Luna Ristorante, 200 St Augustine Ave, Venice, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: LUNA RISTORANTE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 200 St Augustine Ave, Venice, FL 34285
License #: 6804317
Total inspections: 18
Last inspection: 6/19/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Small soufle cup in sugar.
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair.door handles on reach in cooler on cooks line missing handles with sharp screws sticking out.
  • Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.
  • Basic - Pizza peel stored on top of soiled oven between uses. On tops of card board which was soiled on top of oven.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
6/19/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Clean plates on dirty rusty shelves.
  • Basic - NonFood-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable.
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Reach in on cooks line no handle with sharp screw sticking out.
  • Basic - Raw animal food stored above unwashed produce. Ground meat raw over lettuce.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • 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. Cook seperating pizza with his bare hands and a cloth in one hand. Then putting on a plate to serve to a customer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. None readily available for anyone to use. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Slicer blade soiled with old food debris. Back and under guard.
  • Intermediate - Soda gun soiled. Underneath.
1/21/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine on interior door surfaces. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine including dishmachine top. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Observed no hot water at men's patron/employee restroom handwashing sink.
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at mens patron /employee handwash sink.
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine during inspection . **Repeat Violation**
1/31/2013Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine including interior door surfaces.
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine including exterior top.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit including kitchen salads preparation lowboy 2 door true cooler.
  • High Priority - Medicine stored in refrigerator/cooler with food. Observed 1 cepacol cough drop box storage inside kitchen cookline lowboy pizza prep reachin cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at exterior employees unisex restroomhandwash sink.
1/9/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed accumulation of excessive debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment including exterior top and interior door surfaces .
  • Observed excessive food debris accumulated on kitchen floor at rear kitchen floor mounted mixer area.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. observed rear kitchen exterior door area 3 door stainless upright delfield cold holding unit raw comminuted meats storage over rte romaine lettuce storage box.
  • Observed rear kitchen water heater storage room floor area(s) covered with standing water.
  • Critical - observed No conspicuously located thermometers in kitchen upright 3 door rear door wall delfield cold holding unit and kitchen dishwasher area 3 door stainless upright delfield cold holding unit .
  • Critical - observed No handwashing sign provided at a front line wine bar handsink used by food employees.
8/2/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed 2 kitchen food preparation employees with no hair restraints.
  • Critical - Observed accumulation of excessive food debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment including exterior top and interior door lips.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. observed kitchen 3door upright stainless reachin cooler peppeoni storage under raw thawing fish.
  • Critical - observed No conspicuously located thermometer in kitchen 4 door glass front lowboy duel entry sided cold holding unit.
  • Critical - observed exterior entrance employee restroom Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
1/27/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
1/27/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Violation: 51-16-1 No plan review submitted and renovations in progress. observed no submitted and approved FL DBPR plans review for observed construction of new 20 foot by 20 foot permanent addition at rear of existing building establishment utilized as a replacement beer and wine bar behind current beer and wine bar . Equipment included at new beer and wine bar addition are handwashing sink, wine cooler , beer tap, ice bin , and removal of existing wall at rear of previous wine and beer bar allowing for access to new, approximate 400 square foot, addition. Plans review may be obtained via www.myflorida.com/dbpr/hr or via 850-487-1395. on 10/6/11 callback observed Fl DBPR-Stewart Shapiro email correspondence documentation 9/6/11. Observed Fl DBPR plans review in progress. 30 day time extension issued this callback date. On callback date 11/9/11 observed on site approval form Permission to Alter Plans and Scope of Permit from City of Venice dated 10/6/11 . Observed DBPR plans review additional forms documentation being submitted by establishment contractor during 11/9/11 callback inspection. Per V. Bagley a final 30 day extension issued this date. on 12/15/11 callback observed no documentation proof of submitted and approved dbpr plans review for establishment remodel. telephone conversation with DBPR Tallahassee plans review /Stewart Shapiro and no complete documentation submitted found.
12/15/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Violation: 51-16-1 No plan review submitted and renovations in progress. observed no submitted and approved FL DBPR plans review for observed construction of new 20 foot by 20 foot permanent addition at rear of existing building establishment utilized as a replacement beer and wine bar behind current beer and wine bar . Equipment included at new beer and wine bar addition are handwashing sink, wine cooler , beer tap, ice bin , and removal of existing wall at rear of previous wine and beer bar allowing for access to new, approximate 400 square foot, addition. Plans review may be obtained via www.myflorida.com/dbpr/hr or via 850-487-1395. on 10/6/11 callback observed Fl DBPR-Stewart Shapiro email correspondence documentation 9/6/11. Observed Fl DBPR plans review in progress. 30 day time extension issued this callback date. On callback date 11/9/11 observed on site approval form Permission to Alter Plans and Scope of Permit from City of Venice dated 10/6/11 . Observed DBPR plans review additional forms documentation being submitted by establishment contractor during 11/9/11 callback inspection. Per V. Bagley a final 30 day extension issued this date.
11/9/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Violation: 51-16-1 No plan review submitted and renovations in progress. observed no submitted and approved FL DBPR plans review for observed construction of new 20 foot by 20 foot permanent addition at rear of existing building establishment utilized as a replacement beer and wine bar behind current beer and wine bar . Equipment included at new beer and wine bar addition are handwashing sink, wine cooler , beer tap, ice bin , and removal of existing wall at rear of previous wine and beer bar allowing for access to new, approximate 400 square foot, addition. Plans review may be obtained via www.myflorida.com/dbpr/hr or via 850-487-1395. on 10/6/11 callback observed Fl DBPR-Shapiro email correspondence documentation 9/6/11. Observed Fl DBPR plans review in progress. 30 day time extension issuedd this callback date.
10/6/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • No plan review submitted and renovations in progress. observed no submitted and approved FL DBPR plans review for observed construction of new 20 foot by 20 foot permanent addition at rear of existing building establishment utilized as a replacement beer and wine bar behind current beer and wine bar . Equipment included at new beer and wine bar addition are handwashing sink, wine cooler , beer tap, ice bin , and removal of existing wall at rear of previous wine and beer bar allowing for access to new, approximate 400 square foot, addition. Plans review may be obtained via www.myflorida.com/dbpr/hr or via 850-487-1395.
  • Observed no child labor law poster. Repeat Violation.
  • observed No Heimlich /choking maneuver sign posted. Repeat Violation.
8/3/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Heimlich/choking maneuver sign posted.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer/post cleaning .
  • Observed no child labor law poster.
3/23/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area./observed 3 sauce buckets uncovered in kitchen 3 door delfield
  • Critical. Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment./observed exterior top/interior door lips of dishwasher soiled
  • Critical. kitchen hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
10/12/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit./kitchen single door glass front reachin cooler
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit./cookline metal buckets -multiple metal utensils - Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment./interior door lips- Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets./true lowboy cookline reachin cooler/next to 2 compartment preparation sinks
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head./kitchen preparation table hobart - Corrected On Site.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface./kitchen preparation shelf lower shelf
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface./kitchen dishwasher storage window shelf and 2 kitchen preparation tables lower shelfs
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in soiled drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls./observed sundae glassware inverted on soiled shelf
  • Critical. Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom./employee
  • Dumpster not on proper pad.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on frontline bar and bar areamfloor.-detail
  • Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water./frontline bar ice bin area
4/8/2010Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit./kitchen reachin coolers x 3 Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food./reachin coolers observed raw shell eggs over lettuce - Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Lack of use of chemical test kit when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soil in the interior of ice machine. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface./kitchen lower shelfs preparation tables x 2
2/16/2010Routine - 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./reachin coolers x2-sauces
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit./pizza station 2 doors lowboy reachin cooler
  • 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./salt bin
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled./sharp
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soil in the interior of ice machine. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical. Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink./frontline waiting station hw sink Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink./employee restroom /exterior Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb.x 2/mopsink exterior
  • Critical. Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.x 2-employee and patronage Repeat Violation.
  • Observed inside/of dumpster not clean.
  • Observed non-bagged garbage in dumpster.
9/22/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/24/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/24/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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