Denny's, 100 N Kings Hwy, Fort Pierce, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Denny's
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 100 N Kings Hwy, Fort Pierce, FL 34945
License #: 6602954
Total inspections: 7
Last inspection: 07/17/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

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  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment-dry storage area.
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Basic - Various drawers under preparation tables soiled with food debris and grease.
  • Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Handwash sink near dishwash area with leaky pipes.
07/17/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris in three-compartment sink sanitizer and wash water heavily soiled. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food not reviewed annually by the operator.
  • Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area/kitchen/wait station. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair-Bain Marie at wait station full of water/condensation.
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair- and dirty-double door freezer at cookline
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. Container of rice holding at wait station. Manager discarded immediately.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Diced steak holding at 48°. Per manager has been in unit less than 1 hour, advised rapid chill to 41 or colder.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. On pancake batter **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Whisk in sink basin. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products-2 stems from facility not operational. Facility has professional electronic unit.
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink-wait station sink.
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling.
3/17/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface-4 burner gas stove top heavily encrusted.
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination.
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing in several locations as shown to manager on duty.
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Small white board on cookline prep table. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair-dishwash area tiles heavily pitted.
  • Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 69° standing water at prep table.
  • Basic - In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Reach-in freezer gasket torn/in disrepair-double door upright unit on cookline.
  • Basic - heavy Grease on the grease receptacles at back door area.
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. Back flow valves on both ends of Y at mop sink.
  • Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. This manag was off premises when inspection began. He appeared about a half hour into inspection.
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling.
10/28/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles and interiors of old oven and microwave holding in kitchen.
  • Basic - Cutting board is no longer cleanable-medium sized board in prep area.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. utensils, spatula handles at cookline heavily melted and disfigured.
  • Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Heavy grease and sludge on ground and receptacle. All entities within venue share this grease receptacle.
  • Basic - Ice scoop not stored In a clean dry environment.
  • Flammables stored/debris present in meter room. Boxes, old equipment and other items stored in utility room shared by all within venue. Items in this room belong to other entities within building.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Edges of ice machine soiled with dirt and trapped ice on edge. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin. Edge of bin with melting ice trapped.
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Reconstituted potatoes cooling tightly wrapped.
6/24/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair-heavy standing water on shelving in several reach in cooler.
  • Basic - Fifty (50) foot-candles of light not provided at a food working surface or where safety is a factor, lights under hood.
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment and floors under clean dish shelving near dish machine.
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
1/11/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Larbe round clear food containets on rack adjacent to ice maker.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • No copy of latest inspection report-manager not here and reports not available. Corrected On Site when manager arrived.
  • Critical - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation. General manager went to bank-no cover while away. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers-prep table where BUNN hot water dispenser is housed.
  • Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Cook, wearing watch.
  • Critical - Observed heavy black soil buildup on the outer lip and inside ice bin at breakfast counter area.
  • Observed in-use utensil used with moist food not stored in running water of sufficient velocity. Advised cook to increase velocity. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food opened and frozen, not properly date marked. Opened container of sour cream opened unknown.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over salad greens-cookline middle reach-in cooler.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
8/10/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Employee training provided by corporate training, unable to review certs due to internet glitch.
  • Critical - Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification-Manager Jeremy, took test on january 11, no certificate available at this time.
  • Critical - No proof currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation.
  • Observed 2 door upright freezer on cookline with gaskets torn/in disrepair.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface-handwash sink at prep sink.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. Portable board in prep area.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener blade-manager states it is not used.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor-2+ cigarette butts on floor in utility room maintained by Pilot-rarely entered by Denny's employees.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Shelf over 2 bin prep sink.
  • Critical - Observed spider web in the interior of ice machine. Corrected On Site.
  • Sanitizing solution not clean. Corrected On Site.
2/16/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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