

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 1 live fly near dish machine, manager removed and cleaned at time of inspection. Corrective Action Taken Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: 3 flies on wall near walk in cooler, manager removed and sanitized area. Time Extended Corrected On-Site

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach in kitchen near machine 3 live roaches under prep sink Manager removed 1 roach at time of inspection. Corrective Action Taken Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: 1 live roach in ceiling light. Time Extended

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Hot high temp dish machine. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: Time Extended

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Manager provided copies of food handler certifications. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tile in disrepair above ice machine. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding broken near walk in cooler. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 4 dead roaches in lobby 3 dead roach under prep sink Manager cleaned at time of inspection. Corrective Action Taken Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: 1 dead roach in lobby 1 dead roach near bar Manager cleaned at time of inspection. Time Extended Corrected On-Site

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Tape on walk in cooler door handle and on reach in cooler door at bar. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting above prep table. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Throughout kitchen. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tile in disrepair throughout kitchen. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Near bar. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up in reach in freezer and walk in freezer. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on containers above prep table. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: Time Extended

High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 1 live fly near dish machine, manager removed and cleaned at time of inspection. Corrective Action Taken Warning

High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. near dish machine 6 ants above back door 3 ants under prep table across from walk in cooler Warning

High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach in kitchen near machine 3 live roaches under prep sink Manager removed 1 roach at time of inspection. Corrective Action Taken Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ham 47 F, cheese 47 F, Sour cream 54 F, cut leafy greens 56 F, cut tomatoes 57 F, cheese 56 F, chicken 56 F in reach in cooler next across from grill. pasta 53 F, rice 54 F at salad buffet. Employee placed items on ice. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on prep coolers. Repeat Violation Warning

Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Hot high temp dish machine. Warning

Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Manager provided copies of food handler certifications. Warning

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine. Warning

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tile in disrepair above ice machine. Warning

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Air conditioning vents soiled. Warning

Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding broken near walk in cooler. Warning

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on prep coolers. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 4 dead roaches in lobby 3 dead roach under prep sink Manager cleaned at time of inspection. Corrective Action Taken Warning

Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Tape on walk in cooler door handle and on reach in cooler door at bar. Warning

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee prepping food with no beard guard. Warning

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting above prep table. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Throughout kitchen. Warning

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

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Near bar. Warning

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up in reach in freezer and walk in freezer. Warning

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of equipment. Warning

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on containers above prep table. Warning

Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket sanitizer bucket stored on shelf with rice, manager removed sanitizer bucket at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Water from ice machine draining onto floor, manager turned off ice machine. Water is no longer draining onto floor. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket tested 0 ppm quaternary ammonium, manager remade tested 200 ppm quaternary ammonium. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Potato salad 46 F at salad bar. Repeat Violation Warning

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Sent to operator at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on cook line. Soda gun at bar. Repeat Violation 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. 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. Warning

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on cook line. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Dented can of oranges in dry storage. Warning

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink next to soda machine. Warning

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee food on phone on cooler at bar. Warning

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Prepping food with no hair restraint. Warning

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting near dry storage. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Warning

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Throughout kitchen. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Food stored on floor. Ice on floor in walk in freezer. Warning

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on the side of grill. Warning

Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket on shelf with oil. 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. Dish machine tested 0 ppm, advised operator to set up 3 Compartment Sink until dish machine is working properly. Warning

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 pick up mozzarella stick with bare hand. Warning

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

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut tomatoes 45 F- retemp 43 F, chicken 45 F -retemp 43 F, sausage 46 F- retemp 43 F, fish 46 F-retemp 43 F in walk in cooler. Operator placed items on ice. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Time not on chart for salad bar. Warning

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on cook line. 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. Warning

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical spray bottle not labeled over mop sink. Warning

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on cook line. Warning

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Containers wet nesting next to dry storage. Warning

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

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven door handle. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave on cook line. Warning

Basic - Open dumpster lid.

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Coffee filters not protected over coffee machine. Warning

Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Leaking pipe at handwash sink on cook line. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Warning

Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket on the floor, operator removed at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Ruby Tuesday's Captain's Boil Sauce underneath counter near dry storage area. Warning

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live in kitchen on cooksline Warning

High Priority - Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. Observed when hand sink is running water, floor drain has a backup at the hand sink on far end of cooksline near grills. Employees are currently working on the cooksline where water drains onto floor. The hand sink in disrepair has been blocked off and unusable. There is a second hand sink on the opposite end of the cooksline that can be used while the other hand sink is being repaired. Admin Complaint

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. Ruby Tuesday's Captain's Boil Sauce underneath counter near dry storage area. (35 lbs.) Warning

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed stained cutting boards Warning

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed large plastic container of dishes on floor in front of hand sink in dish area Warning

Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Observed operators not using Ruby Tuesday: Emergency Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) Procedure submitted and approved. No time stamped on bottom on Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) at bar salad buffet Warning

Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed on lid of large ice machine Warning

Basic - Ceiling, ceiling tiles, and vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Warning

Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Observed throughout back kitchen area Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair and/or in disrepair. Observed throughout back kitchen area Warning

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Warning

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Warning

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed plastic containers wet and stacked together Warning

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed bottom of back kitchen door with gap leading to the outside. Warning

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed shelves in dry storage area with old food debris Warning

Basic - Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. Back kitchen area Warning

Basic - Observed Open dumpster lid. Warning

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed coffee filters in container opened on top shelf. Near cooksline Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed pipe under hand sink water leaking on floor when turned in. Near dish machine area and pipe underneath dish machine Warning