Country Chicken & Fish, 1263 Kathleen Rd, Lakeland, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Country Chicken & Fish
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1263 Kathleen Rd, Lakeland, FL 33805
License #: 6302348
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 10/20/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Clean the grease from the floor beneath the deep friers. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease. Clean the grease from the walls behind the heat lamps, around the deep friers and beneath the hand-washing sink. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler. Clean the crumbs from the inside of the reach-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
10/20/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Clean the grease from the exterior surfaces of the deep friers.
  • Basic - Floor tiles missing. Replace the missing floor tiles in the walk-in cooler.
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Clean the grease from the floor beneath the deep friers.
07/09/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Clean grease from the floor beneath the deep friers.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease. Clean the grease from the walls, next to the deep friers and beneath the hand-washing sink.
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Provided copy of the "Big Five" handout.
  • Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Label the open containers, of frozen foods, with the dates they are originally opened.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Clean the food crumbs from the inside of the reach-in freezer.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Label repackaged, refrigerated foods with the dates they are originally repackaged.
1/13/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Clean the accumulated grease from the exterior surfaces of the deep fries, lamps, and table shelves.
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Clean grease from the floor beneath the deep fliers.
  • Basic - Improper storage of maintenance equipment that interferes with cleaning. Empty dirty-mop water into the mop sink after each use.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease. Clean the grease from the wall beneath the three-compartment sink.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. Remind employees to wash hands every time they change gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
9/3/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Clean the grease from the floor beneath the cook-line equipment.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in reach-in freezer. Keep all frozen foods covered inside the reach-in freezer.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease. Clean the grease from the wall behind the three-compartment sink.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin. Clean the inside surfaces of the ice machine.
6/13/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered. Cover foods in the reach-in freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Clean the grease from the floor beneath the deep friers.
  • Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. Remove the ice dam around the door of the walk-in freezer.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease. Clean the grease from the wall behind the deep friers.
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Remind employees to wash hands, and change disposable-plastic gloves, every time they change food-preparation activities. This should reduce the possible spread of shigella, e-coli, norovirus, salmonella, and hepatitis A.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Label the trays of cooked gizzards with the date they are originally placed in the walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
1/24/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Remind employees to wash hands every time thet change gloves. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed grease accumulated on kitchen floor. Clean grease from the floor beneath the deep friers.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease. Clean grease from the wall next to, and beneath, the three-compartment sink.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Label repackaged and trayed foods, in the walk-in cooler, with the date they are repackaged.
9/12/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. Clean the grease from the hood above the deep friers.
  • Observed build-up of food debris on nonfood-contact surface. Lean the exterior of the prepline-refrigerator doors.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Clean the grease from the exterior surfaces of the table next to the deep friers.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employees must wash hands every time they change their gloves.
  • Observed grease accumulated on kitchen floor. Clean the grease from the floor beneath the deep friers.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Do not scoop beans with a bowl; provide a scoop with a handle. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Remove the ice dams, from the floor and door jamb of the walk-in freezer.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Repair the door latch on the walk-in cooler door.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Clean the drip tray beneath the drink dispenser.
  • Critical - Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination. Transfer corn starch, from the open bag, to a clean, covered container.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Repackaged, refrigerated-food containers must be labeled with the date they are repackaged.
5/2/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. Clean the grease from the hood filters.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Clean the inside surfaces of the mop sink.
  • Observed grease accumulated on kitchen floor. Clean the grease from the floor beneath the deep friers.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Clean the food splash from the outside of the reach-in refrigerator.
  • Critical - Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination. Transfer corn starch, from the open bag, to a clean, covered container.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease. Clean the grease from the backsplash behind the deep friers.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Repackaged, refrigerated foods must be labeled with 7-day-date labels.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Label the bulk-storage container of flour with its common name.
11/29/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Install a numerically-scaled thermometer in the prep-area refrigerator.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. Clean the flour from the floor
  • Observed grease accumulated on kitchen floor. Clean the grease from the floor beneath the deep friers.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease. Clean the grease from the wall next to the deep friers.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Label the bulk-storage container of flour with the common name of its contents.
9/20/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Keep CO2 tanks secured in place, so that they cannot be knocked over.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. Clean the grease from the hood filters.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Clean the food splash from the outside surfaces of the refrigerators.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Clean the grease from the exterior surfaces of the deep friers.
  • Observed grease accumulated on kitchen floor. Clean grease from the floor beneath the deep friers.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. Clean the food splash from the inside of the microwave oven. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease. Clean the grease from the wall, and window screen, above the handwashing sink.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Mark trays and plastic containers, of chicken and fish, with 7-day-date labels. The labels are intended to indicate by when to serve, or discard, the food item.
3/15/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Label squeeze bottles with the common nanes of their contents.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Remove the ice dam from the floor of the walklin cooler.
  • Critical. Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Provide sanitizing solution, of two-capfuls bleach per gallon of water, for the storage of wiping cloths between uses.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Do not leave wet-wiping cloths lying on countertops; store them in sanitizing buckets between uses.
  • Critical. Observed soil buildup inside ice bin. Clean the inside of the ice-machine-storage bin.
  • Observed grease accumulated on kitchen floor. Clean the grease from the fllor beneath the deep friers.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. Clean the grease from the hoods above the deep friers.
10/21/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface./ above fryers.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor./outside storage.
4/7/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Violation: 22-24-1 Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles.
  • Violation: 23-03-1 Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface./ hood filters
  • Violation: 25-04-1 Observed single-service items stored on floor./paper product.
  • Violation: 36-15-1 Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor./ ice build-up walkin freezer /cooler.
  • Violation: 37-05-1 Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris./ next to front entrance.
12/22/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name./ bulk food containers.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit./ product in reachin on prep line This violation must be corrected by : 12/22/2009.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures./ reachin on prep line This violation must be corrected by : 12/22/2009.
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container./ bulk sugar
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface./ hood filters
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface./ heat lamps.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor./paper product.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor./ ice build-up walkin freezer /cooler.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in mopsink /prep area.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris./ next to front entrance.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers./ cookline.
12/21/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface./ under container for bread.
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container./ bulk sugar.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint./ cook Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination./ paper food trays on rack above cooke chicken notinverted.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions./ next to 3 compartment sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed live flies in kitchen.
9/10/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 3/19/2009Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action

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