Holiday Inn Express Hotels & Suites, 3101 Hwy 441 S, Okeechobee, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTELS & SUITES
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3101 Hwy 441 S, Okeechobee, FL 34974
License #: 5700670
Total inspections: 24
Last inspection: 5/12/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair.observed reachin cooler on Buffett unable to maintain foods at 41°F or colder, ambient air found at 51°F. May not use to store TCS foods until able to maintain foods at 41°F or colder. Foods removed to another cooler.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.walnuts
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.milk yogurt unshelled boiled eggs butter blend in reachin cooler at buffet line found above 41°F, foods moved to another cooler. Ambient air at 51°F cooler had just been restocked but did not drop temp at all during inspection.
5/12/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair.microwave oven rusted interior not easily cleanable
  • High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Tested at 10ppm corrected to 50ppm **Corrected On-Site**
2/27/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Butter/butter blend/clarified butter/whipped butter cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed butter blend containers held at 55°F at counter
11/27/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. Open filters stored on top of coffee machine **Corrected On-Site**
8/1/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Food contaminated by as sanitized equipment. Observed employee wash rinse sanitize then refill milk containers. For buffet without allowing sanitizer to dry. Milk contaminated by sanitizer, discarded.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.plates at pancake machine on buffet.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
  • Intermediate - Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer.observed staff wash some dishes with half sink of water, inspector checked chlorine at 200ppm ,staff filled sink to normal level of water, chlorine at 10 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by lack of general knowledge in performing their assigned duties.staff unaware of how to test sanitizer. Not washing hands before putting on gloves. Putting milk in containers with wet sanitizer.
4/23/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.kitchen personnel handling clean dishes and plating foods for cold and hot hold
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.observed wet wipe cloth stored on handsink basin at kitchen **Corrected On-Site**
1/23/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.working with open foods and washing /putting away dishes.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening.Observed inconsistent dating. some cooks dating use by and some dating opening date.
10/29/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Expired.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of old juice above nozzles at juice dispenser
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.observed eggs at 52 degrees F in reachin , operator stated that the tray had been left on counter at room temp in case needed. proceedure is to put eggs to be heated on counter to come to roomtemp before heating. Corrected On Site.all potentially hazardous foods must be held cold at 41 degrees F or colder or hot at 135 degrees F or hotter, or if ledft out of temperature mustbe discarded within 4 hours. Eggs left on counter discarded.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle.spray cleaner at kitchen
8/13/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method.eggs after 1 hour at 117 degrees F . voluntarily discarded by pic. Observed foods tightly wrapped and stacked in reachin cooler. wrappings adjusted to allow escape of heat and pans separated in cooler. Corrected On Site.
4/16/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed dented/rusted cans.Observed can of sausage gravy dented in half ,at food storage shelf at kitchen .May not use. Corrected On Site. voluntarily discarded
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food opened and frozen, not properly date marked.Observed omletes and sausage patties in ziploc bags, dated the day that they were bagged then frozen, then thawed. Not dated at date thawed. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.obwerved raw shell eggs stored over tray of breads and milk cartonsin reachin cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed reuse of single-service articles.reusing ziploc bags used to store sausage and omlettes. Corrected On Site.
12/29/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination.large plates on buffet not inverted. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.observed sausage gravey and eggs on buffet not at 135 degrees F or hotter . Must discard after 4 hours. May use Time as a Public Health Control. Please visit website www.myflorida.com/dbpr/hr for necessary forms and for more information.
  • Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched.knives on buffet. Corrected On Site.
9/21/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.butter spread marked "keep refrigerated" offered on buffet not cold held. Corrected On Site.discarded out of temperature product.
6/3/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. Corrected On Site.
3/18/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening.unshelled boiled eggs in kitchen reachin..
  • Observed reuse of single-service articles.observed ziolock bag markedvsausage 12/5,containing no sausage but unshelled boiled eggs inside.
12/8/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed buildup of black debris on juice dispensing nozzles. at buffet Corrected On Site.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
9/3/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. 200+ppm Corrected On Site.to 100ppm
  • Critical. Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb.at front door
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.blocked by black bus pan Corrected On Site.
6/17/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product.boiled egg on display with black substance on it Corrected On Site.discarded
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit.buffet items-given time as a public health control form Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Displayed food not properly protected from contamination.buffet line sneeze guard not protecting biscuits and bacon tray-the sneeze guard reaches from above to nose level on average height person, leaving area below nose level down unprotected
4/9/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
1/8/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
10/29/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening.precooked omlettes repackaged in ziplock -no date marks in freezer
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.scrambled eggs in ziplock -no date marks in achin cooler
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
8/18/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 6/10/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 5/14/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 3/4/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 8/20/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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