CEVICHE BEACH & GRILL

High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee at bar handled cash payment from customer placing it in tip jar and without washing hands proceeded to grab sauce bottles and organize clean and sanitized silverware. Discussed with operator employee washed hands and placed silverware to be cleaned and sanitized. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishments license expired 12/1/2024 discussed with operator to renew license. Warning

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 shrimp stored over non commercially packaged portioned bags of French fries. Discussed with operator who moved French fries to top shelf. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk in cooler raw chicken stored over whole meat steak. Discussed storage practices with operator and provided poster to operator for storage practices. Operator moved chicken to bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top cooler at make line raw shrimp (49F - Cold Holding); raw calamari (51F - Cold Holding)per operator product out of temperature for approximately 15 minutes.Per operator product not portioned or prepared today. Advised operator to move product to freezer to chill. Corrective Action Taken Warning

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At mop sink in back of store no vacuum breaker. Discussed with operator. 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 walk in cooler gallon on milk not date marked per operator product opened Sunday. Discussed with operator who added date mark. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In kitchen on prep table cooked yuca (85 F - Cooling) at 2:50 per operator since 2:15 to 83F at 3:20. At this current rate of cooling product will not reach 70F within 2 hours; advised operator to remove plastic wrap and move to walk in cooler. In walk in cooler sliced tomatoes (54F - Cooling) at 2:35 since 2:00 to 53F at 3:00; at this current rate of cooling product will not reach 40F within 4 hours; advised operator to remove plastic wrap from container to allow airflow for product to cool faster. Corrective Action Taken Warning

Intermediate - Menu contains an item made with a raw/undercooked animal food as an ingredient and description of item does not inform consumer of raw/undercooked animal food ingredient. On menu items like ceviche not identified with asterisk. Discussed with operator. Warning

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In flip top cooler bowl with no handle used to portion products. Discussed with operator who removed bowl. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. In kitchen on flip top cooler employee drink with no lid stored above food. Discussed with operator who removed drink. Corrected On-Site Warning