European Street Cafe, 2753 Park St, Jacksonville, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: European Street Cafe
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 2753 Park St, Jacksonville, FL 32205-7607
License #: 2611128
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 6/19/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooked/heated yesterday/on a previous day not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within a total of 6 hours. Food has been cooling overnight. Chicken and dumpling soup at 56° after cooling overnight. Operator voluntarily discarded.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Slight build up of black mold like substance in front of deflector shield at top of ice machine.
6/19/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic bins on dish rack above triple sink.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometer in reach in cooler in corner of kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Sausages in hot holding drawer at 115° and 120°. Kitchen manager reheated items.
1/23/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Ambient air thermometer not located in the warmest part of the cold holding unit. Make table cooler in kitchen. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in freezer. Boxes of food.
  • 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. Kitchen prep table. Discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cake cutter behind front counter. Removed. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Spray bottle of water. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black substance in the interior of the ice machine. On ice shield.
8/8/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Ambient air thermometer not located in the warmest part of the cold holding unit. Main make table cooler in kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Clothes, phone on dry storage shelves with food.
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Able to see light coming through side of rear exit door.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Women's restroom. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Soup/chowder/chili hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Soups in Bain Maries ranging 90-120?, none reheating. Corrective action - turned up heat to units, some set too low.
2/12/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Small reach in cooler under microwaves. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Women's restroom. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Fan hanging above slicer.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of black debris in the interior of ice machine. On ice shield. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Deli meats 46-47F in main reach in cooler at make line. Corrective action - meat stacked too high in unit, lowered level of meat.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. 500+ ppm chlorine bucket.
8/21/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Handsink in server area
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Interior top, up under splash guard.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. As a dump sink in server area
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. On cookline, slightly soiled from lunch business.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Some containers of Deli meats in walkin cooler.
1/31/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Food-contact surfaces in contact with potentially hazardous food not cleaned at least every four hours. In between and at rear of 2 cutting boards on cookline.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Small reachin in corner of cookline Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed container in poor condition. Container for icemachine used to fill up ice bins cracked with holes in bottom
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls. Clean lids stored in containers with debris build up in bottom of containers, under slicer machine area
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. Make table cooler on cookline
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensil for cakes in water at 75F
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit. Cream cheese on cookline
7/29/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Smalll reachin cooler
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Plastic cup in coleslaw in make table cooler
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sliced deli ham overstocked in make table cooler at 38-48 Cream cheese at 54F. Suggested adding it to Time as public Health Control
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. Purple liquid, behind front counter.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. Relocate backflow preventer to non chemical side of splitter
4/25/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Dairy
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination.
1/10/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.BUTTER CUPS in rear prep found at 68f IMPROPER ICE BATH METHOD . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.COLD CUT MEATS & CHEESES in sandwich preparation area unit FOUND AT TEMPERATURES above 41 degrees ,due to overstocked products. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.ON SPLASH GUARD.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.ICE BUCKETS not inverted . Repeat Violation.
  • Observed EXPOSED RAFTERS of ceiling above preparation area SLICER table , MISSING TILES open ceiling . Repeat Violation.
6/2/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.COLD CUT MEATS AND SLICED CHEESES are not being maintained at below 41f found at 51/56 in sandwich make station / butter cups in service galley kept at room temperature .( PROVIDED TIME CONTROL INFORMATION ). Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.COOKS LINE.
  • Critical. Observed employee handling soiled WIPE CLOTH TOWEL WEARING GLOVES then engage in food preparation, without washing hands or changing gloves. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up.WALK IN COOLER.
  • Observed clean equipment stored on floor.ICE BUCKET on floor and not inverted and protected.
  • Ceiling tile missing kitchen area near 3 comparment sink.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item improperly stored.BOTTLE hanging on food shelving over BREAD in kitchen .
10/12/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 5/13/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 12/23/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 8/1/2008Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied

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