Flying Bridge, 5500 Gulf Blvd., St.Pete Beach, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: FLYING BRIDGE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 5500 Gulf Blvd., St.Pete Beach, FL 33706
License #: 6209031
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: 08/01/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. * **Warning**(upon re inspection employees still using hand wash sink as a dump sink)
08/01/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. **Corrected On-Site** **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.(bartender) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.(Sliced Turkey 49°F, cooked chicken 50°F, coleslaw 51°F, pesto 49°F, )unit is being repaired during inspection. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. **Corrected On-Site** **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. **Warning**
07/31/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. (Baked potato) **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 - Hood filters in disrepair. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up.(forks and knives) **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.(Single door (burgers 47°F, wings 47°F, grouper 52°F, sliced provolone 47°F, mushrooms 49°F, )all items moved to other working units
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.(chili 107°F)
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin.(outside nearest entrence)
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.(single door at end of cooks line)
  • Intermediate - Soda gun soiled.(bar )
3/3/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Hood filters in disrepair.Gaps in the hood system filters.
  • 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. Throughout
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.throughout
11/27/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. On frozen drink machine through out the bar **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area. Paper goods and plates in rear of kitchen **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of chips on floor in rear of kitchen **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Single-service articles stored on a soiled surface. Coffee cups and lids stored on dirty top surface of tea brewer in bar area
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Top side of tea brewer in bar area **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. On deli style cooler on cook line **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles through out the kitchen
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb near back door entry of kitchen .
  • Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Soda gun soiled. Through out the bar area **Corrected On-Site**
4/17/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.[line]
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
7/16/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable.[rusted shelving in upright cooler]
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink.[both restrooms]
  • No metal container installed for catching grease from hood drip tray. For reporting purposes only.[large hood suppression]
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed bird in bar area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits.[knife holder]
  • Critical - Observed small flying insects in bar area.
  • Observed wall [air curtains]soiled with accumulated black debris in walkin cooler.
4/13/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Violation: 14-28-1 Beverage tubing/cold plate not separated from stored ice.[bar]
  • Violation: 29-17-1 Waste line missing at soda gun holster.
10/12/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Beverage tubing/cold plate not separated from stored ice.[bar]
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.[reachin ]
  • Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. This violation must be corrected by : 10/12/2011.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.[lowboy drawers]
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. This violation must be corrected by : 10/12/2011.
  • Observed storage of maintenance tools in areas that may result in cross-contamination.[dust pan stored on ice machine]
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster.
10/11/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.[stored wrong direction ]
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.[reachin ]
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.[freezer ]
  • Observed leaking faucet at handwash sink.
  • Observed lowboy cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation.[beef over seafood ] Corrected On Site.
4/13/2011Routine - 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.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food.[walkin]
  • 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.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Thermotape failed to turn black to indicate that the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface.
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits.[knives ]
  • Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination.[Straws]
  • Critical. Observed non-service animals in the food establishment or on premises.[birds in dining room]
10/5/2010Routine - 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.Throughout.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.Grouper and talapia.
  • Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect.Observed server lick fingers and pick up lemon with same hand for to go foods.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat.Buckets at ice machines.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees containing quatranary sanitizer.
  • Obseved hood filters in disrepair.Gaps created by broken filters.
  • Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture.Faucet leaking at hand sink.
  • Observed wall in disrepair.Tile missing on cookline
3/15/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor.Case of chips and bagged onions. Corrected On Site.
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location.Ice shovel stored on machine.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair.Fryer baskets.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair.Plastic ice scoop cracked. Corrected On Site.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.Produce co0ler outside kitchen.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease.Hood filters.
10/26/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 3/23/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 9/30/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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