Golden Corral Of The Villages, 3950 Wedgewood Lane, The Villages, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: GOLDEN CORRAL OF THE VILLAGES
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3950 Wedgewood Lane, The Villages, FL 32162
License #: 7000458
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 09/23/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Ceiling soiled with accumulated dust above dish machine.
  • Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair in multiple place above dish machine.
  • Basic - Clean cups/glasses not properly air dried - wet nesting. Black containers in front of cold bar.
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates at bakers make table. Black containers in front of cold bar.
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. Front wait station.
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water in middle kitchen area.
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair in front of fryers.
  • Basic - Food debris accumulated on kitchen floor under fryers.
  • Basic - Lime scale build-up inside ice machine front wait station.
  • Basic - Standing water in handwash sink/ handwash sink draining very slowly beside three compartment sink.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris in walk in cooler.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor at front wait station. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Raw chicken in walk in cooler not covered on uppermost shelf of rack. Strawberry cups in walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Quat three compartment sink 500 ppm
  • Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Cardboard boxes in back kitchen area.
09/23/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair in area in raw meat walk in cooler.
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates and dessert buffet bar not inverted.
  • Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Stored spoons stored in a manner to promote contamination.
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. Dusty vent covers and fan above three compartment sink.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. One cup in ware washing area and two next to buffet area.
  • Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public in the reach in cooler.
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cellphone on top of napkins in wait staff area.
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Food containers in back kitchen area.
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Front kitchen area.
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Middle kitchen area.
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Back kitchen storage area.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Middle kitchen area.
  • Basic - Lime scale build-up inside ice machine. Wait station.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Cook line area.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on pastry and pizza pans.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Cook line reach in cooler.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. Chicken product. Cut greens not properly secured with lid. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled. Raw meat walk in cooler soiled with meat liquid.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated debris in dishwashing area.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Front kitchen prep area.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor in wait staff and kitchen areas.
  • High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Tea container not covered in wait station.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. Middle kitchen area.
  • 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. Time marking system corrected.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Steak burgers hot held at 115 degrees.
  • High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Margarine not adequately protected from contamination on buffet line.
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Sanitizer bottle hung next to clean cups.
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution bucket stored near/on/above food preparation surface or food. Sanitizer bucket next to oil and powder.
6/17/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Grout missing in various locations in kitchen.
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.Small pieces of old date labels still adhering to clean containers.
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Wall above prep table in chicken walkin in poor condition.
  • Intermediate - Vegetable chopper/dicer/shredder/peeler soiled with old food debris. Food residue around opening on potato peeler.
2/19/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water.
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair.
  • Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Grout missing
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Lexan containers
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Salad prep area **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink altered to be a eye wash station only. Cannot wash hands at sink, sign on sink says for eye washing only. **Corrected On-Site**
12/11/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine.
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink. Cookline and prep/dish area.
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Walkin meat cooler doors.
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Interior of oven has heavy accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Walkin cooler walls.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease. On attached equipment behind cookline.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Liver on buffet at 121? corrected by reheating to 165? and covering until establishment opens. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Interior of several reach-in coolers soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Intermediate - Meat grinder/saw soiled with old food debris.
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers. Spice shakers throughout.
  • Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. Rear exit blocked by several boxes in morning and mop bucket. For reporting purposes only. **Corrected On-Site**
2/19/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt underneath handsink at register. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in pizza cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Observed leaking pipe underneath dishmachine.
  • Critical - Observed oven interior encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits.
8/22/2012Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable -loose tiles and worn grout in dishroom.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only. Corrected On Site.
  • Lid on fish in reachin not smooth and easily cleanable. Corrected On Site.
  • Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices- ice machine chute.
  • Critical - Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment.
  • Observed build-up of food debris in cellophane dispenser. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on handles and doors.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of grease and calcium buildup on hot water dispensing nozzles. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed charbroiler grate encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits.
  • Observed clean plates stored in a lighly soiled caddy. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed dented/rusted cans. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed fish on cookline stored in undrained ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on 2 walkin cooler floors. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed steamtable water in bakery encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed water softener salt stored on floor. Corrected On Site.
2/29/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on dishroom surfaces and dishmachine.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on dollies in dishroom.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on soda machine around nozzles and hot fudge dispenser.
  • Critical - Observed dented/rusted cans- crushed pineapple.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits- both grills.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit- knives in pantry. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue- pizza prep table.
  • Observed slash resistant gloves in poor condition.
9/20/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed gasket torn/in disrepair. Reach in freezer at fry station.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Interior of reach in cooler at fry station needs cleaning.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Interior of small lift top cooler used for pizza needs cleaning.
3/15/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Food temperatures inside reavh in cooler at fry station 46 degrees F.Other working coolers on premises.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in an improper manner. Tilapia thawing in standing water- meat room.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Thick buildup inside deep fryer cabinets.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Handtowel dispenser not working in meat room.
  • Critical. Portable fire extinguisher(s) obstructed from view. For reporting purposes only. Large silver K class by pizza station blocked by holding cabinet.
10/27/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner....chipped plates.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled....deep fryer prep area.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on racks in the walk-in cooler....dessert area.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on racks in the walk-in cooler....produce cooler
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface....dessert work cart.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface....towel dispenser in meat room
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees....mens room.
6/2/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled....at broiler area.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue....pizza reach in cooler.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface....rust residue under reach in cooler in broiler area.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface....front of microwave at broiler area.
  • Critical. Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink....handsink at west east wait station
  • Ceiling tile missing....kitchen walk way near dumpster area door.
  • Ceiling tile missing....inside office.
11/6/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 5/21/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/25/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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