LA FONDA SPORTS BAR

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Establishment moved bathrooms to opposite of restaurant, added walk-in freezer, extended kitchen to outer wall, removed hallway. No plans submitted/approved. Advised Operator to submit plans/7005 application. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-07: Time Extended

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. At walk-in cooler; cooked beans (50F - Cooling); cooked potatoes (52F - Cooling); cooked mushroom soup (48F - Cooling); cooked pasta (50F - Cooling); house made tomato sauce (50F - Cooling); cooked corn (50F - Cooling). Operator stated cooling overnight, did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale. Warning

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. At walk-in cooler; cooked pork (80F - Cooling 2:50/72F 4:10). Operator stated cooling since 1:30, did not reach 70F within 2 hours. See stop sale. 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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm). Operator primed machine, retested at chlorine 100ppm. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled soiled dishes while washing and rinsing and loading dish machine then handled clean/sanitized dishes while removing from dishwasher without washing hands. Advised Operator of proper hand washing. Warning

High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched visibly soiled wiping cloth and then handled clean utensils and prepared food for customers without washing hands. Advised Operator of proper hand washing. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

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 touched visibly soiled wiping cloth and then handled clean utensils, prepared and packaged food for customers without washing hands. Advised Operator of proper hand washing. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At walk-in freezer; opened bag/case of raw bacon stored over fully cooked bacon. Operator moved raw bacon below cooked bacon. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk-in cooler; raw beef stored over cooked beans p. Advised Operator to store raw below ready to eat items. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At reach in cooler; hot dogs (45F - Cold Holding); milk (45F - Cold Holding). At Walk-in cooler; flan (50F - Cold Holding); sausage (50F - Cold Holding); raw salmon (50F - Cold Holding); cheese (50F - Cold Holding); heavy cream (50F - Cold Holding); cooked plantains (43F - Cold Holding); raw pork (55F - Cold Holding); cooked mushrooms (51F - Cold Holding); milk (50F - Cold Holding) Operator stated items not prepared or portioned today, held in cooler(s) more than 4 hours. At walk-in cooler; cut tomatoes (50F - Ambient Cooling); house made tomato salsa (51F - Ambient Cooling). At reach in cooler; cut tomatoes (52F - Ambient Cooling); heavy cream fruit cups (52F - Ambient Cooling); cut raw beef (52F - Ambient Cooling). Operator stated items prepared more than 4 hours prior, did not reach 41F within 4 hours. At walk-in cooler; cooked beans (50F - Cooling); cooked potatoes (52F - Cooling); cooked mushroom soup (48F - Cooling); cooked pasta (50F - Cooling); house made tomato sauce (50F - Cooling); cooked corn (50F - Cooling). Operator stated cooling overnight, did not reach 41F within 6 hours. At walk-in cooler; cooked pork (80F - Cooling 2:50/72F 4:10). Operator stated cooling since 1:30, did not reach 70F within 2 hours. See stop sale. Repeat Violation Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At reach in cooler; hot dogs (45F - Cold Holding); milk (45F - Cold Holding). At Walk-in cooler; flan (50F - Cold Holding); sausage (50F - Cold Holding); raw salmon (50F - Cold Holding); cheese (50F - Cold Holding); heavy cream (50F - Cold Holding); cooked plantains (43F - Cold Holding); raw pork (55F - Cold Holding); cooked mushrooms (51F - Cold Holding); milk (50F - Cold Holding) Operator stated items not prepared or portioned today, held in cooler(s) more than 4 hours. See Stop Sale. 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 (TPHC) has no time marking. Cooked sausage/house made spicy sauce/cooked pork/pooled raw shell eggs, no time mark. Operator stated held less than 4 hours, applied time mark. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. At walk-in cooler; cut tomatoes (50F - Ambient Cooling); house made tomato salsa (51F - Ambient Cooling); cut raw beef (52F - Ambient Cooling). At reach in cooler; cut tomatoes (52F - Ambient Cooling); heavy cream fruit cups (52F - Ambient Cooling). Operator stated items prepared more than 4 hours prior, did not reach 41F within 4 hours. See stop sale. Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At shelf over steam table; cooked plantains (108F - Hot Holding). Operator stated plantains reheated 20 minutes prior, added to time as a public health control, time marked. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at kitchen hand wash sink. Operator provided paper towels. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Establishment moved bathrooms to opposite of restaurant, added walk-in freezer, extended kitchen to outer wall, removed hallway. No plans submitted/approved. Advised Operator to submit plans/7005 application. Warning

High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched face while wiping and then handled clean equipment, utensils and food while preparing for customers without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning

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 touched visibly soiled wiping cloth and then handled clean equipment, utensils and food while preparing for customers without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk-in cooler; raw salmon stored over fully cooked sausage. Operator moved raw salmon below cooked sausage. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. At walk-in cooler; cooked pasta (47F - Cold Holding); cooked mushroom soup (47F - Cold Holding); cooked seafood soup (47F - Cold Holding). Operator stated not prepared or portioned today, held in cooler overnight. See stop sale. Repeat Violation Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At expo window; house made tomato salsa (58F - Cold Holding). Operator stated held at room temperature less than 4 hours/until served, added to time control plan/time marked. At walk-in cooler; cooked pasta (47F - Cold Holding); cooked mushroom soup (47F - Cold Holding); cooked seafood soup (47F - Cold Holding). Operator stated not prepared or portioned today, held in cooler overnight. See stop sale. Corrective Action Taken 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 (TPHC) has no time marking. At cook line; Pooled raw shell eggs/cooked pork/cooked sausage (TPHC), no time mark. Operator stated held less than 4 hours, advised Operator of proper use of time as a public health control (TPHC). Warning

Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At prep area; cooked pork (102F - Cooling 1:10/102F - Cooling 2:00). Operator stated cooling for 10 minutes, at this rate will not reach 70F within 2 hours, advised Operator of proper cooling. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Basic - Visibly soiled dry wiping cloth in use on cutting board at cook line. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee entered restaurant and then entered kitchen, put on gloves and began preparing food without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled soiled dishes while rinsing and placing into dishwasher and then handled clean utensils on cook line to prepare food without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee handled raw shrimp and then handled tortillas without washing hands. Operator discussed with employee who then washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk-in cooler; raw fish stored over cooked sausage. Operator moved raw fish below cooked sausage. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At bar reach in cooler; fresh garlic in oil (46F - Cold Holding). Operator stated not prepared or portioned today, held in cooler overnight. See Stop Sale. Repeat Violation Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At bar reach in cooler; fresh garlic in oil (46F - Cold Holding). Operator stated not prepared or portioned today, held in cooler overnight. See Stop Sale. At bar reach in cooler; milk (49F - Cold Holding); heavy cream (46F - Cold Holding). Operator stated items not prepared or portioned today, held in cooler 2 hours. At expo window; house made tomato salsa (55F - Cold Holding). Operator stated not prepared or portioned today, being held at room temperature 2 hours. Advised Operator items to be held at 41F, if not returned to 41F within 4 hours, to be discarded. 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 steam table; mushroom cream sauce (114F - Hot Holding); cooked sausage (123F - Hot Holding). Operator stated items reheated on stove prior to being placed in steam table, held for 1 hour, reheated to 174F/167F. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At Flip top cooler; coleslaw (56F - Ambient Cooling 9:55/54F 10:30). Operator stated coleslaw prepared 45 minutes prior, held in overfilled pan in make top, at this rate will not reach 41F within 4 hours, split into small containers and moved to walk-in cooler to facilitate faster cooling. At Prep area; raw pork (51F - Ambient Cooling 10:15am/54F 11:00am). Operator stated pork removed from walk-in cooler and cut 1 hour prior, at this rate will not reach 41F within 4 hours, moved to be fully cooked to a minimum of 145F for 15 seconds. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At kitchen hand wash sink; no paper towels. Operator provided. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. At walk-in cooler; cooked pasted no date mark. Operator stated pasta cooked two days prior, applied appropriate date mark. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. At walk in cooler; cooked seafood sauce (60F - Cooling); cooked cream sauce (62F - Cooling); cooked pepper and tomato sauce (58F - Cooling); cooked mushroom sauce (58F - Cooling) Per Operator items cooling overnight did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See Stop Sale Warning

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. At walk in cooler; cooked seafood sauce (60F - Cooling); cooked cream sauce (62F - Cooling); cooked pepper and tomato sauce (58F - Cooling); cooked mushroom sauce (58F - Cooling) Per Operator items cooling overnight did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See Stop Sale Warning

High Priority - Raw animal food not separated from ready-to-eat food during preparation. Raw beef prepped on table directly over containers containing flour and rice. Observed raw beef on lids of both flour and rice containers. Operator removed containers, washed and sanitized lids. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. At walk in cooler; raw shell eggs (50F - Ambient Air Temperature Cold Holding) Per Operator not prepared or portioned today Per Operator held in walk-in cooler since yesterday See Stop Sale Warning

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At walk in cooler: raw beef (48F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (48F - Cold Holding); raw pork (48F - Cold Holding); cooked chorizo (48F - Cold Holding); cooked beans (48F - Cold Holding); milk (48F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (48F - Cold Holding); liquid eggs (48F - Cold Holding); heavy cream (48F - Cold Holding); Per Operator was not prepared or portioned today Per Operator items held in walk-in cooler since yesterday Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. At walk in cooler; raw shell eggs (50F - Ambient Air Temperature Cold Holding) Per Operator not prepared or portioned today Per Operator held in walk-in cooler since yesterday See Stop Sale Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At walk in cooler: raw beef (48F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (48F - Cold Holding); raw pork (48F - Cold Holding); cooked chorizo (48F - Cold Holding); cooked beans (48F - Cold Holding); milk (48F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (48F - Cold Holding); liquid eggs (48F - Cold Holding); heavy cream (48F - Cold Holding); Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At steam table; cooked rice (121F - Hot Holding) Per Operator rice cooked prior to be in steam table less than 4 hours, reheated to 165F. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. At bar; Cleaning chemical stored in same container with beverages. Operator removed Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At Flip top cooler; cut tomatoes (49F - Ambient Cooling) since 9am at 10:16am 2nd temp at 11:34 49F. Per Operator tomatoes cut at 9am, at this rate will not reach 41F within four hours, placed in ice. Corrective Action Taken 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. See Violation(s) 03A. Warning

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food not maintained frozen solid in a freezer. At walk in freezer; Commercially packaged cooked vegetables (34F - Cold Holding); Commercially packaged cooked beef patty (34F - Cold Holding); Commercially packaged cooked plantains (34F - Cold Holding) 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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm). Operator primed machine, retested at chlorine 0ppm, set up triple sink to chlorine 100ppm. Corrective Action Taken Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At pan sitting on top of steam table; cooked pork chops (98°F - Hot Holding). Operator stated pork chops are cooked and then hot held until served, being held less than 3 hours, moved to grill to reheat to 165°F. Corrective Action Taken Warning

High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. At cook line; Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200+ppm). Operator diluted to chlorine 100ppm. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At kitchen; hand wash sink used to rinse avocado. Operator discussed with employee. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At bar hand wash sink; no paper towels. Operator provided paper towels. Corrected On-Site Warning

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 walk-in cooler; commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged salmon labeled to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and still in reduced oxygen package. Operator removed from package. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. At cook line; soiled dry wiping cloth in use on prep table. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. mushroom sauce 46-47 cooling overnight, seafood sauce 44 cooling overnight , creole sauce 44 cooling overnight, pasta 44 cooling overnight Warning

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. mushroom sauce 46-47 cooling overnight, seafood sauce 44 cooling overnight , creole sauce 44 cooling overnight, pasta 44 cooling overnight Warning

High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Arrezzio Extra Virgin Olive oil 1 gallon can severely dented at the seam. Warning

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw pork bacon stored over plantain bags in walk in freezer. Explained. Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from ambient temperature to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within four hours. See stop sale. Spicy sauce prepared onsite yesterday ( one of the ingredient is tomatoes) 47 in the center 47 around the edges ambient cooling overnight, pico 49 ambient cooling overnight, Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Spicy sauce prepared onsite yesterday ( one of the ingredient is tomatoes) 47 in the center 47 around the edges ambient cooling overnight, pico 49 ambient cooling overnight, Warning

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing on hose Bibb on cook line. Warning

High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Washcloth bucket chlorine over 200 ppm. Manager changed the solution. Chlorine 100 ppm Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink.at the front counter bar. Explained 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. Emailed one. Repeat Violation Warning

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 2 Lemon wedges soiled in the center of the blade. Warning

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink at the bar. Manager stocked. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning

Intermediate - Required employee training expired 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 - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Water damaged ceiling tiles in both restrooms Warning

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. In the kitchen Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Warning

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Warning

Basic - Food stored on floor. Squash bag on floor in walk in cooler, several boxes of meat stored on floor in walk in freezer. Warning

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Tongs and spoon in standing water on the burner. Water temperature 89 f. Explained Warning

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Table fan guard Warning

Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Avocados not washed before cutting.employee cutting avocados before washing. Explained and she washed the remaining avocados. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. In walk in cooler and on cook line. Warning

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm at front counter bar. Manager changed the solution.chlorine 100 ppm Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Large sugar container at the bar. Employee labeled Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw hamburger patty's stored over ready to eat potatoes in walk-in cooler. Operator reversed. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw chicken (51°F - Cold Holding); raw steak (52°F - Cold Holding); raw shrimp (52°F - Cold Holding) raw chicken (53°F - Cold Holding) mozzarella cheese (51°F - Cold Holding) Observed in flip top/reach-in cooler next to entrance to kitchen. Ambient temperature of cooler is 52°F. Chef states items have been in cooler for less than 4 hours. Chef added ice to items in cooler. Manager stated he would call for service on cooler. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed multiple food items stored on floor in walk-in cooler. Warning

Basic - Observed an employee eating in a food preparation area. Operator told employee to eat in dining area. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Working containers of salt removed from original container not identified by common name. Bartender labeled. Corrected On-Site Warning