Papa J's Cafe, 1458 N Us Hwy 41, Inverness, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: PAPA J'S CAFE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1458 N Us Hwy 41, Inverness, FL 34450
Phone: 239.986.0702, 239.867.4427
License #: 1901086
Licensee name: LAS CHIQUITAS LONCHERIA LLC
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 08/25/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Around cook line grill.
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination.
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Middle kitchen area.
  • Basic - Employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area. Cup on front counter and beside dish machine. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Hats beside bread in middle kitchen area.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Cook line area.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Mountain Dew on floor in middle kitchen area.
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Shredded cheese in middle kitchen area reach in cooler.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Cook line grill area. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Wall cracked beside dish machine.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Front counter area. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Powdered white substance above microwave. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Biscuts under middle kitchen area counter. Margarine on middle kitchen area counter not covered.
  • High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Food server handling soiled dishes or utensils then clean dishes/utensils without washing hands. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Improper side-by-side separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Eggs beside beef in middle kitchen area reach in cooler. Raw hamburger over ready to eat fries. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter margarine blend held at room temperature.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Beef stew 128, chicken soup 103 **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Shell eggs held at room temperature with an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line grill. Corrective action: moved to reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Cleaner beside Mountain Dew on middle kitchen area floor.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink missing in warewashing area.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Front hand wash sink.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
08/25/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Alternative Operating Procedure for bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food not reviewed annually by the operator.
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored on top of dirty ice machine between uses.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Ceiling fan in dishwashing room with unshielded bulbs
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At any handsink
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Frozen meats left on prep table.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Main prep reach in cooler
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Main reach in cooler
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk sugar etc
  • High Priority - Cooked meats or poultry hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Sausage sitting out by grill 79° Sausage sitting out 62°
  • High Priority - Cooked vegetables hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Home fried sitting out by grill 95°
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food found greater than 47 degrees Fahrenheit but less than 70 degrees Fahrenheit more than six hours. See stop sale. Meat loaf made 2 days ago 50°
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Wiping cloth bucket over 200ppm CL corrected to 100ppm CL **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food left at room temperature to cool. Cooked sausage links and patties.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Meat loaf made 2 days ago.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle under 3 compartment sink **Corrected On-Site**
  • Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Red fire extinguisher in kitchen
4/23/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair. Roof leaks
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reachin cooler door does not close completely causing some food to be in the temperature danger zone. Meatloaf at 46°. Alson standing water inside.
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
  • High Priority - Cooked meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Meatloaf in reachin cooler at 46° due to door not closing completely.
  • Intermediate - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Restroom
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Tuna salad ambient cooling with lid on in reachin. Corrected by uncovering. **Corrected On-Site**
8/2/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on dish sprayer.
  • Observed ceiling tiles in kitchen in disrepair.
  • Observed clean knives stored in dirty container. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed dented/rusted cans. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method-potatoes at 64F covered tightly. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked- beef Corrected On Site.
10/29/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Chloride in buckets at 200ppm.COS
  • Critical - Chlorine in dish machine at 0 ppm.
  • Floor not covered in dry storage.
  • Critical - Potatoes in reach in covered at 66 fran height.COS (41F).
  • Critical - Raw fish and hamburger stored over ready to eat food in reach in cooler.
  • Critical - Tuna casserole in reach in covered at 135 fran height.COS
7/2/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
2/1/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures- hinges on doors of lower portion of make table in poor repair preventing doors from closing properly-foods in lower portion at 48-49F. This violation must be corrected by : 2/1/12.
  • Observed clean knives stored in a dirty cup. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method- pork casserole at 146F in reachin tightly covered with foil corrected by uncovering and placing in freezer briefly. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. This violation must be corrected by : 2/1/12.
  • Critical - Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food- bread stored on hamburger patties in reachin. Corrected On Site.
1/31/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Observed 2 dented/rusted cans.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on dishroom shelf.
9/28/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
7/7/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation. This violation must be corrected by : 6/2911.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on storage container exteriors.
  • Observed build-up of mold-like substance on dish sprayer.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.
  • Critical - Observed interior of two reach-in coolers on cookline soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed wall and hood lightly soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Reachin cooler interior on cookline not smooth and easily cleanable.
4/29/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening- dairy products. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed packaged food not labeled as specified by law-canned food missing label. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food-sugar. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler lightly soiled with accumulation of food residue.
12/16/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
8/2/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method- pots covered at 150F. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on surface around handsink.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease- cookline.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust- restroom exhaust fans. Repeat Violation.
3/11/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed accumulation of debris on drainboards or equivalent. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on shelf over soups.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on surface area around handsink.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on dish sprayer.
  • Observed restroom exhaust fans soiled with accumulated dust.
  • Critical. Portable fire extinguisher not properly mounted at least 4 inches off the floor and the top no higher than 5 feet off the floor. For reporting purposes only.
11/3/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 6/30/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 2/26/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 8/20/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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