Cozy Corner Cafe, 2425 N Courtney Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: COZY CORNER CAFE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 2425 N Courtney Pkwy, Merritt Island, FL 32953
License #: 1504001
Total inspections: 19
Last inspection: 09/30/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • No Violations Were Observed
09/30/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Dish person handled inside of drinking glasses. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. **Warning**
  • Basic - Several small Holes in walls, prep area **Warning**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Butter re-served to customers. **Repeat Violation** **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. 0 ppm, primed 100 ppm at recheck. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. **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. Handled toasted bagel. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee with infected sore/cut/burn/wound on hand or wrist without two layers of impermeable protection on the wound is handling food, clean equipment or utensils, or unwrapped single-service items. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Rinsed blueberries. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Dish area **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. All lines must be filled. **Warning**
07/29/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Hole in wall. Behind co2 tanks **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Butter re-served to customers. Butter pats on table put back in cooler to be reserved.
  • High Priority - Cheese/milk/creamer/other dairy products cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Non shelf stable creamer packets on tables 71° operator willingly discarded.
  • 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. Server touching toast to butter.
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Clorox clean up by onions on shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Employee restroom **Repeat Violation**
4/30/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Hole in wall. By co2 tanks in dry storage area. **Warning**
2/4/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Hole in wall. Dry storage area **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Employee restroom.
2/4/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Jugs of oil. **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hole in wall. By co2 tanks in dry storage area. **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Flour container **Warning**
  • Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour sugar under steam table. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. Emailed operator form. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chicken salad **Warning**
11/21/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/19/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils./ employee drink on slicer cooks line **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food re-served to customers./ butter pats on table left from customer to customer/ waitress took corrective action discarded the butter **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed.chlorine in the wiping cloths waite station **Corrected On-Site**
12/19/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit./cooks line reach in cooler Repeat Violation.
  • No plan review submitted and renovations done/establishment added 42 seats with a small waite station coffee hot hold ,cut lemons back room with small prep area to cut fruit on weekends both rooms havee refrigeration and storage
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands./before putting on gloves Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of lettuce reach-in cooler moderately soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit./ whole shell eggs no time marking chef states put out at 9 am will discard at at 1 pm
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle./bleach Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit./whooe shell eggs cooks line Repeat Violation.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses./several on cooks line Repeat Violation.
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - hot water at cooks line employee hand washing sink is at 81 degrees f Corrected On Site.now at b109 degrees f
  • Critical - observed there was employee training most employees certifications expired
10/17/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Food thermometer not accurate within +/- 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Plus 8 degrees. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Cooks line reach in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ceiling tiles soiled with accumulated water stains. Back storage.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. RIC by handwashing sink.
  • Critical - Observed moderate accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Back storage area . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw beef and raw pork sausage stored over cooked food in cooks line reach in. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw whole shell eggs at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Found at 67 F. Corrected On Site. utilizing time as a public health control.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment. knife stored betwee RIC and counter top.
  • Critical - Raw whole shell eggs held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Pot pies and cooked potatos.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. Behind A/C.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses./server counter
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 PPM. Corrected On Site. 100 PPM
5/8/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength.Observed chemical sanitizier hose disconnected. Corrected On Site, 50 ppm chlorine residual on plate surface.
  • Observed 1/2 full grease barrel missing lid. Corrected On Site.
11/22/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures in two door reachin refrigerator.NOTE:Operator state repairman cleaned and recharged system on unit.
  • Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours.Partial cooked,soft bacon cooked two hours ago ,noted 86 DEGREES F cooling at pre line. Corrected On Site.Removed and placed in freezer to complete cooling.
  • Observed door gasket torn/in disrepair on small reach in freezer at cook line.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Cooked foods,leftover soup 43-44 DEGREES F,thawed mahi mahi cold holding 43-44 DEGREES F. in two reachin refrigerator.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle,[bleach] at dish table. Corrected On Site.
5/27/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container.Spoon handle intuna fish and scoop handle touching sliced boiled potatoes in two door refrigerator. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food not reviewed annually.*MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF REVIEW WITH ALL FOOD WORKERS INCLUDING WAITRESSES.
  • Observed employee,cook, with no hair restraint. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed black colored reach in freezer gasket cracked/in disrepair at cook line.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses;stored on handle of oven. Corrected On Site.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.Wet dishware/glasses drying on linen towels in dish room.
  • Observed unnecessary persons in the food storage area.Establishment's womens restroom access is through dry food storeroom.This practice has Been allowed for several years.RECOMMEND FREEZERS AND REFRIGERATORS BE KEPT LOCKED.
1/18/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor,cases pancake mix. Corrected On Site.
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength at waitress station. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue on interior wall and dust on fan cover in two door cook's reachin refrigerator.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on food storage floor below shelves.
8/20/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in storeroom upright freezers.
  • Critical. Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food not reviewed annually.Last review 12/2008.
  • Observed grease on the ground around grease receptacles sitting on concrete blocks.
  • Observed unnecessary persons are allowed access to food store room,for access to ladies restroom.This process has been permitted for several years.Recommend freezers and refrigerator be kept locked.
4/16/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed employee,dishwasher dry hands on cloth towel after washing. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed unnecessary persons are allowed acess to the food storage room,for acess to women's restroom.This process has been allowed for several years.Recommend freezers and storage refrigerator be kept locked.
10/22/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 5/14/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 12/23/2008Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
No report available. 7/23/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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