DON RAMON RESTAURANT

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In walk in cooler cooked ground beef (46F - Cooling) at 2:15 since previous day, at this current rate of cooling product never reached 41F within 6 hours see stop sale. Warning

High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Server entered kitchen with dirty dishes and after without washing hands server handled single service to go containers, discussed with operator employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site 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 handled trash can and without washing hands employee handled pan containing fish, discussed with operator employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler raw fish stored directly above lettuce and cut tomatoes, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In walk in cooler cooked ground beef (46F - Cooling) at 2:15 since previous day, at this current rate of cooling product never reached 41F within 6 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. Next to flat top stove on table cooked onions (92F - Hot Holding) per operator product prepared approximately 30 minutes ago and held at room temperature until served, discussed with operator who moved product back to stove to reheat to 165F+. In oven that was turned off cooked chicken (130F - Hot Holding) per operator product was prepared approximately 2 hours ago and left in oven, discussed with operator who turned oven on to reheat chicken to 165+F. On stove top cooked yuca (130F - Hot Holding) per operator product finished cooking approximately 2 hours ago, discussed with operator who turned oven stove top burner up to reheat product to 165F+. Corrective Action Taken Warning

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. In kitchen on storage rack next to meat slicer bottle of degreaser stored above bin of flour, discussed with operator who removed bottle. 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. In walk in cooler cooked beef (76F - Cooling) at 1:40 since 12:00 to 72F at 2:00, at this current rate of cooling product will not reach 70F within 2 hours, discussed with operator who moved product to walk in freezer to rapid chill. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In reach in cooler bowl with no handle used to portion raw chicken, discussed with operator who removed bowl. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. In kitchen reach in cooler at cook line under window and 2 door tall boy reach in cooler door handles and gaskets soiled, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. Repeat Violation Warning

Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. In reach in cooler cloth used to keep plantains moist, discussed with operator who removed cloth. Corrected On-Site Warning

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 added small server station for preparing glasses of ice water, no handwashing sink provided at server station, server station is located in customer dining area in front of managers office, servers must wash hands inside of kitchen, exit kitchen through doors walk to through portion of customer dining room to access server station to make and prepare ice waters. Discussed with operator to submit plan review and provided 7005 application . Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-17: Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2025-08-18: Operator waiting for reply from plan reviewer - Montrail Harris Time Extended

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 added small server station for preparing glasses of ice water, no handwashing sink provided at server station, server station is located in customer dining area in front of managers office, servers must wash hands inside of kitchen, exit kitchen through doors walk to through portion of customer dining room to access server station to make and prepare ice waters. Discussed with operator to submit plan review and provided 7005 application . Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-17: Time Extended

High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Servers entering kitchen from customer dining room and without washing hands servers are handling plates of bread to take to customer tables, discussed with operator employees washed hands. Corrected On-Site 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. Server wiped mouth with hand and without washing hands server handled clean plate of customers food to serve to customer, discussed with operator employee 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 handled personal drinking bottle and visibly soiled cloth, without washing hands employee handled bowl of French fries, discussed with operator employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Food contaminated by employees/consumers and operator continued to serve food. See stop sale. Employee entered server expo station and wet cloth with water to clean pants and shoes after squeezed water into ice bin, discussed with operator who educated employee, see stop sale of ice. Warning

High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Approximately 10 live small flying insects landing on ceiling, walls and trash cans, discussed with operator to eliminate flying insects and clean and sanitize areas. Admin Complaint

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In walk in freezer non commercially packaged plastic wrapped fish stored directly above non commercially packaged bag of plantains, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler Raw chicken and raw beef stored over cooked shredded beef, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In reach in cooler metal pan of breaded raw chicken stored over raw beef, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. At dish washing area spray bottle of insect pesticide stored directly with clean and sanitized dishes, discussed with operator who removed bottle. At server expo station windex stored above ice storage bin, discussed with operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In reach in cooler portioned cooked beef (53F - Cooling)at 2:20 since 1:50 to 52F at 2:55, at this current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 4 hours, discussed with operator who move product to shallow pans and moved to walk in cooler to rapid chill. In walk in cooler to.er large metal pan of cooked chicken (50F - Cooling)at 2:35 since 12:35 to 51F at 2:55, at this current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 6 hours operator removed lid and moved to walk in freezer. Corrective Action Taken Warning

Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ 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 added small server station for preparing glasses of ice water, no handwashing sink provided at server station, server station is located in customer dining area in front of managers office, servers must wash hands inside of kitchen, exit kitchen through doors walk to through portion of customer dining room to access server station to make and prepare ice waters. Discussed with operator to submit plan review and provided 7005 application . Warning

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in cooler doors heavily soiled with food and grease debris, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. Warning

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on flip top cooler at end of cook line heavily grooved and no longer cleanable, discussed with operator. Warning

Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. Employee drinking at cook line, discussed with operator who educated employee. Warning

Basic - Food stored on floor. In kitchen employee preparing potatoes, storing bucket on floor, discussed with operator who educated employee and removed bucket of potatoes from floor. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler low boy under cook line interior is soiled with mold slime like substance, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize cooler. 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 Reach in Cooler; Shrimp (47F - Cooling)since 10:00am @3:35pm,2nd temperature 50F @4:00pm Food did not reach 41F or lower within 6 hours. See stop Sale 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. At Cookline; Employee wiped sweat from face with back of gloves then handled clean utensils without removing gloves and washing hands. Educated employee who washed hands Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. At Dishwashing Area; Approximately 15 small flying insects seen landing on dirty dishes and waste foods. Advised operator to rid establishment of small flying insects. Warning

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; Raw opened beef over bread Discussed with operator who removed Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At Reach-in Cooler; Raw squid over empanadas. Discussed with operator who removed At Reach-in Cooler; Raw beef over ready to eat onions Discussed with operator who removedCorrected On-Site Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. At Reach-in Cooler; Raw portioned burger over raw fish. Discussed with operator who removed Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At Walk-in Freezer; Raw opened chicken over raw beef Discussed with operator who removed Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. At Walk-in Freezer; Uncovered fish exposed to splash from ice build up. Warning

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. At Reach in Cooler; Shrimp (47F - Cooling)since 11:00am @3:35pm,2nd temperature 50F @4:00pm Food did not reach 41F or lower within 6 hours. Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At Cookline; yucca (105F - Hot Holding) Per operator held since 10am at 3:45pm Food held for more than 6 hours. At Steam Table; chicken (120F - Hot Holding) Chicken held in overfilled container Per operator chicken held for more six hours 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. At Reach-in Cooler; slice tomatoes (47F - Cooling)since 1pm @2:35pm, 2nd temperature 47F at 4:04pm. At this current rate food will not reach a temperature of 41F or below within four hours. Discussed with operator who moved to quick chill 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 Cookline; yucca (105F - Hot Holding) Per operator held since 10am at 3:45pm Food held for more than 6 hours. See stop sale At Kitchen; Rice (122F - Hot Holding); chicken (119F - Hot Holding); cooked onions (98F - Hot- Holding) Per Operator foods were held for 30 minutes. Discussed with operator who moved foods to reheat to 165F+ At Steam Table; chicken (120F - Hot Holding) Chicken held in overfilled container Per operator chicken held for more six hours See stop sale At Cookline; plaintains (123F - Hot Holding) Per operator food held for less than 15 minutes Discussed with operator who moved to reheat to 165F+ Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. At Kitchen; Chemical stored above clean utensils Discussed with operator who removed Corrected On-Site 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. No vomit clean up poster or kit provided. Email operator poster 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. No employee agreement for one new employee hired the last 60 days 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; Several food prepared and held for more than 24 hours not date marked Educated operator who started correcting Corrective Action Taken Warning

Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. At Walk-in Freezer; Uncovered fish exposed to splash from ice build up. See stop sale Warning