Blackwater Bistro, 5147 Elmira St, Milton, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: BLACKWATER BISTRO
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 5147 Elmira St, Milton, FL 32570
License #: 6701479
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: 1/21/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

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  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. Women's restroom
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. In kitchen .
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. By cookline.
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. In kitchen .
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Handle broken on Reach in cooler by can storage.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Container of chicken wings thawing in standing water. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler. Beef over shrimp in reach in cooler by cookline. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Potato salad in walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Slicer blade guard soiled with old food debris.
1/21/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area/kitchen/wait station, napkins. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walkin cooler at 47°f, turned down thermostat and temperature at 41°f at end of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment, next to steamwell. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Cooked rice/pasta cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice at 77°f next to steamwell, product discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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 phone then proceeded to food preparation. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken 46°f hamburger patties 46°f beef 46°f noodles 46°f in walkin cooler.
  • Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Walkin cooler thermometer at 34°f actual is 41°f. **Corrected On-Site**
7/25/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse above pans. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with clean or in-use utensils. Stainless steel cleaner next to pans. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink, cookline. **Corrected On-Site**
3/14/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor, beef baguette in walkin freezer.
  • Observed small black refrigerator bottom cracked/missing piece.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in dining room, tea/water pitchers on mantel in bar area Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided. Corrected On Site.
10/4/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
5/1/2012Complaint FullCall Back - Complied
  • Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, fire safety, bathroom requirements or other related requirements. Establishment has 168 seats licensed for 75.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in dessert refrigerator.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands, handling cellphone. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cordon blue at 49 degrees fahrenheit chicken parmesan at 52 degrees fahrenheit in reachin cooler for less than 4 hours.
3/1/2012Complaint FullWarning Issued
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Employees putting lemons on cups with bare hand.
  • Observed dusty vent covers in walkin cooler.
  • Critical - Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, barehand contact.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
10/18/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in dessert refrigerator.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Employee handling bread. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Observed debris on walkin freezer floor.
  • Critical - Observed dented/rusted cans.
  • Critical - Observed employee blowing in glove before putting it on. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, barehand contact.
  • Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food, watch.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing, towel in handsink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area, sugar next to dessert refrigerator.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in walkin cooler, butter.
5/5/2011Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Steaks at 50 degrees fahrenheit chicken at 50 degrees fahrenheit meatballs at 48 degrees fahrenheit for more t an 4 hours, products discarded.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Reachin cooler cookline at 48 degrees fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in refrigerator next to can rack.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor, bread walkin freezer.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area, sugar/flour container lid not on.
  • Critical. Observed employee handling soiled equipment or utensils then engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands, dishwasher handling soiled dishes to clean. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed soiled walkin cooler shelf beer side.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets, cookline.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head. Repeat Violation.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Utensils in white buckets not inverted.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment, knife. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ceiling soiled with beer spray, walkin cooler.
  • Critical. Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, handwashing procedures.
1/13/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening, several containers in walkin cooler.
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, lasagna in reachin cooler some dated some are not.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin cooler next to can rack.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of black mold like substance in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer arm.
  • Critical. Observed live flies in kitchen.
7/7/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength, 0 ppm waitress area. Repeat Violation.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, womens restroom. Corrected On Site.
  • Hood not cleaned to bare metal prior to surfaces becoming heavily contaminated with grease or oily sludge. For reporting purposes only, cleaning scheduled for Tuesday.
1/21/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in small reachin cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin cooler cookline next to wall.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food(brisket) thawed in standing water.
  • Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on small reachin cooler cookline unit in poor repair.
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength, 0 ppm waitress area.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses, cookline.
  • Observed cleaned wiping cloth that has food debris/soil, hanging on apron.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner, cookline utensils not inverted next to upright freezer.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing, ice in handsink waitress area.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashingbowl in handsink dishwashing area.
8/25/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/30/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 2/5/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 12/22/2008Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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