Kountry Kitchen, 301 New Market, Immokalee, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: KOUNTRY KITCHEN
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 301 New Market, Immokalee, FL 34142
License #: 2103295
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: 09/25/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • No Violations Were Observed
09/25/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Food stored on floor in dry storage area -canned goods-. Also boxes of food on floor in walkin freezer. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice in waiting area. **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. Employee touched cheese with bare hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw beef and pork stored in same bin, both commercially sealed in walkin cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink by walkin cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
07/29/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
5/15/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • 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** **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored with handle in contact with ice in ice bin. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food ( bread in warming unit.) **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ham at 48°F in reachin cooler across from 3 compartment sink - ham stacked too high above pan- also in standing reachin cooler by dishmachine noodles, coleslaw, etc at 47-51°F. Ambient temp in unit s 50°F. All TCS foods moved to walkin cooler for rapid cooldown and cold holding. Corrective action taken **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Oatmeal at 125°F on top of steam table, oatmeal placed into steam table, corrective action taken . **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No certified food manager for establishment. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sinks in kitchen. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Standing reachin cooler by dishmachine ambient temperature 51°F. **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. No datemarking on any food in establishment. **Warning**
3/5/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
2/7/2014Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Hash browns 48F in walkin cooler. Hash browns voluntarily discarded. Also noodles , chicken, ham etc all 46-48F. **Warning** . On callback 8/23/2013 observed all food in walkin cooler over night at 45-47°F.
  • Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Ambient temperature of walkin cooler s 49F. Also reachin cooler across from 3 compartment sink at 43F ambient , all foods in unit 44F-46F, food placed on ice. **Warning** . On callback 8/23/2013 observed ambient temperature of walkin cooler at 47°F. Operator lowered temperature of unit to 35°F on thermostat.
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification.
  • Intermediate - No certified food manager for establishment.
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling.
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
8/23/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Bag of carrots on floor in walkin cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Hash browns 48°F in walkin cooler. Hash browns voluntarily discarded. Also noodles , chicken, ham etc all 46-48°F. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Eggs in walkin cooler over produce, also raw beef over lettuce in reachin cooler and raw chicken over cooked food in reachin cooler under cookline. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Ambient temperature of walkin cooler s 49°F. Also reachin cooler across from 3 compartment sink at 43°F ambient , all foods in unit 44°F-46°F, food placed on ice. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Large pot of greens in walkin cooler covered and much deeper than 4 inches. Greens moved to shallow pan. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location.
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification.
  • Intermediate - No certified food manager for establishment.
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling.
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
8/22/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw pork on beef in walkin cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification.
  • Intermediate - No certified food manager for establishment.
  • Intermediate - No proof of a certified food manager for the establishment at the time of the licensing inspection.
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sinks **Corrected On-Site**
4/17/2013Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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